GRITTY COMEBACK: SA survive group-stage scare to set up Wafcon quarterfinal with Morocco Two Chinese coast guard personnel marked as “martyrs” after South China Sea collision last year Russia steps up disinformation before German elections, security sources say India’s Modi turns to Instagram to woo young voters after Gen Z protest Europol says three arrested over suspected Syrian migrant-smuggling network TRIBUTE: Estelle Ellis, the Eastern Cape’s fiercest voice for the voiceless, has died Grade 1 at age 5: A policy built on unstable foundations US ambassador to SA finally shook the right hand WHAT’S COOKING: Chicken tenderloins with brown mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes and fettuccine SPOTLIGHT: After HIV, addiction is SA’s biggest battle and it’s being ignored BOOK EXCERPT: Karoo Saloon on Route 62: How a biker bar became a rock roadhouse route Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina says ban on her party should be lifted US refunds $100bn in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing shows Indonesia’s salt fields bloom under drought from El Niño’s baking heat Meta AI model hacks another company during testing VISION SNAG OP-ED: A 10-year driving licence makes sense, a 10-year eye test gap does not RAMAPHOSA FARM HEIST: R9m Phala Phala theft trial wrestles with circumstantial evidence poser Mega Living Landscapes: A chance to put people back into nature in Eastern Cape Procurement corruption persists because the system is built for capture Moral Regeneration Moment: The Madlanga Effect — a national lesson in civic governance, the law and ethics IN PICTURES: World Dog Surfing Championships, and more from around the world PHALA PHALA SAGA: Impeachment committee agrees that Ramaphosa should testify African doctors have a moral duty to speak up for patients who can’t LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED: More coalitions are coming, with power and kingmaking the name of the game WHY ARE WE WAITING?: DBE’s guidelines to protect LGBTQI+ pupils still not done after 7 years DIPLOMATIC BUNGLE: New protocol for former presidents: Dirco aims to avoid Zuma-Gupta repeat EXPLAINER: Unpacked: Each party’s arguments in the Expropriation Act case ANALYSIS: SA electricity shake-up might plug billing gaps, but sparks will fly OIL MARKET JOLTS: Explainer: Why jet fuel and diesel are so vulnerable to price shocks LOST SPECIES: The $100m-buck gamble: Should an extinct SA antelope roam the Cape again? Kruger elephant deaths: The question SANParks still hasn’t answered How to solve the problem of registered voters not casting their ballots 20 Questions: 20 questions Annemieke Thomaidis Financial oversight: McKenzie doubles down on World Cup spend as Parliament demands details The GMO myth — cheaper food, deeper hunger, greater corporate power Facebook obliterated 20 years of my online life for no apparent reason Why deepening intra-BRICS agricultural trade is essential for SA Triple storm hits markets as Fed, AI bubble and FX interventions collide Baked-in failure: Your bread is expensive because the state does not work Watch – The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card law Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills How to ensure SA’s just transition is truly just African politics and the widening distance between power and consequence A sober appraisal — why raising alcohol taxes protects SA’s health and wealth Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent SA needs sovereign tech infrastructure, not just foreign server farms on its soil High noon for SA’s criminal justice system 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
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