Solly Msimanga Premier Lesufi heeds DA call to decentralise police functions in Gauteng 3 min 0 23 March 2026
THE INTERVIEW Soldiers don’t take direct orders from cops in SANDF deployment to crime hotspots — Holomisa 9 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan
BIOSECURITY Fears mount that provincial budget allocations are insufficient to combat foot-and-mouth disease outbreak 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BOOTS ON THE GROUND SANDF will work with police to give state ‘monopoly of force’, says army chief 6 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BOOTS ON THE GROUND This deployment is different, says Ramaphosa, as SANDF swoops on illegal mining 5 min 1 By Reitumetse Pilane, Suné Payne
WHAT’S THAT SMELL? Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air 4 min 4 By Lerato Mutsila
SANDF DEPLOYMENT SAPS failure to fight crime is shameful, say MPs as army deployment nears 5 min 0 By Suné Payne
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
