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KILLING SPREE
Ekurhuleni under lockdown: Police launch manhunt in Kempton Park after eighth murder victim found
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THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH
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AFRICAN INNOVATION
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THE GENDER GAP
Women athletes continue to get a raw deal on SA streets
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AFTER THE BELL
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CRYPTO CORNER
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FEMICIDE CRISIS OP-ED
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TELL US YOUR STORY
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CARTOON
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HARD ROW TO HOE
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DFFE CUTS
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SPOTS ON THE LINE
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SPRAY TELL
Bread & Wine: The chemical trail through wheat and grapes (Part Five)
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AGRICULTURAL SQUEEZE
Bread & Wine: When the wheat stops paying (Part Four)
Scorpio
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NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
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DERAILED
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SCORPIO
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VIDEO
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SCORPIO
Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Zille is targeting the ANC’s heartland in Joburg, but voters are doubtful
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ONGOING PROJECT
City defends R230m Lilian Ngoyi Street rehab as reopening is pushed to late October
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OUR CITY NEWS
Two more killed in Westbury as gang violence escalates sharply
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UNION TALKS
Denosa urges Gauteng health department to address mounting system failures
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Bosa’s Joburg mayoral candidate defends ‘new’ parties
Maverick News
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KILLING SPREE
Ekurhuleni under lockdown: Police launch manhunt in Kempton Park after eighth murder victim found
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CROOKED BLUE LINE
Cocaine, kidnappings and robberies — damning allegations levelled against Joburg metro police
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EAST RAND MURDERS
Women in the dark — how broken cities make us unsafe
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TABLES TURNED
Masemola cleared in Cat Matlala tender scandal, Johnson-era Idac cases reviewed
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DEFAMATION CASE
Mbalula, Dlamini Zuma legal teams clash in court over vote-buying claims
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BOOK EXCERPT
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THE CONVERSATION
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PHOTO ESSAY
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THEATRE REVIEW
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
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GIG ECONOMY OP-ED
Kicked to the kerb — delivery riders need better Cape Town streets and facilities
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NIHILISTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM OP-ED
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FEMICIDE CRISIS OP-ED
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THE CONVERSATION
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LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU
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PRIZE MONEY FALLOUT
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GREEN AND GOLD STANDARD
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TOP OF THE PILE
Serial winners, underrated captain — Boks’ curious status after beating All Blacks
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EXTRA TIME
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THE MAN WITH ‘NO FILTER’
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TGIFood
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chicken and bacon pasta with peas
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WHAT’S COOKING
A trio of venison recipes from the heart of the Karoo
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THE BIG 50
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WHAT’S COOKING
Braaing picanha — what it is and how to cook it
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WHAT’S COOKING
Lamb shank tagine with dates, apricots, raisins and Moroccan spices
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DFFE CUTS
Sardine squeeze — quotas slashed to 25% after mysterious fish die-off
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CITIZEN OVERSIGHT
Want our votes? Adopt our Rebuild Plan, NMB civil society tells political parties
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POLICE IN CRISIS
Hero cops forced to use private vehicle to recover guns now face probe
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Before their court battle, Andile Lungisa warned Mbalula of ‘electoral humiliation’
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Coalition partners snub NMB mayor’s State of the Metro Address
Corrections
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THE COMEBACK
Chauke cleared for takeoff as possible replacement for NPA head Andy Mothibi
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TRC ROULETTE
Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry
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APOLOGY
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R17-BILLION SWEETENER
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Animal welfare is a real crisis, but Cape Town’s draft bylaw regulates the wrong things
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OPINIONISTAS
Lenacapavir rollout a major HIV milestone but the real test is keeping people protected
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OPINIONISTAS
Stop teaching women how not to be murdered and focus on the men killing them
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OPINIONISTAS
Workers’ trillions should rebuild SA for all, not feed financial speculation for the few
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OPINIONISTAS
BRICS leaders urge global financial system reform, but does it avoid the Thucydides Trap?
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CROSSWORDS
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MAVERICK NEWS
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MAVERICK NEWS
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