BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Multiple Gutenberg moments and the defining question of our age WHERE TO INVEST: The investment tide has gone out in South African retail The fundamental flaw in SA’s water financing model South Africa’s AI strategy must be pro-employment Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way BOOK REVIEW: Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ambitious attempt to make sense of the Middle East Defying the cynics — how purpose, reality and action unlock human potential TIP-OFF AND BUST: Baobab trees seized in Durban ship warehouse probe SMOOTH OPERATOR: Gayton Mckenzie’s gift of the gab is both his blessing and his curse THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: The ‘things were better under apartheid’ narrative is a cry for help Response to sardine mortality must be grounded in science and evidence LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: 10 under-30 candidates make a powerful case for their seat in council chambers POETRY CORNER: It's time to retire ancestors and spirits and face the finality of death LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Slovo Park should be a Joburg success, but residents have lost hope in elections LOCAL ELECTIONS TOUR: ‘We are moving backwards’ — Lekwa-Teemane’s collapse bleeds into residents’ daily lives OUR CITY NEWS: Joburg power, water outages put medically vulnerable residents at risk OFFLINE: SA’s Presidency website taken down as cybersecurity flaw sparks warnings across the world SUMMER SCORCHER: Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park MARKET THEATRE: Queer Fest kicks off: ‘Shockwave’ celebrates transformation over despair Preparing for the storm — grassroots action drives Durban’s climate disaster response BHEKISISA: SA’s regulators are struggling to keep up with black market weight-loss jabs FROZEN POSTS: Qualified doctors desperate for jobs as KZN’s public hospitals go understaffed I have a picture for you! 17 October-23 October CRÉATION AFRICA: GuguByGugu uses mohair to fuse luxury streetwear with a rich African heritage ECO DECEPTION: How to spot greenwashing and mislabelled seafood in SA CAMPUS SAFETY: Universities have policies to protect GBV victims, experts say, but not the will CONSTITUTION @ 30: Art, justice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Celebrating 30 years of the Constitutional Court Claude Monet’s ‘Iris’ becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France, Sotheby’s says Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled Austria expels four Vienna-based Russian diplomats on security grounds All 14 Indians in yacht incident off Yemen coast reported safe, embassy says INSTANT CLASSIC: Veteran author delivers a baking bible for our time BOOK EXTRACT: Rethinking Activism in Africa — activists as antibodies against a rotten social order TITLE BECKONS: Maiden Formula One title in sight for phenom Kimi Antonelli SA’s R13bn social grant cuts are arbitrary, cruel and economically short-sighted Brazil may turn right-wing again — this is why South Africans should care Tunisian police clash with protesters in capital on day of heightened tensions The mini budget keeps SA diplomacy afloat, but structural rot still festers Xenophobia’s high price — why ConCourt’s defence of refugees matters for us all Watch - Ramaphosa’s reform message as polls show continued ANC decline A 100-day plan to keep Joburg’s lights on Watching the watchers — the Mother City’s expanding surveillance network demands voyeurism scrutiny Trump Inc, American kleptocracy and the art of US State Capture Watch – Ferial Haffajee and Ernst Roets on Agoa, crosses and autonomy When killers earn sympathy, society’s moral compass has truly collapsed Hitting home — how a motorist panic button is a lifeline for GBV victims SA’s immigration conundrum is not at the border; it is at the Union Buildings No excuses — Mantashe must apologise for crude, politically sexist remarks on sexual exploitation Are we building Gqeberha with the future in mind? Watch — How a narrow court ruling became a week of anti-foreigner posts
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