PUMP SQUEEZE: SA motorists can’t escape the petrol price pain in September DISCHARGE APPLICATION: Mapisa-Nqakula trial: State ‘proves millions changed hands, but not the quid pro quo’ AFTER THE BELL: Sugar tariffs, pet food and fuel prices walk into a bar… QUALIFIED, BUT UNEMPLOYED: DHET admits it cannot track which degrees lead to graduate unemployment RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP: The ‘child from a village’ who helped reshape SA’s early childhood development sector WHIRLPOOL: Swimming icon Tatjana Smith issues demand to Swimming SA over prize money dispute TRC ROULETTE: Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry BUREAUCRATIC GRIDLOCK: R44m Gauteng, Joburg billing dispute threatens 22 child-care NGOs How geopolitical shocks and energy crises are derailing Africa’s climate goals POWERING UP: Ramokgopa sets record straight on Eskom turnaround, buying board time for reforms MADLANGA COMMISSION: Marimuthu, money laundering and Mchunu — Hawks officer grilled over cop controversies, cash LABOUR UNDER ILLUSION OP-ED: The feminine rage against the machine: Why we need women’s scepticism about AI Former French PM Balladur dies at 97 LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Q&A: DA sets sights on governance in 60 councils after November polls THE CONVERSATION: The obsession with ‘maxxing’ our lives could actually be stressing us out NEW ROLE: Kolbe to fullback for third Test as Rassie hints at possible late changes again A tough 2026 doesn’t change the SA citrus industry’s sound trajectory Agri Entrepreneurship: Reiger Park school empowers young women to break agricultural stereotypes Afrikaans ministers who proved it’s never too late for reconciliation Let’s talk about that nail-biting Airlink flyover LEADING THE PACK: No-fee school provides a master class in teaching with few resources Jury to hear closing arguments in Tupac killing trial US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk Kenya airport staff strike delays thousands of passengers Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster Old? Do not fear, your new best friend is here to help WELLNESS: The paradoxes of sleep: Why we battle to sleep, and how we could change Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’ US, Iran exchange fire in flare-up; Bessent signals more sanctions AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The narcissist in the White House heads for ever more dangerous waters Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny Conservation without inclusion: Why iSimangaliso protests reflect a governance crisis SA is wasting talent by putting the wrong hands at the till Courts are clear — Unisa bid to gag journalist had to fail Watch – Zapiro present: Haka (Feat. Butterfingers) Watch – Inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending State property register essential to cutting wasteful government leases Idiocy is no longer the exception, it’s official policy in government For Tibetans, China’s ethnic minorities law is assimilation dressed up as ‘unity’ Increasing free electricity allowance won’t help if municipalities don’t deliver What Jason and the Technicoloured Dreamcoat of Academia reveal about othering Beware of the wounded Springbok Can the ANC win back voters by admitting failure without taking responsibility? NSFAS is due a major overhaul, but consensus ends there Corrupt police, broken prosecution: SA’s democratic foundations tremble Flyleaf fortuity: The threads of joy and learning that run through books Not everyone who teaches is a teacher — the problem with robot tutors Watch – Inside Cape Town’s data hub deal
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