LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA goes on coalition offensive as battle for Nelson Mandela Bay begins Over 100 hung councils, 14 days: A negotiator’s rulebook for coalitions that last BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: What happens to Big Tech now after the midterms? WORKING MODEL: Beyond state jobs — Thuli Madonsela on the Constitution’s true economic mandate 14 DAYS TO FIX LOCAL: Herman Mashaba: ‘Very, very slim’ chance of coalitions with the DA TRANSNATIONAL TRAFFICKING: South Africans entering Nigeria and fuelling global cartel drug trafficking, security briefing hears LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: KZN coalition dilemma: Will election losers find their way back to power? ROYAL ADDRESS: Princess Anne praises SA’s agricultural industry in whistle-stop visit to Cape LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED: The DA hammered the ANC in Emfuleni — the how and the why CLICK BAIT: ‘We were fodder’ — how a Botswana architect was duped into fighting for Russia LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: SACP’s strong showing signals end of the Tripartite Alliance CRIME AND JUSTICE: Alleged hitman arrested for Knysna councillor Aubrey Tsengwa’s murder 14 Days to Fix Local: From service delivery to migration, local elections 2026 underscore what really matters to Mzansi SUMMER SECURITY: Safer, but not safe enough — Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront vandalism endangers festive tourism Securing rural livelihoods — the case for sustainable trophy hunting in Namibia Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress Democrats plan probes of Musk, Miller, corporate America after midterm rout INVESTMENT OUTLOOK: Could a blue wave in the US transform the red wave in local retailers? Threadbare: Rags and riches — how SA retail giants profit off sweatshops FIREWORKS RISKS: Guy Fawkes fireworks drive Delft dog Max to a horrific death WORD OF MOUTH: South Africans tuck into traditional food culture to challenge ultra-processed diets LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: UDM councillor ‘was warned’ via SMS before he was killed ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION: Farewell to Desmond D’Sa, the ‘bulldozer’ who brought hope to polluted communities NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET: Peregrine falcons are taking over the high ground SOUTH AFRICAN CONNECTION: How an anglophone education in Durban shaped Fernando Pessoa, giant of European literature STEPPING UP: Simon Harmer’s transition from exile to Proteas’ top Test spinner CULTURAL TENSIONS: Is halaal food becoming more common in SA? Debunking viral myths THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Democrats’ US midterm rout is a lesson for apathetic SA voters LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC faces coalition scramble after electoral rout as control of key metros slips away LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ‘Our people are angry’ — MK party threatens to challenge election results TRY FEST: Nine-try Springboks blitz Italy in Turin to set Nations Championship pace LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Malema blames GNU cooperation for EFF losing support to the DA The varsity research subsidy game is up — the education department must not back down Watch — The ANC could be left with no metros, projections show Watch — Judge Navi Pillay on the Nobel peace prize and international justice How to defeat criminals who profit from Joburg’s decline Cost of dithering — Ramaphosa’s prolonged retention of Mchunu raises accountability questions US voters have not handed us a mandate, we have work to do South Africa’s democratic state needs capability now, not more promises More haste, less speed — the search for new SAPS leadership The ANC’s problem isn’t communication — it’s contempt Watch – Firoz Cachalia on the Madlanga Commission and fixing the police Youth revolt sweeping Europe holds dire warning for SA A cricket Test series that showed the true talent of a true SA team Losing Agoa isn’t a catastrophe — a botched response from Pretoria could be Water that harms the people is not a right fulfilled — it’s a threat Leaving Agoa is a 3.4% tariff bump, not a door slammed on the US market When baboon captivity becomes ‘ethical’ modern conservation, something has gone terribly wrong El Niño threatens SA’s crops, but ample maize stocks cushion the blow The African Century will be built through green industrialisation, not mined from the ground
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