BHEKISISA Unmasking influencer marketing: how tobacco companies manipulate public perception in South Africa 9 min 0 By Zano Kunene
RUGBY Springbok Women prepare for tougher battles as Women’s Rugby World Cup heats up 4 min 0 By Keanan Hemmonsbey
CLOSING THE CHAPTER WSU’s first female vice-chancellor Rushiella Songca departs leaving legacy of challenges and change 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
LOGGING OFF How SA parents are fighting back against their children’s smartphone addiction 6 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Long-acting HIV injections edge closer to widespread use in SA, but barriers remain 7 min 0 By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight
FULL CIRCLE Bafana Bafana boss Hugo Broos eyes dream World Cup qualification before exit from soccer 4 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
EDUCATION FEARS Western Cape teachers worry over threats to quality as classrooms overflow 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Joburg clears officials after making U-turn on investigating R1bn tenders 6 min 14 By Nonkululeko Njilo
STRATEGIC RETREAT SANDF backs off from contentious joint military exercise with Russia and China 4 min 14 By Peter Fabricius
SOCCER Kaizer Chiefs’ high hopes of riding resurgent wave to more silverware 5 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
ABDUCTION CRACKDOWN R5m ransom plot — seventh suspect in Gqeberha kidnapping syndicate nabbed 2 min 0 By Riaan Marais
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Health by Discovery, breakfast by Woolies and the upper-middle-class escape from reality 3 min 10 By Stephen Grootes
SMART MONEY Trump tariffs test South African investors’ nerves — the key is to stay calm and diversify 3 min 0 By Warren Ingram
PLUGGED INTO THE FUTURE Golden Arrow swaps diesel for volts as SA’s biggest EV depot goes live 5 min 4 By Kara Le Roux
THE CONVERSATION Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg 4 min 0 By Loandi Richter-Mouton and Lise Korsten
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS A Stellenbosch official criticised hiring white males — what you need to know 8 min 6 By Suné Payne
PRIVATE SECTOR HEROES Corporates step in where government falters by fighting fires, fixing roads and managing traffic 4 min 0 By Daily Maverick Reporter
ON THE REBOUND Europe-honed Bradley Cross rewriting his soccer story at Kaizer Chiefs after injury woes 4 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS ANC overwhelms, SACP underwhelms in Limpopo ward tussle, DA snatches back Northern Cape seat 6 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
BOOK EXCERPT Forever rugby — Naas Botha’s boots find a home in a Karoo pub 5 min 0 By Julienne Du Toit
