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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal
INTRACONTINENTAL ISSUE: SA blocks Ghana’s attempt to put xenophobic violence on African Union agenda
MADLANGA COMMISSION: ‘You gorgeous’ — intimate messages between Feroz Khan and Andrea Johnson revealed
BROKE AND BROKEN: ‘The number is unavailable’ — Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills
HOTEL SPLURGE: Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay – inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending spree
BREATHING SPACE: Court clips wings of weapons-based baboon control
ACADEMIC STRUGGLE: Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps
BILLIONS IN A BOOT: Fifa for sale: Gianni Infantino’s $4.2bn private investment gamble sparks global backlash
PHALA PHALA ANALYSIS: How Ramaphosa’s impeachment process could take two years — or more
HALFWAY MARK: Antonelli emerges as the surprise leader of the F1 pack heading into midseason break
ANALYSIS: SA’s second-most powerful politician flexes his muscles — with President Ramaphosa’s backing
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: Elephants do not respond to hashtags or opinion writers
Why a party can lose a city’s water and keep its ward
CONSUMER PROTECTION: Competition Commission sets its sights on SA’s R1-trillion franchise market
What young SA voters can learn from Liberia and Zambia
REBOUND: Valterra’s cracking results bode well for SA’s PGM sector — and Treasury
Here’s what El Niño means for markets and South Africa
IN PICTURES: Buck moon rises over Richmond Park and more from around the world
GROUNDUP: Strike at Chinese carmaker BAIC’s Coega plant will set a precedent, says union
IN PICTURES: Commonwealth Games 2026: Moments that defined the sporting spectacle
STRATEGIC BLINDSPOT: SA’s data centre boom exposes a dangerous digital governance paradox
NUTRITION EMERGENCY: How cheap junk food and a R560 grant are fuelling stunting and child obesity
IMMOVABLE FORCE: How Rassie built a front-row army to go the distance against the All Blacks
THE INTERVIEW: Muneyi: Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner crafts songs from an ancient soul
Prosecutors say Charlie Kirk was attacked for his politics, cite anti-LGBT views
Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze
Indonesia agency vows to fix free meal programme as public approval ratings plummet
Kenya probes potential toxin after 15 elephants die in Amboseli ecosystem
The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition Daily Maverick’s flagship event returns
WHAT’S COOKING: Pancetta-wrapped chicken parcels with a fennel forcemeat stuffing
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
Is ‘sorry’ enough? The Mokwele case and the limits of institutional apology
Angola’s Russia spy trial signals a new phase of information warfare in Africa
World Nature Conservation Day: South Africa’s natural heritage is disappearing quietly
The myth of the level playing field: Why SA’s wealth gap requires a redress
Social inequality, not electoral apathy, is driving voter disengagement in SA
Export expansion is crucial for the long-term growth of SA agriculture
Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal
Watch – Did SAPS Crime Intelligence burgle investigative reporter Marianne Thamm’s home?
Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog
Watch — Properties threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg
Watch – Is Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden dying from the inside?

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