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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Port Alfred name change battle heads to court over ‘defective procedure’
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AFTER THE BELL
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OPINIONISTAS
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AFTER THE BELL
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ENERGY BOOST
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DISASTER PLANNING
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Maverick Citizen
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IN PICTURES
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CRITICAL GAPS
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Blown out of proportion
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EDUCATION REFORM
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Maverick Earth
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DISASTER PLANNING
UN launches unprecedented El Niño ‘anticipatory appeal’ as ‘Godzilla’ fears mount
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WILDLIFE GOVERNANCE
Will SA’s new elephant strategy truly safeguard their future?
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RARE EARTH
SA’s Succulent Karoo and other exceptional landscapes deserve our duty of care
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SAFE PASSAGE
We’ve turned wild landscapes into islands — corridors can reconnect them
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ESTUARY BREACH
‘Fiddling with nature’ plan revives fears over Lake St Lucia’s future
Scorpio
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DERAILED
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SCORPIO
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VIDEO
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SCORPIO
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NEWSFLASH
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Johannesburg
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XENOPHOBIC UNREST
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
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GROUNDUP
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
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GROUNDUP
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COOP DE GRASS
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Port Alfred name change battle heads to court over ‘defective procedure’
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XENOPHOBIC UNREST
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CRITICAL GAPS
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Maverick Life
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THE CONVERSATION
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THE INTERVIEW
A Collection of Gaps: A non-linear exploration of the body, home and displacement
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THE CONVERSATION
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THE INTERVIEW
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SUSPENDED DISBELIEF
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Op-eds
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POPULIST THREAT OP-ED
In the shadow of the Rainbow Nation: Xenophobia and SA’s reckoning with pan-Africanism
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THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
Eswatini’s civic freedoms on trial in landmark LGBTI rights legal battle
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RARE EARTH
SA’s Succulent Karoo and other exceptional landscapes deserve our duty of care
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DYING DAYS
SA can't offer dying patients palliative care, but it can offer them death
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THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN
The DA must move beyond its myopic views and change trajectory
Sports
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WINNING MINDSET
Boks won’t play the bonus-point Nations Championship game — it’s about Test success
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PRESSURE PLAYER
Kapp delivers at World Cup when SA need her most
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NEW LEVEL
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COURTESY CALL
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RECORD BREAKER
Kapp steers SA to historic run-chase triumph, keeping World Cup dreams alive
TGIFood
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chunky vegetable soup built on a sherry roux base
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LIFE ABUNDANT
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FRANSCHHOEK MILESTONE
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AirFryday: Roast chicken with thyme-mint butter
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CALL FOR HELP
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Nelson Mandela Bay
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COOP DE GRASS
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Port Alfred name change battle heads to court over ‘defective procedure’
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ELECTION PUZZLES
Nelson Mandela Bay voters urged to check registration details amid ward, voting station confusion
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DEMAND FOR ACTION
Nelson Mandela Bay business leaders — ‘manganese trade more damage than benefit’
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
They keep calling the plumber but the pipes are still burst
Corrections
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
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FATAL POLICY ERROR OP-ED
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely
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Apology: John Steenhuisen
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MAKING A SPLASH
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SARS HELM
From capture to compliance: the Kieswetter turnaround at SARS
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
To truly recover, SA must trade GDP statistics for inclusive growth
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OPINIONISTAS
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
They keep calling the plumber but the pipes are still burst
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OPINIONISTAS
How existing investment structures could help close SA’s infrastructure funding gap
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
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