DRUG ADDICTION The never-ending hustle and despair of a Soweto nyaope addict 6 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: After deluge cometh drought - El Niño will likely return in 2026 and SA needs to prepare 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS Ward wipeout: DA hammered by PA in George, gets a big scare from FF+ in Tshwane 6 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop for Gauteng 4 min 2 By Stephen Grootes
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2025 Gold medal in blundering as Lesufi’s amaPanyaza police Gauteng’s wallet, not its streets 3 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
LOOKING AHEAD Wetter skies to ease heat in 2026 but raise flood risk across SA’s interior provinces 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
SMALL TOWN OF THE YEAR Cullinan has learnt to pivot to ensure its revival and survival 5 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
TAVERN KILLINGS Bekkersdal mass shooting: Motive unknown after 9 killed, municipality urges army deployment 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
CRIME STATS Kidnappings spike in Joburg, but murders, sexual offences reduce 4 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
Pretoria Tavern Horror Death toll in Saulsville mass shooting rises to 12 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
AT RISK Schools safety fears soar as educator killings trigger urgent calls for protection 4 min 0 By Onthatile Mahlangu
LEGAL SPAT Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile demands DA retract claim of concealing corruption — or else 4 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
NOVEMBER BY-ELECTIONS Ward poll beatdown — ANC loses seats to MK, PA and independent candidate as it bleeds support 18 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
CITY REFLECTION G20 power: Johannesburg cleans up its act for the bwanas’ visit 5 min 1 By Ferial Haffajee
DUDULA SMACKDOWN Preventing migrants from using hospitals is ‘un-South African’, says Ramaphosa 3 min 0 By Suné Payne
HEALTH IN PROVINCES Ritshidze monitoring unmasks severe service slide in Gauteng, KZN, and Eastern Cape post-Pepfar cuts 6 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
ANALYSIS The amaPanyaza and the rising price of the temptation of populism 4 min 6 By Stephen Grootes
INTERVIEW Nature doesn’t wait — agricultural financing needs to be agile to be effective 7 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
AMAPANYAZA Calls for Lesufi’s removal after Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens disbanded 5 min 4 By Bheki C. Simelane
POLITICS IFP sets sights on wooing (and winning over) Gauteng voters in 2026 municipal elections 5 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
