OUR CITY NEWS: IFP’s Mlungisi Mabaso claims to know Joburg inside out, but can he fix it? THE INTERVIEW: Life after weight-loss medication — what happens when the injections stop? Crew from Nasa’s simulated Mars mission emerges after 378 days in isolation UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years, UN chief says CONGRESS IN THE BALANCE: A blue tsunami, a tide, or chaos as usual — the US midterm election DIVISIVE WORDS: ‘We never called for literal killing’ — Malema appeals for farm killings to stop TRC ROULETTE : Victims’ families place key hidden evidence before Khampepe inquiry The state of play in the US midterm elections REAL ESTATE & GOVERNANCE: How SA property prices reflect municipal service delivery LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Thirteen mayoral candidates, plenty of blame and a crowd of fed-up residents World Cities Day — Holding the line on eviction protections for the vulnerable Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after $6.3bn heist LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa admits shortcomings, Hill-Lewis woos Mamelodi, Malema condemns murder while Zuma revenge-rants Ukraine evacuates civilians from parts of Kherson region as expiry of Oleshky ceasefire nears ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OP-ED: Forget future existential threats — AI is automating gendered violence and misogyny right now LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: What happens after the vote? Councils, coalitions and (maybe) controversies OUR CITY NEWS: Eighty-three parties contest crowded Joburg local government elections Troubled port: Transnet and foreign operator face scrutiny over backlog at Durban Gateway Terminal BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: The internet’s technical debt is due, and we can’t pay Investment Outlook: Did Datatec catch an AI tailwind or is it a breeze? POLITICIANS PUMMELLED: SA’s path to ‘no future’ — former statistician-general Lehohla slams ‘performative’ politics ANALYSIS: New mayors beware — SA’s local government revolt is waiting for a spark Watch — Ferial Haffajee and Kallie Kriel on the Constitution at 30 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OP-ED: CT’s Tafelberg social housing units cut by Heritage assessment THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Daily issues beat nostalgia this election, but the ANC hasn’t read the room Why the relentless drive for success is failing our children GBVF RESPONSE: Ekurhuleni murders — Lesufi and SAPS pledge to keep women safe, outlining security measures HUNGER FOR ACTION: No more ‘business as usual’ — experts sound warning on SA’s lapsed food plan NETTING THE GAINS: Netball SA’s new broom cleans up the previously unstable body NUMBERS GAME: The odd maths of a Nations Championship final berth PEDDLING LIES : Let no facts stand in the way of fearmongers’ selfish ambitions CHAR GPT: Go out and vote to fix what’s crumbling, bumbling, toiling, troubling HEART FOR ART: Award-winning artist Annette Kamfer paints her way back after Parkinson’s diagnosis LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ten critical questions as South Africa heads into high-stakes poll Freedom at what cost? — a reply to Adam Cruise on Cape Peninsula baboons Watch — Voting 101 with Rebecca Davis The SAPS continues to flounder through delayed reforms From ballot box to Just Energy Transition — participation without power Watch – The pipeline between US white supremacists and the SA right What it takes to fight increasingly sophisticated, AI-powered disinformation campaigns Watch — Frank Chikane, DA polls and the ANC’s retreat from the cities Yawn-fest — political parties bore voters with dull election slogans, poles show Markets are waking up to the risks they have spent months ignoring As Trump staggers to the polls, Americans yearning for change prepare to say ‘enough’ Fuel levy remedy: Relief for a month, pressure for a lifetime Right of reply: SA needs more factories, not more walls Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture There is another Afrikaner story worth telling, rooted in reconciliation and a shared future Mantashe shifts focus from women’s vulnerability to linguistic legitimacy The other Pillay at the Geneva pharmacy
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