Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 20 June-26 June 2026 WEEKEND WRAP: Trump migration fallout, anti-foreigner marchers, and DA election moves CITY ‘LOVE AFFAIR’: Joburg’s boomtown at the bottom of the pyramid — a guided walk Talent Pathways: How a pilot programme helped shape Thapelo Maseko’s soccer journey JOBURG WEEKEND: The Maria McCloy gig guide returns Watch — Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines PLAYBOY POLITICS: The art of seduction: Why women globally recognise the Jonasi Gomoras of the world Hot and stuck in Paris and London: homes not built for heat Ngizwe Mchunu, the Equality Court and the constitutional limits of freedom of expression Clean energy, dirty mining: Rights abuses rise across Africa Saudi doctor given life sentence for deadly car rampage on German Christmas market King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after refit, officials say DAY OFF: Ecuador declares national holiday after World Cup progress with victory over Germany GROUNDUP: Lesotho urges SA to help reverse economic costs of colonialism, apartheid Democracy, Deliberation and Degradation? My optimism for SA’s constitutional democracy was misplaced Science Statesman: From Spider-Man to Mandela, the many influences in Professor Salim Abdool Karim’s remarkable career FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: Bafana Bafana lift SA’s mood — and reputation — as xenophobia tears us apart Brits Brilliance: Brits’ maiden T20I century powers Proteas to crucial World Cup win NATURE’S SCAFFOLDING: Collagen, chicken feet, caviar and ceramics: The luxury rebranding of ordinary appetites THE ALIEN IN YOUR KITCHEN: AirFrydays: Are you still in love with your air fryer? TRIBUTE: How Abdullah Ibrahim became the soundtrack of my young life WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Obsession: A disturbing look at toxic love in a modern fairy tale UN halts escort of ships through Hormuz after vessel comes under attack Venezuela races to rescue hundreds trapped in rubble after major twin earthquakes Fifty years after the Soweto uprising, are we still failing learners because of language? REPORTERS SILENCED OP-ED: Protection orders are being repurposed as gag orders across SA HAPPY REUNION: Gqeberha restaurateur’s TikTok helps Springbok photographer recover ‘stolen’ camera bag PRESSURE POINTS: South Africans know they must save, but debt and gambling keep raiding tomorrow’s money MADLANGA COMMISSION: Businessman says he told ‘poisoned’ top cop Mfazi about controversial R286m cocaine consignment IN THE DARK: Time running out for NMB to take action on SIU streetlight tender findings TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGH: The long shot: Building behavioural science into HIV prevention What an encounter with an SA editor taught me about Nigeria Youth Month is a reminder that every generation must challenge its limits The hidden neuroscience behind workplace feedback Why migration law is commercial law — cross-border trade needs people, not just policies Naledzani Mashapa: National student leader, champion of worker rights and fierce non-racialist Redirecting youth potential — from crime and gangs to enterprise and purpose Beyond the border — why the immigration debate really mirrors SA’s soul Unite against xenophobia — South Africans must target capitalist inequality, not fellow victims
To truly recover, SA must trade GDP statistics for inclusive growth
What the DA can learn from Britain’s Labour Party in this post-Brexit world
They keep calling the plumber but the pipes are still burst
How existing investment structures could help close SA’s infrastructure funding gap Watch – Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/Durban Activism is not always loud: A call to young South Africans to honour the courage of June 16 Behind SA’s migration tensions lies a deeper crisis of institutional trust and accountability Scapegoating the stranger — xenophobia exposes SA’s hollowed-out state capacity
Watch – Behind Zapiro’s Sisisi Tolashe cartoon Watch – Principal allegedly behind bigoted Facebook posts moves to new Cape Town school Watch – Nelson Mandela Bay’s dodgy job ads: Parliament calls for criminal probe
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