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Watch – Is South Africa a mafia state?

POLITICALLY AWEH

Watch – Is South Africa a mafia state?

By Politically Aweh

‘Bring us magic’ — the story of Brahman Hills in the KZN Midlands

BOOK EXCERPT

‘Bring us magic’ — the story of Brahman Hills in the KZN Midlands

By Michele Magwood, Iain Buchan and Tim Steyn

Inside Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Document Zero, the cop who detonated SA’s policing crisis bomb

MADLANGA COMMISSION

Inside Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Document Zero, the cop who detonated SA’s policing crisis bomb

By Caryn Dolley

Previous hyena attack victim describes Cape Vidal ordeal that left him needing reconstructive surgery

HYENA CAPTURE PLAN

Previous hyena attack victim describes Cape Vidal ordeal that left him needing reconstructive surgery

By Tony Carnie

‘We can’t save them anymore’ — doctors raise alarm about crippling cuts at major KZN hospital

SPOTLIGHT

‘We can’t save them anymore’ — doctors raise alarm about crippling cuts at major KZN hospital

By Chris Bateman

Why did Senzo Mchunu order the Political Killings Task Team to be shut down?

ISS TODAY OP-ED

Why did Senzo Mchunu order the Political Killings Task Team to be shut down?

By David Bruce

Humble Coffee, Surf Riders, Dough Girl — it’s love at second bite in Durban

COMING AROUND AGAIN

Humble Coffee, Surf Riders, Dough Girl — it’s love at second bite in Durban

By Wanda Hennig

PinkDrive's innovative campaign aims to screen 12,000 people and educate communities on cancer

HEALTH DRIVE

PinkDrive's innovative campaign aims to screen 12,000 people and educate communities on cancer

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Hotel Foibles and Feisty Fowls — no, this isn’t Fawlty Towers

ROAD TRIPPING

Hotel Foibles and Feisty Fowls — no, this isn’t Fawlty Towers

By Tony Jackman

New chefs’ school aims to provide affordable and accessible culinary education

LEARNING THE ROPES

New chefs’ school aims to provide affordable and accessible culinary education

By Tony Jackman

Calls for probe into KZN school nutrition contracts amid corruption claims

CRITICAL SAFETY NET

Calls for probe into KZN school nutrition contracts amid corruption claims

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Mountain herbs and hardbody chicken under a Wild Dog moon — this is how KZN is cooking

BLOOD MOON RISING

Mountain herbs and hardbody chicken under a Wild Dog moon — this is how KZN is cooking

By Tony Jackman

Young investors defy odds, dominate JSE investment challenge amid market turmoil

JSE INVESTMENT CHALLENGE

Young investors defy odds, dominate JSE investment challenge amid market turmoil

By Lisakanya Venna

MK party rides Mkhwanazi, Budget fallout on march to 2026 polls amid its own power struggle

BID TO WIN KZN

MK party rides Mkhwanazi, Budget fallout on march to 2026 polls amid its own power struggle

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Durban’s recurring floods expose dangerous disconnect between policy and research

OP-ED

Durban’s recurring floods expose dangerous disconnect between policy and research

By Joseph Makanda

How local litter traps are making a splash against pollution in SA

STREAMS OF CONSCIENCE

How local litter traps are making a splash against pollution in SA

By Kristin Engel

Weather Watch — heavy rains forecast for SA’s flood-prone eastern coastal areas in spring

MILD OUTLOOK

Weather Watch — heavy rains forecast for SA’s flood-prone eastern coastal areas in spring

By Ed Stoddard

R1.25bn disaster relief funds to be deployed to hardest-hit areas

RELIEF FUND

R1.25bn disaster relief funds to be deployed to hardest-hit areas

By Kristin Engel

Foot-and-mouth disease restrictions lifted for Eastern Cape, Limpopo

BIOSECURITY

Foot-and-mouth disease restrictions lifted for Eastern Cape, Limpopo

By Estelle Ellis

Young investors shine in JSE Investment Challenge despite challenges

JSE INVESTMENT CHALLENGE

Young investors shine in JSE Investment Challenge despite challenges

By Lisakanya Venna

World wetlands guardian calls for urgent report on SA’s ‘forgotten’ reserve

NDUMO’S FATE

World wetlands guardian calls for urgent report on SA’s ‘forgotten’ reserve

By Tony Carnie