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Malema’s JSC future hangs in balance despite belated apology
UNFIT FOR SERVICE?

Malema’s JSC future hangs in balance despite belated apology

EFF leader Julius Malema has apologised for his conduct during a Judicial Service Commission interview in 2021, but the Helen Suzman Foundation is still going to court over his fitness to serve on the constitutional body.
By Marianne Merten
MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘New sheriff’ message puts Sibanyoni’s influence over R500m deal under scrutiny

By Vincent Cruywagen
‘New sheriff’ message puts Sibanyoni’s influence over R500m deal under scrutiny
GOVERNANCE DISPUTE

Athletes still unpaid as Soweto Marathon’s future hangs in the balance

By Annemieke Thomaidis
Athletes still unpaid as Soweto Marathon’s future hangs in the balance
CENTRE OF THE STORM

Esterhuizen captaincy furore shows South Africa needs honesty about race and rugby’s past

By Yanga Sibembe
Esterhuizen captaincy furore shows South Africa needs honesty about race and rugby’s past
FAR-RIGHT ALLIANCES

Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention

By Rebecca Davis
Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention
Old model
CARTOON

Old model

By Zapiro
Unlawful anti-immigrant blockades persist outside Durban clinics
XENOBAROMETER

Unlawful anti-immigrant blockades persist outside Durban clinics

By Daneel Knoetze
From food waste to valuable resource: rethinking what we throw away
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From food waste to valuable resource: rethinking what we throw away

By Woolworths
Decoding the animal spirits that guide the economy
EXPLAINER

Decoding the animal spirits that guide the economy

By Lindsey Schutters
Parallel realities — inside the online conversation over the White Cross Project
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Parallel realities — inside the online conversation over the White Cross Project

By Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen
SA to pay the price of inaction as United States runs out of patience
OPINIONISTA

SA to pay the price of inaction as United States runs out of patience

By L Brent Bozell III
Two SA women, two very different diagnosis and treatment journeys
SA’S CANCER STORY (PART 1)

Two SA women, two very different diagnosis and treatment journeys

By Biénne Huisman
SPONSORED CONTENT

Wits Cultural Precinct to breathe new life into Jozi

By Wits University
Wits Cultural Precinct to breathe new life into Jozi
EAST RAND MURDERS

After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings

By Reitumetse Pilane and Felix Dlangamandla
After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings
CALLING TO ACCOUNT

Gqeberha businessman fights ‘impossible’ municipal water bill of R1.5m

By Kyran Blaauw
Gqeberha businessman fights ‘impossible’ municipal water bill of R1.5m
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Council meeting collapses, delaying decision on suspended city manager paid R6.7m and counting

By Andisa Bonani
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The ‘Tracker Tax’: The R300 monthly cost that can add up to R18,000

By Prime
AFTER THE BELL

Reports of the death of the retail shopping mall have been greatly exaggerated

By Stephen Grootes
WORLD NEWS DAY

America was the arsenal of democracy; now it’s disarming the press

By Lionel Barber
Journalism and our chaotic world’s future
WORLD NEWS DAY OP-ED

Journalism and our chaotic world’s future

Journalism faces growing pressure from governments, powerful technology companies and its own crisis of trust, making control over information an increasingly important struggle for power. Its survival depends on rebuilding public trust through independent, transparent and accountable reporting while adapting to new technologies without abandoning its purpose.
By Branko Brkic and Tina Brown
POLL POSITION

Ramaphosa urges caution as AU supports South Sudan elections

By Peter Fabricius
WORLD HEART DAY

Silent killer, simple fix? How to save SA from hypertension

By Lillian Roberts
PROJECT COAST

How apartheid biological weapons programme emerged from the dust of World War 2

By Wilmot James, Brendan Beng and Andrea Uhlig
MEN AT WORK

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
NMB Flying Squad get two cars and a promise of more
Top Cop Promises

NMB Flying Squad get two cars and a promise of more

By Riaan Marais
Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion racket and leaked police intelligence
MADLANGA COMMISSION

Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion racket and leaked police intelligence

By Vincent Cruywagen
Good grain harvest shielded South African consumers from inflation reality
OPINIONISTA

Good grain harvest shielded South African consumers from inflation reality

By Wandile Sihlobo
New world map makes Africa look bigger – What’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain
THE CONVERSATION

New world map makes Africa look bigger – What’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

By Derek H Alderman and Jack Swab
How dare they kill our beloved ProNutro!
AFTER THE BELL

How dare they kill our beloved ProNutro!

By Stephen Grootes

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