Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 18 April-24 April 2026 MURKY WATERS: Antarctica case tightens: scientist still held as ‘treason’ charges shift from oil to krill THE WEEKEND WRAP: What’s next after Malema’s outburst, SA’s acting police commissioner and a fresh Ekurhuleni scandal SHOW ME THE MONEY: Fifa ticket prices spark concern — under 50 days to kickoff Adversarial advocates: Batohi withdraws from Nkabinde inquiry citing ‘hostile environment’ HOLLOW WINS: Soweto Marathon: winners still unpaid nearly half a year later Creative thinking: How the Javett Art Centre is redefining the art classroom Our freedom is a product of intangible solidarity IN PICTURES: Humanoid half marathon in Beijing, and more from around the world INVESTMENT INSIGHTS: Connecting the future — unlocking SA’s R1-trillion infrastructure ambition with private capital SCIENTIFIC RIGOUR: Draining the truth — why Cape Town’s ‘groundwater crisis’ is highly exaggerated
Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says
South Korea says US alliance not in crisis despite Coupang-linked friction, media reports Dozens of Thai opposition figures to go on trial over bid to amend royal insult law ASEAN chair urges Myanmar to free more prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi In El Salvador, shackled prisoners watch their mass trial on a big screen US soldier charged with making $400,000 on Maduro removal bets UK to face ‘big tariff’ if it doesn’t drop tech tax, Trump says Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by three weeks after Oval Office meeting AMABHUNGANE COMMENT: Why amaBhungane is challenging the Public Procurement Act WATER UN-SAFETY: Municipality downplays threat after E. coli detected in Despatch’s reservoir Broken strategies stunt SA economy as other countries separate politics from state SAPS SHAKEUP ANALYSIS: Police finance boss Dimpane — who warned about irregular expenditure problems — ‘replaces’ Masemola RAIL REVIVAL: Creecy unveils National Rail Master Plan to fix SA’s economic spine REHABILITATION & REINTEGRATION: A bold move towards justice: Redefining the role of formerly incarcerated leaders SECURITY MATTERS: Crimefighting: While underspending criticised, there is hope that the Loerbroer will soon be back From celebration to sorrow on the passing of ’Me Mulalo Ndwa Like a movie: President appoints General Puleng Dimpane as acting police commissioner, to join acting police minister WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Orwell: 2+2=5: The Orwellian future is already here From Gaza to Venice — Gabrielle Goliath’s feminist breath transcends national censorship Ethical failure often begins quietly inside everyday human resource decisions and practices JSC rescues SA judiciary’s reputation with Mbenenge ruling, but stumbles over identity politics
Why SA’s municipal decay is a followership crisis The Great Decoupling — why global markets are shrugging off war and fear Africa must set the terms of ‘green gold’ minerals boom and avoid historical extraction Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: SA justice is mostly just a sideshow Why the promise that you can be anything is quietly failing a generation Another male-heavy DA leadership raises doubts on commitment to gender equality Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers Does the Protected Disclosures Bill propose a stronger shield for whistleblowers? Incentives and assets — decoding the hidden political economy of SA electioneering Beyond binaries — why NHI success depends on design, not ideology Democracy on the brink — unmasking threats, and the power of the vote New investments into manufacturing need to come with export markets THE WEEKEND WRAP: Hill-Lewis redefines DA, Kruger poachers face justice and the new science of mindful eating
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