Ukraine to produce drones in Norway, Oslo says South African president chooses Roelf Meyer as next ambassador to U.S. MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Burnt, looted and abandoned — how NMB storage depot went to rack and ruin GANGSTERISM ANALYSIS: Western Cape army deployment — a plaster on gaping gang gunshot wounds Right of reply: Governance, integrity are central to Wilgenhof reckoning, so Stellenbosch council chair had to go CASE EXPANDS: Insurance broker joins client in dock as Nxuba funeral policy fraud case deepens Not in our name — an Iranian response to war, from within the diaspora DRIER STRAITS: Hundreds of jobs at risk as Selby businesses struggle through Joburg’s water crisis ‘Tick-box democracy’: Joburg’s Integrated Development Plan meetings are failing residents — Here’s how to contribute meaningfully BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Many of Joburg’s informal settlements are a legacy of mining’s exploitative history The fall of Hungary’s Orbán shows how populism can be beaten DRAFT POLICY: Can ubuntu principles reshape South Africa’s AI governance landscape? GROUNDUP: Former ANC MP Dipuo Peters settles R193,000 debt as sheriff moves to seize assets PERSONAL FINANCE : Banked but baffled: Treasury takes aim at SA’s money skills gap GRIM PROSPECTS: Zama zama operations easier than legal mining: New report details woes of SA’s junior miners GROUNDUP: Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station, despite heritage obstacle TRIAL TACTICS: Danny Jordaan and his fraud co-accused play cat-and-mouse with legal system FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: How to prepare your investment portfolio for retirement income Why emerging market peers have outpaced a collapsing SA Italy suspends renewal of defence agreement with Israel, reports
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SPOTLIGHT: Ramaphosa’s choice of health director-general will reveal his commitment to building a capable state INVESTIGATION: Exclusive: Second Cabinet minister implicated in Chinese SUV scandal Mystery diplomat: Ramaphosa has an ambassador to the US, but mum’s the word UNHOLY ROW OP-ED: Speaking truth to power — why the Catholic Church won’t be silenced by Trump TOXIC BATTLES: How war weaponises environmental destruction and the case for legal accountability Lions, law and the limits of the ‘sustainable use’ concept
Five warnings, one crisis — the betrayal of public trust in SA’s water law The quiet crisis of fatigue is imploring us to slow down SA’s farm machinery slowdown masks a more resilient agricultural picture Reading is work, but it’s the only way to figure out complex issues The lie of media neutrality and price of silence when the truth is dangerous BHEKISISA: Our anti-HIV jab LEN is here — now for quality checks in Ireland Women, the first ‘kombuistaalers’, ensuring the vitality of Kaaps as empowering tool of agency From Dr Google to ChatGPT — the illusion of expertise in digital health Is the National Health Insurance just a distraction from urgent healthcare issues? Civil society is increasingly signalling virtue over earning it through engagement and action Challenge to the Joburg City Council: Find an interim mayor with integrity and honesty Minister Tolashe’s luxury SUV scandal — silence and lack of transparency erode public trust Children should learn to engage with news and current affairs A tale of two outcasts: Iran and South Africa LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast 'What’s Eating Us?'
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