INTERIM ORDER: DA claims victory after court overturns Tshwane city manager’s suspension STRAW POLL: Two women lead the race to be next UN secretary-general OWN GOALS: Even councillors aren’t 100% sure who is responsible for Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium PERFECT STORM: Climate change is accelerating the spread of infectious diseases, warns expert Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, French blaze changes course Ukrainian drones kill eight in Russia and strike Wildberries warehouse, governors say BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Burning down the ivory tower — the plan to defund research universities FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Organic free-range eggs are not all they’re cracked up to be, study finds LEGAL CHALLENGE: Power bills soar as Nelson Mandela Bay heads to court over electricity tariff hikes HISTORY REVISITED: Art, architecture and aircraft — the history behind Gqeberha’s GFI Gallery CONTRACTS OF DEATH OP-ED: How Africans were lured to fight for Russia and sent to Ukraine’s deadliest fronts SPOTLIGHT: How SA aims to keep people with HIV healthier for longer NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET: A way back to nature and the art of not forcing the world HOT TOPIC: Western Cape’s driest July in decades hints at parched summer as El Niño looms A sober appraisal — why raising alcohol taxes protects SA’s health and wealth LANGUAGE, MIGRATION OP-ED: Why linguistic profiling in an era of migration and tension makes no sense ‘state violence’: Israeli settlers’ West Bank rampage presses on with government backing SWIMMING UPSTREAM: Sharks owner Marco Masotti still ‘not giving up’ on franchise despite not breaking even CONSUMER RELIEF: GMOs and precision farming bring food prices down. GREATEST RIVALRY: Rassie’s front-row army can take the Boks’ battle forward GREEN MOBILITY: Motor companies in Africa gear up to exploit its abundant sunshine THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Reason, logic and facts die when we clash with populists over migration ROAD HAZARD: Outa wants high court to put the brakes on new traffic fine system OP-ED: A Moment in History — memories of when Katlehong was at war LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Joburg’s electoral map rewritten as population shifts reshape wards APOLOGY: The schoolboy in the Russian uniform — where we fell short Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent FOOD FOR THOUGHT: How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment THE WEEKEND WRAP: Inside NSFAS boss spending spree, Madlanga Commission drama and a baby saved by blood donation THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN: Squirming Andrea Johnson’s Madlanga grilling gave voyeurism an unsettling edge I have a picture for you! 27 July-01 August 2026 RADICAL RETHINK: Commonwealth Games face reinvention or decline as Africa and Asia rise SA needs sovereign tech infrastructure, not just foreign server farms on its soil High noon for SA’s criminal justice system Women need more than just a journey home in SA’s migrant exodus Things fall apart — decay and scandal push SA’s democracy to the brink City of Chaos and the fight for Jozi’s mayoral chain Why a party can lose a city’s water and keep its ward What young SA voters can learn from Liberia and Zambia Here’s what El Niño means for markets and South Africa Levy failure: There must be a total ban on single-use plastic bags in SA What Montesquieu missed: Why democracy must be protected from economic power Youthquake — unlike India’s targeted protests, SA’s young people are misdirecting their economic fury South Africa must incentivise technology investment to keep local manufacturing competitive Migrant exodus exposes the hidden truth behind SA’s unemployment paradox The AI era ban is over — SA schools must embrace the leapfrog generation How SA’s draft procurement regulations will raise costs, deepen corruption When a journal falls off the education department list, academics shouldn’t pay the price Unwitting whistleblowers: The compliance paradox facing employers of foreign nationals Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal
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