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A R2m promotion that never came: General testifies how career unravelled

CORRUPTION TRIAL

A R2m promotion that never came: General testifies how career unravelled

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Inspirational Deon Fourie urges Stormers teammates to reach Test-match intensity against All Blacks

EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE

Inspirational Deon Fourie urges Stormers teammates to reach Test-match intensity against All Blacks

By Craig Ray

Why Comrades Marathon Association doubled down on split from KZN Athletics

RUNNING BATTLE

Why Comrades Marathon Association doubled down on split from KZN Athletics

By Annemieke Thomaidis

Watch – The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card law

VIDEO

Watch – The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card law

By Rebecca Davis

Digital Profiteers (Part Two): The banks and the costs of verifying social grant recipients

OPEN SECRETS

Digital Profiteers (Part Two): The banks and the costs of verifying social grant recipients

By Abby May for Open Secrets

Activists go door-to-door to ‘push back’ against xenophobia in Yeoville

GROUNDUP

Activists go door-to-door to ‘push back’ against xenophobia in Yeoville

By Kimberly Mutandiro

Fifa boss Infantino facing job battle over botched World Cup sale plan

NO CONFIDENCE

Fifa boss Infantino facing job battle over botched World Cup sale plan

By Reuters

‘Unique in our jurisprudence’: The price of the state’s refusal to pay Fred Daniel

MPUMALANGA SCAM

‘Unique in our jurisprudence’: The price of the state’s refusal to pay Fred Daniel

By Kevin Bloom

Andrea Johnson’s ‘Project Diversion’ a personal project against top cops, inquiry told

MADLANGA COMMISSION ANALYSIS

Andrea Johnson’s ‘Project Diversion’ a personal project against top cops, inquiry told

By Vincent Cruywagen

Even councillors aren’t 100% sure who is responsible for Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

OWN GOALS

Even councillors aren’t 100% sure who is responsible for Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

By Andisa Bonani

Israeli settlers’ West Bank rampage presses on with government backing

‘state violence’

Israeli settlers’ West Bank rampage presses on with government backing

By Mel Frykberg

Sharks owner Marco Masotti still ‘not giving up’ on franchise despite not breaking even

SWIMMING UPSTREAM

Sharks owner Marco Masotti still ‘not giving up’ on franchise despite not breaking even

By Craig Ray

Reason, logic and facts die when we clash with populists over migration

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN

Reason, logic and facts die when we clash with populists over migration

By Mondli Makhanya

Outa wants high court to put the brakes on new traffic fine system

ROAD HAZARD

Outa wants high court to put the brakes on new traffic fine system

By Estelle Ellis

Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent

VIDEO

Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent

By Caryn Dolley

How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment

By Iman Allie

Squirming Andrea Johnson’s Madlanga grilling gave voyeurism an unsettling edge

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN

Squirming Andrea Johnson’s Madlanga grilling gave voyeurism an unsettling edge

By Mondli Makhanya

Commonwealth Games face reinvention or decline as Africa and Asia rise

RADICAL RETHINK

Commonwealth Games face reinvention or decline as Africa and Asia rise

By Annemieke Thomaidis

SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid

FINANCIAL CRISIS

SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid

By Andisa Bonani and Riaan Marais

Witness in former defence minister’s corruption trial reveals anonymous threat

‘Watch out’

Witness in former defence minister’s corruption trial reveals anonymous threat

By Nonkululeko Njilo

‘It’s going to be a shitshow’ — Andrea Johnson allegedly advises witness to flee

MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘It’s going to be a shitshow’ — Andrea Johnson allegedly advises witness to flee

By Vincent Cruywagen