AFTER THE BELL: Taming the torrent — global standard to prevent deadly mine mud rushes is overdue
There are many ways to die underground in a mine, but few can be as terrible as being caught in a mud rush.
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Daily Maverick publishes the line-up for The Gathering 2026
Daily Maverick publishes the line-up for The Gathering 2026, a one-day conference on whether South Africa’s metros can…
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FUNDING BATTLE: UCT SRC says it will take NSFAS to court over accommodation cap crisis
University of Cape Town SRC says it will take NSFAS to court over the accommodation cap issue, which has left it in…
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DISASTER RESPONSE: Isipingo pilgrim, 33, reported among six South Africans missing in Nepal
Gift of the Givers has a rescue team on standby to travel to Nepal to rescue the six South Africans reported missing in…
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Online Safety: Meta wants to share social dilemma pain with TikTok and YouTube after $18bn settlement
Meta has settled – pending approval – a case about the additcive features of its social media app that was first filed…
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HOMAGE TO HOPE OP-ED: Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40: A boycott-busting, rule-breaking, crossover cult hit endures
Forty years after its release, Paul Simon’s Graceland remains a musical landmark in the New South Africa. This article…
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Can the ANC win back voters by admitting failure without taking responsibility?
Political parties are built to tell voters what they have done right. At its manifesto launch, the African National…
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NSFAS is due a major overhaul, but consensus ends there
A scheme built to open the door to higher education has grown into the country’s largest social grant. Everyone agrees…
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Corrupt police, broken prosecution: SA’s democratic foundations tremble
The consistent stream of damaging testimony from the Madlanga Commission has shown a criminal justice system in crisis,…
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Japan's Yayoi Kusama, who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama, the acclaimed Japanese avant-garde artist who transformed her hallucinations into works that ranged from…
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Death toll mounts, more than 1,000 missing in Nepal and China after Himalayan flood
Rescuers searched for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal on Thursday as more than 1,000…
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El Niño puts 1.2 million people at risk in Peru, authorities say
The El Niño weather phenomenon, which has brought some rain and an unexpected rise in temperatures to Peru, could put…
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Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm
Meta's move to restrict teenagers' use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young…
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BOK YSTER: Why never-say-die Pieter-Steph embodies the spirit of Rassie’s Boks
Pieter-Steph du Toit has bounced back from several career-threatening setbacks to become the talisman of South Africa’s…
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IN PICTURES: Yayoi Kusama: A life in polka dots, pumpkins and infinity
Yayoi Kusama, the pioneering Japanese artist known for her iconic polka dots, pumpkins and immersive Infinity Mirror…
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A TRUE CLASSIC: Tomato bredie — the story, the history, and a tweak or two
Tomato bredie is a worthy classic of South African cuisine and is not made nearly as often as it deserves to be. Given…
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POLITICAL FUNDING: Electoral Court fines Good party R90,000 for attempt to hide donation
A payment for T-shirts and other marketing materials has landed the Good party in hot water. The Electoral Court ruled…
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BOOK EXCERPT: The Comfort of Distant Stars: Philosophy, Igbo cosmology and our place in the universe
The Comfort of Distant Stars by I.O. Echeruo is a bold coming-of-age tale blending physics, philosophy and Igbo…
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London police hail their expanded e-bike fleet as ‘game changer’ against phone theft
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - London's Metropolitan Police this week launched an expanded fleet of e-bikes to tackle…
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X challenging New York hate speech law
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A US judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X seeking to void a New York…
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Wildfires kill 12 people across several Algerian provinces
TUNIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed in wildfires that swept through several Algerian provinces,…
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Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered
TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border…
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PARLIAMENT: Didiza survives no-confidence vote, but questions remain over Parliament’s authority
The defeat of the EFF no-confidence motion against the National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, was predictable. More…
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Flyleaf fortuity: The threads of joy and learning that run through books
In a tattered copy of Flaubert’s letters, discovered in Doron Locketz’s bookshop, are the humorous scribbled exchanges…
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HUNGER EMERGENCY: South Africa needs an emergency food plan — now
The question is no longer whether we have enough evidence of hunger. We do. It is whether we have enough political will…
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Not everyone who teaches is a teacher — the problem with robot tutors
The robots are coming with the plan to have AI robotic tutors in 23,000 schools, but will this technology stand up to…
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MADLANGA COMMISSION: Matlala claims Fannie Nkosi collected cash for Sibiya, but refuses to name names
Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala said he never paid money to suspended deputy police chief Shadrack Sibiya, but claimed Sergeant…
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SA’s future jobs demand occupational qualifications, not outdated credentials
If South Africa is to beat its unemployment crisis, there needs to be a shift away from pre-2009 occupational…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 ANALYSIS: ANC manifesto: Good to look at, nice to read — but hard to believe
The ANC acknowledges its failures, but can it fix the problems it created? We put its local government election pitch…
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A RECKONING: Biko family wants ex-apartheid spy Craig Williamson compelled to testify at reopened inquest
Steve Biko’s family wants a former apartheid spy back in the spotlight as the long-awaited inquest into the…
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IN PICTURES: Deadly flash flood in Nepal, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... A selection of recent images from our planet.
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AFTER THE BELL: El Niño is now the strongest on record — a war room is needed
This ‘super‑duper El Niño’ will drive a scorching, drought‑hit summer for South Africa, putting rural subsistence…
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DORMANT FUNDS: Treasury proposes central administrator for R88.6bn in unclaimed assets
South Africa has more than R80-billion sitting in unclaimed financial assets across banking and non-banking sectors.…
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BUILDING BACK: When the rain would not stop, Hoedspruit rallied to rescue and rebuild
On Kruger National Park’s western border, Hoedspruit met January’s floods with helicopters, tractors and a remarkable…
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DOLLAR BOON: R10m windfall for African conservation after Australian ‘rhino rescue’ plan folds up
The Australian Rhino Project was set up at the height of the South African rhino poaching crisis 13 years ago. The aim…
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Removing the Simon’s Town baboons: The wealth we cannot buy back
Our biodiversity is wealth. Our functioning habitat is wealth. The continued presence of wild populations within an…
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