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Aussie diggers target ‘world-class’ gas fields in Mpumalanga

An Australian energy group has set its sights on sinking dozens of natural gas wells in Mpumalanga province, aiming to provide “cleaner” fuel to at least one local power station and other industrial sites. But the plan also raises questions about the potential for groundwater pollution and undermining South Africa’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement.

By Tony Carnie

CORRUPTION TRIAL

Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills

By Dee Blackie

WHERE TO INVEST

Woolworths' slowing sales show SA's upper-income shoppers tightening their belts too

By The Finance Ghost

AFTER THE BELL

Why I’m slowly, very slowly, becoming more wary of AI

By Stephen Grootes

GROUNDUP

Activists go door-to-door to ‘push back’ against xenophobia in Yeoville

By Kimberly Mutandiro

JOBURG DISGRACE

Bree Street Taxi Rank in ruins as nearby R516m transport hub lies empty

By Bheki C. Simelane

EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE

Inspirational Deon Fourie urges Stormers teammates to reach Test-match intensity against All Blacks

By Craig Ray

MPUMALANGA SCAM

‘Unique in our jurisprudence’: The price of the state’s refusal to pay Fred Daniel

By Kevin Bloom

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

The Dlamini dilemma exposes fingerprints of suspended PIC CEO all over Harith’s Lanseria deal

By Lindsey Schutters

MADLANGA COMMISSION ANALYSIS

Andrea Johnson’s ‘Project Diversion’ a personal project against top cops, inquiry told

By Vincent Cruywagen

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN

Reason, logic and facts die when we clash with populists over migration

By Mondli Makhanya

OPEN SECRETS

Digital Profiteers (Part Two): The banks and the costs of verifying social grant recipients

By Abby May for Open Secrets

ROAD HAZARD

Outa wants high court to put the brakes on new traffic fine system

The civil action group is seeking an urgent interdict to stop the roll-out of the new Aarto system, in which car owners with unpaid traffic infringements face blocked licenses, sales, or transfers. They argue in court papers that President Cyril Ramaphosa acted unlawfully and irrationally in proclaiming the new scheme.

By Estelle Ellis

FOOD FOR THOUGHT