BOOK EXCERPT: A Fatal Love — Reimagining the story of the last woman executed in Britain The arrogance of scientific certainty — Cape Town’s baboons deserve ethics, not imprisonment US company announces progress toward resurrecting the extinct dodo Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies Brazil’s Senate approves shorter workweek in win for Lula US rejects recommendation for ICE body cams to be automatically activated IN THE DOCK: Sibiya wiped phones before arrest, court hears, as alleged victims oppose bail ANALYSIS: SA’s lack of a dominant election narrative fractures the national voice before polls LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Cosatu breaks with exclusive ANC support to back left-wing ‘super pact’ LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Frustrated ANC supporters tell Mashatile, back from illness, to ‘act right’ SEVENTH SUSPECT: New accused joins alleged Nelson Mandela Bay kidnapping and murder syndicate CRITICAL GAPS: Labour Court halts Manamela’s bid to readvertise National Skills Fund CEO post INDEPENDENCE QUEST: SA body goes to World Aquatics for right to govern water polo LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: MK will ‘hoover up’ eThekwini, but race could lead to a shaky coalition OLD KING COAL: Loaded for Bear: Why Minister Mantashe’s affection for coal is rooted in BEE, transformation LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma reported to IEC for xenophobic smear on Rise candidate Aziz Ally CONSTITUTION @ 30: A radical love letter to the Constitution The ANC clings to its flawed, elite-enrichment BEE — and SA pays the price Legal Turbulence: Suspended SAA acting CEO takes airline to court for fair shot at permanent job BOOK EXTRACT: Weapons, guerrillas and money — how Chris Hani built smuggling routes into SA Watch – Zapiro presents: 2026 World News Day (Feat. King Kong) GROUNDUP: Sassa pensioner beats stalled government housing project to build her own home OUR CITY NEWS: Lukhona Mnguni and Rise Mzansi’s pitch for a Joburg that belongs to everyone Turkish police raid office of opposition TV channel, the broadcaster says India’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders detained in jail for five days, party and police say Malaysia court denies ex-PM Najib Razak’s request to suspend 15-year jail term Saudi Aramco headquarters attacked, limited fire reported NEW FRONTIER: Can SA teams break the Champions Cup semifinal ceiling for European glory? PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Hunger has no party’ — candidates talk to Soweto residents ahead of elections WHAT’S COOKING: Sirloin steak on the bone seared in reverse gear BHEKISISA: Why climate change belongs in HIV reporting and how to cover the connection BOOK EXCERPT: Kitchens of the Karoo – how cooks of old mastered stone, sourdough and coffee PUBLIC SAFETY: ‘Where’d the money go?’ — feisty NMB tannies slam ‘shoddy’ R2.4m Smartie Bridge upgrades How a decade of populism and impunity unravelled the post-Cold War world order Watch — Ekurhuleni murders: What we know about the killings of 12 women How the Middle East conflict is reshaping the multipolar global order Failure by numbers? The problems maths literacy masks in SA schools Donald Trump has wandered into a Thomas Bernhard novel and made vanity great again Schreiber waives 60-day visa filing rule — too little, too late SA must ask who really benefits from a mining boom El Niño highlights urgent need for climate-resilient food systems in SA Vote for the psychopath — Joburg needs it South Africa’s asylum crisis is a mess of Home Affairs’ own making Uncertainty is high as the 2026-27 summer crop season starts Community policing must stay above party politics to protect democratic integrity Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities Baboons have revealed their hand, and that’s why a sanctuary is the best option Fix the RAF before seeking new revenue streams from South Africans SA’s foreign service is becoming a retreat for failed ministers Why Africa’s agricultural crisis is a matter of race, class and epistemicide
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