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

Following the historic ruling of Judge Neil Tuchten in September 2025, which found that conservationist Fred Daniel had been the victim of a violent campaign – led by former deputy president David Mabuza – to bury his revelations of State Capture in Mpumalanga, the South African government doubled down on its strategy of deferment and denial. But now, with its refusal to pay cost orders and its non-compliance with the rules of appeal, the government may be running out of road.

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

SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Organic free-range eggs are not all they’re cracked up to be, study finds

By Ed Stoddard

PERFECT STORM

Climate change is accelerating the spread of infectious diseases, warns expert

By Lerato Mutsila

SPOTLIGHT

How SA aims to keep people with HIV healthier for longer

South Africa has an ageing population of people living with HIV. For the first time, a set of clinical guidelines maps out a framework to help keep this group of people healthier for longer.

By Elna Schütz for Spotlight

INTERIM ORDER