Vote for the psychopath — Joburg needs it South Africa’s asylum crisis is a mess of Home Affairs’ own making THERMAL TRAP: How to protect yourself from El Niño’s extreme heat Uncertainty is high as the 2026-27 summer crop season starts ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EQUALITY: Crossed Wires: What if the doomers are wrong and AI solves everything? WATER SAFETY: Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents CRÉATION AFRICA: Meet the magazine that celebrates the unsung heroes behind the creatives ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS: State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system NERVOUS SYSTEM: Durban’s uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence? Community policing must stay above party politics to protect democratic integrity WELLNESS: Lived experience can connect the healthcare dots when it gets a say THE CONVERSATION: How pond algae led to a Nobel and new ways to study the brain SECOND GENERATION: Relebohile Mofokeng’s father nearly benched his soccer ambitions HOLDING ITS OWN: Of agents and agency — A local AI policy must work to serve us SAPS REPORT CARD 2025-2026: Cops on a hot tin roof: how scandals pummel SAPS’ plans EXPLAINER: What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto GROUNDUP: Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children in Pretoria STRANGE TIMING: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize Former ‘crown prince of the Kruger’ Park found guilty of rhino poaching Cricket: Anrich Nortje’s impressive Test cricket return hands Proteas narrow advantage over Aussies OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT: SA helps feed China’s huge desert fish-farming boom OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT: The price paid beyond the plate — the huge costs of farmed seafood LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: High court orders ANC to reinstate Andile Lungisa after unlawful removal Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities I have a picture for you! 03 October-09 October TOUGH EXAMINATION: Sharks and Lions face early tests for United Rugby Championship playoff credentials SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION: School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar Surge in SA mining fatalities in 2026 deeply concerning, says Mantashe GLOBAL RECOGNITION: SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law UN human rights office welcomes Nobel Prize winner Pillay as staunch defender of human rights ICC hails Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay as recognition for international justice SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law ANTI-FOREIGNER UNREST: Home Affairs scraps asylum seeker directive after violence in Durban and Soweto CRÉATION AFRICA: This Mthatha artist turns shapes and lines into evocative African stories TREASURE & INSPIRE: Poké Box and Phansi Museum fuse heritage in Durban Baboons have revealed their hand, and that’s why a sanctuary is the best option Fix the RAF before seeking new revenue streams from South Africans SA’s foreign service is becoming a retreat for failed ministers Why Africa’s agricultural crisis is a matter of race, class and epistemicide Who really speaks for white and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans? Homelessness in SA persists in a policy vacuum — one varsity is acting to fill it Watch – Secrets in South Africa: American spooks and an alleged Afghan tik trafficker Watch — Where’s the ANC? Inside the party’s quietest election campaign yet Judicial appointments reform needed to strengthen Bench and protect rule of law Protecting women requires funding the full justice and policing chain R30 a litre — the fuel shock South Africans cannot afford France is losing its sanity premium as chaos reigns Electoral Court delivers praiseworthy rulings for IEC in candidate list cases Medicine availability must be measured at the pharmacy window Parole is not a given: It must be earned, assessed and accountable
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