AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY After 18-month delay, Tshwane nears blacklisting of Edwin Sodi as water woes persist 4 min 2 By Nonkululeko Njilo
HUNGER CRISIS Urgent call for accountability as nearly 1,000 children die from severe malnutrition in SA 5 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
GAMBLE ON YOUTH Springbok coaches face tactical reckoning after All Blacks masterclass in Freedom Cup showdown 6 min 1 By Jon Cardinelli
SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS PA claims first Eastern Cape ward, ANC troubles mount in Soweto, Free State and Limpopo polls 9 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
COSTS JUSTIFIED Losses mount, but Old Mutual Bank is signing up thousands daily 3 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
AUTO CROSSROADS South Africa in talks with Chinese automakers to boost local production 2 min 1 By Reuters
POLICING IN CRISIS Tug-of-war erupts over police commissioner Mkhwanazi's testimony amidst high-stakes investigations 4 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
REFLECTION The cancer of corruption has metastasised at Gauteng Department of Health 6 min 17 By Mark Heywood
SME FOCUS Small suppliers’ dreams take flight with Pick n Pay, but the risks might clip their wings 4 min 0 By Jamie Benjamin
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Predator or prey — Has Anglo’s copper move made it a juicier takeover target? 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
JOBURG WATER CRISIS Police fire rubber bullets at residents and journalists in Joburg water protests 7 min 3 By Bheki C. Simelane
THIN BLUE LINE Six more killings just hours after Cachalia concedes lack of comprehensive plan to tackle gang violence 4 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
BOOK EXCERPT The humble Karoo bloom that went global, transforming window boxes around the world 5 min 4 By Julienne Du Toit
THIN BLUE LINE ‘No proper plan in Cape Town to deal with gang violence,’ says Firoz Cachalia 5 min 4 By Vincent Cruywagen
GDP SURPRISE SA economy expands by a better-than-expected 0.8% in Q2, with mining leading the way 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
ON THE MARGINS Domestic workers earn below minimum wage — rising costs leave them in the red 5 min 3 By Kara Le Roux
PARLIAMENT Team SA ‘on the ground’ in US, says Ramaphosa, warning against retaliatory tariffs 5 min 2 By Suné Payne
PAYMENT FRUSTRATION SRD grant beneficiaries still not receiving funding despite qualifying to do so 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane