ROAD TO 2026 ELECTIONS: Save the date: Ramaphosa announces 4 November local government election date Loyalty for sale — how patronage networks captured the Zimbabwean state
SHATTERED DREAMS: Football’s biggest stage hit by early wave of injury withdrawals Lithuania should join US coalition in Strait of Hormuz, president says Austria falling short in fight against money laundering, says global watchdog Russia is working to restore growth after contraction, the Kremlin says
South Korea, Australia agree to strengthen energy supply chain resilience, Seoul says River chaos beats polished glory in New Zealand’s wildest boat race HIGH EXPECTATIONS: Blitzboks revival built on culture, consistency and a long view BHEKISISA: Anti-HIV jab due in six weeks but funding cuts hollow out delivery system A QUIET REVOLUTION: From soil to survival — the homegrown solutions saving South Africans from hunger BHEKISISA: Phase-out of Global Fund support exposes gaps in SA’s strategy for high-risk HIV populations APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: PA snatches Stellenbosch ward from DA as DA flips Uniondale from ANC Taiwan activates backup communications for outlying island after undersea cable breaks Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms On witness stand, Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman's lawyer of trying to trick him Trump says the US is reviewing a potential reduction of its troops in Germany PROSECUTIONS AGENDA: New NPA head Mothibi claims a 74% murder conviction rate amid ambitious reform plans POPULIST PROTESTS: March and March moves into Gauteng as anti-foreigner sentiment swells ahead of elections VIDEO: Watch — Is your money really safe? South Africa’s invisible crime wave EXPLAINER: Marching against migration: The rise of a new populist player ANTI-MIGRANT VIOLENCE: Hate on parade: Xenophobic marches gather pace as UN warns South Africa DUBIOUS HONOUR: Water down the drain — announcing the winners of SA’s ‘Leakiest Cities’ awards ANALYSIS: Tolerating Tolashe spells doom for the ANC ATHLETICS: SA team vow to perform at Africa’s first World Relays event in Botswana
FUEL FOR THOUGHT: Riding the oil roller coaster — how high will petrol prices soar this time? SA’s withdrawn AI policy had a State Capture design flaw. The flaws remain As the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, a food crisis looms BELLARMINE BOOTED: Mugabe avoids jail time, is deported and fined R600,000 over shooting incident FORE PLEASE: SA’s LIV Golf team insist league is going nowhere but acknowledge challenges
Democracy is a muscle that must be exercised, or it will be lost When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system The most vulnerable road users are the least protected — that must change Sanctified authoritarianism — apartheid nostalgia and the deepfake Jesus Trump Gulf security model nears breaking point as external guarantees prove increasingly conditional Government departments must lead by example and pay for City of Joburg services Locked out — How AI automation is shrinking the entry-level market for graduates Rabbi Goldstein’s attack on Pope Leo is theologically confused and inaccurate The truth about tradwives in the manosphere: Burned-out women and angry men How South Africa’s agriculture has changed 32 years after apartheid Our freedom is a product of intangible solidarity Broken strategies stunt SA economy as other countries separate politics from state From celebration to sorrow on the passing of ’Me Mulalo Ndwa LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’ FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Public holidays – Enough already, South Africa Ghana: Realising Africa’s Agriculture Potential
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