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Bafana Bafana realise World Cup dream despite Safa botches
AGAINST ALL ODDS

Bafana Bafana realise World Cup dream despite Safa botches

The South Africans head into their first World Cup appearance in 16 years with the public’s attention more on the national soccer association’s blunders than on what the players can offer on the pitch.

By Yanga Sibembe
CRITICAL GAPS

‘It’s Hollywood’: MPs slam leadership vacuums as higher education sector positions remain unresolved

By Siyabonga Goni
‘It’s Hollywood’: MPs slam leadership vacuums as higher education sector positions remain unresolved
ON THE UP

Fitch lifts SA’s credit rating, citing ‘prudent fiscal management’

By Ed Stoddard
Fitch lifts SA’s credit rating, citing ‘prudent fiscal management’
VIDEO

Watch – The business of school sport: Are children paying the price?

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Watch – The business of school sport: Are children paying the price?
ON THE FLYHALF

Major Sacha injury blow puts Springbok depth to the test

By Jon Cardinelli
Major Sacha injury blow puts Springbok depth to the test
Aviation experts say apartheid-era Sasol had the answer for the current jet fuel crisis
Reporter’s Notebook

Aviation experts say apartheid-era Sasol had the answer for the current jet fuel crisis

By Lindsey Schutters
Chicken exporters say state delays are clipping the wings of SA’s poultry growth
READY TO FLY

Chicken exporters say state delays are clipping the wings of SA’s poultry growth

By Neesa Moodley
Three days in: Sizekhaya celebrates strong response, first PowerBall millionaire and wider access
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Three days in: Sizekhaya celebrates strong response, first PowerBall millionaire and wider access

By Sizekhaya
Backslide
CARTOON

Backslide

By Zapiro
Why is Nelson Mandela Bay’s legal chief still at work? MPs demand answers
UNDER FIRE

Why is Nelson Mandela Bay’s legal chief still at work? MPs demand answers

By Riaan Marais and Estelle Ellis
More members implicated in DSD fallout, illegal immigration crackdown and open-water swimming in Gqeberha
WEEKEND WRAP

More members implicated in DSD fallout, illegal immigration crackdown and open-water swimming in Gqeberha

By Daily Maverick
Parliamentary criticism finally moves Nelson Mandela Bay on beachfront safety
KING’S BEACH ACTION

Parliamentary criticism finally moves Nelson Mandela Bay on beachfront safety

By Kyran Blaauw
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Beyond the coffee fix: Treating sleep as mainstream preventive healthcare

By Strove
Beyond the coffee fix: Treating sleep as mainstream preventive healthcare
SPREADING WINGS

Incredible maiden flight for Eastern Cape captive-bred lappet-faced vulture

By Kyran Blaauw
Incredible maiden flight for Eastern Cape captive-bred lappet-faced vulture
DOMINOES TUMBLE

Madlanga Commission fallout deepens as Shibiri dismissed, nine officers suspended

By Vincent Cruywagen
Madlanga Commission fallout deepens as Shibiri dismissed, nine officers suspended
KNOCKOUT RUGBY

Bok-laden Bulls and injury-plagued Stormers face uphill URC semis challenges

By Craig Ray
SPONSORED CONTENT

Sandton CBD’s business resurgence: Why the “Square Mile” is reclaiming its crown

By Workshop17
RAMAPHOSA FARM HEIST

R253k smile — Phala Phala ‘mastermind’ grilled over dental makeover

By Nonkululeko Njilo
BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: AI is disrupting the hallowed ground of filmmaking

By Steven Boykey Sidley
Tipping point — gatvol business leaders condemn Joburg’s decline and fall
TARNISHED CITY OF GOLD

Tipping point — gatvol business leaders condemn Joburg’s decline and fall

This is the first big public statement by the business community as the local government elections loom in November, and its tone and timing underline the mounting frustration within the private sector over the city’s pothole-ridden decay.

By Ed Stoddard
BALL GAMES

A brief and colourful 96-year history of the World Cup

By Mike Wills
NARROW ESCAPE

MP and friend survive violent knife attack on Gqeberha’s unlit beachfront

By Kyran Blaauw
me BREAKTHROUGH

Powerful new HIV prevention drug Lencapavir arrives at pivotal moment for SA

By Alankar Malviya and Shenaaz El-Halabi and Yu Yu
FOOD BASKET

Water crisis: floods, drought, and a pricier basket of food

By Lillian Roberts
Why SA’s young healthcare workers are wearing their stress on their socks
BURNOUT CRISIS

Why SA’s young healthcare workers are wearing their stress on their socks

By Florence de Vries
Police officer admits to ‘bearing some responsibility’ in R200m cocaine theft scandal
MADLANGA COMMISSION

Police officer admits to ‘bearing some responsibility’ in R200m cocaine theft scandal

By Caryn Dolley
‘I am leaving’ — Migrants speak of fear, uncertainty as xenophobic protests spread
ANTI-FOREIGNER UNREST

‘I am leaving’ — Migrants speak of fear, uncertainty as xenophobic protests spread

By Bheki C Simelane and Salim Nkosi
Hasta La Vista, Vusi
CARTOON

Hasta La Vista, Vusi

By Stephen Francis and Rico
Young people don’t vote — we asked what would get them to the polls
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Young people don’t vote — we asked what would get them to the polls

By Naledi Mashishi, Reitumetse Pilane and Salim Nkosi

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