REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Estonian echoes — SA’s digital public infrastructure looks like it was made in Estonia IN PICTURES: Giant pumpkins, Oktoberfest, The Addams Family musical, and more from around the world WELCOME BACK: Great white shark spotted in False Bay after eight-year absence CRICKET FEAST: Proteas’ David Miller pumped for exciting home summer as World Cup nears FEMINIST HISTORY: Pacifist Emily Hobhouse’s 1926 state funeral to be brought back to life in Bloemfontein HERITAGE & RESTITUTION OP-ED: We walk to remember what apartheid erased of Newlands and Claremont GROOT BOEREWORS TREK: Succulent & spicy — the very best boerie in the land Taiwan to maintain ‘close contact’ with US on arms sales Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport Wife of US seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 26 as search continues for 109 missing passengers JUSTICE DENIED: Honoured in Constantia, reviled in Liberia — fugitive war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven dies free DEFYING GRAVITY: Young SA gymnast has turned self-doubt into a winning routine Watch – Swimming SA to pay Tatjana Smith interest, faces scrutiny over kit’s deal BRAAI DAY: Five ways with pork — sosaties, 3 chops recipes, and a crackling good quest BRAAI DAY: Five ways with lamb and mutton on the coals BRAAI DAY: Five ways with a chicken flattie, skewered and grilled BRAAI DAY: Five ways with braai bread this Heritage Day BRAAI DAY: Five beefy recipes for the coals this weekend WHAT’S COOKING: Two good reasons why Braai Day can be a Salad Day too SPOTLIGHT: Health policy trailblazer Precious Matsoso credits patience, faith and The Beatles SPOTLIGHT: Is Aspen right to abandon lenacapavir for an unproven HIV prevention pill? GOING FOR A SONG OP-ED: AI and the future of creativity — can artists’ histories travel with their work? Zelensky says Russia planning new mass attack on Ukraine Trump threatens to annihilate Iran as diplomats push for deal at UN SAPS IN CRISIS: The State versus Shadrack Sibiya — unpacking the explosive rape, grooming, human trafficking charges LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Gayton McKenzie promises debt write-offs, ‘Abahambe’ crackdown in Nelson Mandela Bay LOCAL VEHICLE PRODUCTION: Minister of Small Business Development Ndabeni pushes for localised manufacturing in automotive sector A deadly silence — SA’s failure to protect whistleblowers and human rights defenders War and drought threaten world food security — 645m people at risk SA’s living heritage — Home Affairs’ reforms honour equal citizenship DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY: SA is under cyber siege — and the situation will only get worse ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI Letter to US ambassador Bozell — Afrikaners are being used as a political football Europe’s political centre is almost out of time More technology doesn’t always mean better classroom learning SA’s xenophobia reflects a blindspot that now demands a continental response How parliamentary haste sabotaged procurement reform and delayed transformation Looming El Niño threatens to shatter SA’s summer harvest triumph When women live in fear, none of us can remain neutral Beyond broken cameras — the surveillance tech needed to protect SA women The Monday Cane — performative justice that prioritises retribution over protection Why no teen builds a resilient identity alone Violence is South Africa’s unofficial 13th language Community groups are preventing Joburg from collapsing — they need more support When the GBV campaign hashtags fade, the fear doesn’t SA’s young voters are not apathetic, they are auditing an unresponsive democracy Resetting and renewing Idac won’t solve SA’s corruption crisis Watch – Inside Sassa’s grant review: Queues, outages, suspensions Watch – Prasa’s R5.6bn Siyangena scandal demands NPA action
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