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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