IN THE DOCK: Ekurhuleni officials pocketed R2.66m pay hikes, despite council refusing request, court told EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: When teaching becomes preparation for everything except learning SPY VERSUS SPY: Embassy visit, event-snooping: SA ‘spy’ Portia Anyamba’s secret US reports for cash MADLANGA COMMISSION: Just five of SA’s 823 top cops faced lifestyle audits in 2024/25 — all were cleared XENOPHOBIC UNREST: Exodus — more than 53,000 repatriated and deported from SA during anti-foreigner protests ECONOMIC SHIFTS: Global economy dancing to 2 discordant tunes — Iran war and AI boom, says IMF DIPLOMACY DEFERRED: ‘Fallen to ruin’: Iconic South Africa House in London’s Trafalgar Square shuttered R17-BILLION SWEETENER: Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges MASS SHOOTINGS: Eight life sentences for gunman in Gqeberha birthday party massacre PUBLIC ART: Icons murals revive heritage and identity along Steve Biko Street in Gqeberha UNFINISHED WORK: Minister’s school pit latrine claims clash with reality on the ground NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET: The horse, the hippo and the sulky chimp: Darwin’s contribution to animal sentience FRAUD & CORRUPTION: Transnet’s ports division gets Treasury to blacklist seven companies in anti-graft drive AFTER THE BELL: Every cent counts: a farewell after six years of making money make sense THREAT TIMELINE: ‘Godzilla’ El Niño: What it is, why it matters, and our complete coverage TECH DIVIDE: World Cup puts VAR back on trial as contentious decisions persist SPY VERSUS SPY: Underground ANC, military camps, Paris: Convicted SA ‘spy’s’ movements before US jail BUILDING MOMENTUM: Bok Women eye series sweep against USA Eagles India's monsoon to weaken over west, south, slowing crop sowing Mick Jagger says Rolling Stones hope to tour new album 'Foreign Tongues' US reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture Volkswagen faces showdown to decide future of creaking auto giant SPOTLIGHT: How primary healthcare provision is split between SA’s 3 spheres of government WHAT’S COOKING: Chilli con carne cottage pie and four more warming winter bakes HEALING MUSIC: The One Who Sings finds a voice through a sea change Typhoon Bavi churns towards Taiwan as China braces for landfall Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran US military carries out fresh strikes on Iran, prompting Iran attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain New Congo province has suspected Ebola case as deaths hit 600, report says Why the Lobito Corridor is really a test of African economic sovereignty Echoes of the ‘rooi gevaar’: Revived communist ‘threat’ to the West a bitter refrain for SA Politics of democracy: Questions provoked by Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire Every school flagged for unsafe toilets in 2018 now has safe sanitation Knitting needles can be a cure, as grans and Georgian ladies knew The game is rigged— how Trump’s influence corrodes the soccer pitch and financial markets Watch – Is Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden dying from the inside? Memory is infrastructure — the dangerous cost of dissolving the National Arts Council board Ramaphosa’s appointment of Dina Pule deals a blow to the ANC’s renewal initiative SAPS needs more resources to stop skilled officers from moving to better-paid jobs SA’s next great democratic project — the renewal of local government Roadworthy test: Declaration of the Conference of the Left assumes a state we do not have Xenophobia is the symptom but class failure is the disease Red card for Fifa cooling breaks? The real culprit is climate change South Africa’s immigration crisis is the direct price of ‘quiet diplomacy’ towards Zimbabwe Death in Ratanda as SA’s dangerous water crisis enters new phase Beyond the bootstrap narrative: Reframing youth entrepreneurship in SA as a social justice imperative From Bafana backlash to live goats — the 2026 World Cup is beautifully unhinged Right of reply: Cape Town’s affordable housing progress is undeniable Watch – After the June 30 marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen next Watch – South Africa’s anti-migrant campaigns: What’s really driving them?
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