WEEKEND WRAP: Tony Leon lobbying scandal, Olympic athletes’ R25m siphoned, and how birds bring happiness I have a picture for you! 11 July-17 July 2026 IN THE DARK: PIC management failed to alert board to FSCA requests over whistleblower matter, Masondo says MADLANGA COMMISSION: ‘Sick’ businessman Carrim, who may’ve been out shopping, now says his movements are private POLICE ‘WHITEWASH’: ActionSA to take SAPS to court over Phala Phala ‘cover-up’ that cleared top cops Tournament Finale: What to watch for in World Cup final: Messi, Trump and an unorthodox half-time BATTLING THE ODDS: Students gamble away NSFAS funds: a ticking time bomb for financial stability NSFAS recovery hinges on reform, not selective leaks and false narratives Beyond the scoreline — parents need to remember school sports exist for children PIC’s Sasol investment shifts the debate to shareholder responsibility Philippines protests Chinese state media's 'racist' video depicting Filipinos as monkeys Two dead after violent thunderstorms in France, 53,000 without power Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban UK police charge man over Iran-linked spying offences Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu-Woe betide our poor republic if this is how a real cartel operates SOCCER: Yamal vs Messi: World Cup’s final was made in Barcelona SO DELHICIOUS: Spicing up the Cape, South Africa — and the world EGGS WITH ATTITUDE: Ghana’s signature street food is impossible to beat READER’S LETTER: ‘Nelson’s Eye kindness has stayed with me for years’ BOOK EXCERPT: Lucy and the Great White Sharks tackles sea life misconceptions with empathy and adventure Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Italy over extradition row in killing of former PM Moro Canada wildfire smoke blankets US Midwest, Northeast with hazardous air Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings China’s Moonshot unveils world’s largest open AI model, closing in on US rivals The broken pipeline — why SA’s compliance-driven education system is failing After African migrants leave, who will run South Africa’s township economy? CRIME PLEDGE: Mayor Hill-Lewis’ push for Cape Town detective branch sparks policing jurisdiction row MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: NMB’s ruling coalition faces turmoil amid no-confidence motions against mayor and deputy What SA’s draft fuel stockpile policy reveals about the state that wrote it OBITUARY: Trevor Tutu, son of anti-apartheid icon who blazed his own trail, dies aged 70 ‘IMPROPER PROCUREMENT’: Medscheme drops Bonitas court fight, clearing path for regulator’s forensic tender investigation AFTER THE BELL: PIC’s structural rot exposed after Lanseria fallout and before pension billions fall apart again WEATHER ON STEROIDS: Everything points to El Niño being a record breaker DIVISIVE RHETORIC: Yusuf Cassim addresses ‘bizarre racial prejudice’ after higher education deputy minister appointment PAYBACK TIME: How a four-month-old ‘foundation’ siphoned R25m meant for SA’s Rio-bound athletes Fuel’s errand: Global South universities’ role in the Just Transition can’t be about divestment Why SA’s special economic zones look great on paper but fail in reality The hard truth of Zanzibar’s Stone Town: Confronting the history of pricing people The logistics collapse — why centralisation and roads funding disparity are strangling SA’s infrastructure When healing hurts — how hospitals fail women in their darkest hours Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog Safety vs waste — the case for reforming SA’s food dating system The meaning of citizenship remains the ultimate test of who belongs in a country From liberation ally to labour pipeline — SA, Russia and the politics of silence What lethal shark control reveals about sustainability — and who we are England vs Argentina: A match made in football heaven Chinese economist Gao Shanwen, who took on the ruling Communist Party, has died Watch — Properties threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg Watch – Is Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden dying from the inside? Watch – After the June 30 marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen next
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