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Sibanyoni’s Putco bid puts focus on political access, business interests

MADLANGA COMMISSION

Sibanyoni’s Putco bid puts focus on political access, business interests

By Vincent Cruywagen

Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed

HELL IN HAVANA

Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed

By Siyabonga Goni

Kyalami’s racing heritage helps secure world-renowned endurance race for SA

MOTORSPORT REVIVAL

Kyalami’s racing heritage helps secure world-renowned endurance race for SA

By Annemieke Thomaidis

Watch — Debating AI’s existential risk

VIDEO

Watch — Debating AI’s existential risk

By Rebecca Davis and Lindsey Schutters

Manchester City’s ‘sham’ deals leave Premier League in uncharted territory

FOUL PLAY

Manchester City’s ‘sham’ deals leave Premier League in uncharted territory

By Craig Ray

Watch – Cape Town Planning Tribunal agreed with officials almost every time

VIDEO

Watch – Cape Town Planning Tribunal agreed with officials almost every time

By Kevin Bloom

Inside the Gathering 2026 — South Africa’s cities crisis collides with chaotic election preparation

POLITICALLY AWEH

Inside the Gathering 2026 — South Africa’s cities crisis collides with chaotic election preparation

By Politically Aweh

Ramaphosa admits government has failed women, promises four interventions

EKURHULENI KILLINGS

Ramaphosa admits government has failed women, promises four interventions

By Reitumetse Pilane

Council meeting collapses, delaying decision on suspended city manager paid R6.7m and counting

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Council meeting collapses, delaying decision on suspended city manager paid R6.7m and counting

By Andisa Bonani

Gqeberha businessman fights ‘impossible’ municipal water bill of R1.5m

CALLING TO ACCOUNT

Gqeberha businessman fights ‘impossible’ municipal water bill of R1.5m

By Kyran Blaauw

‘New sheriff’ message puts Sibanyoni’s influence over R500m deal under scrutiny

MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘New sheriff’ message puts Sibanyoni’s influence over R500m deal under scrutiny

By Vincent Cruywagen

Esterhuizen captaincy furore shows South Africa needs honesty about race and rugby’s past

CENTRE OF THE STORM

Esterhuizen captaincy furore shows South Africa needs honesty about race and rugby’s past

By Yanga Sibembe

Athletes still unpaid as Soweto Marathon’s future hangs in the balance

GOVERNANCE DISPUTE

Athletes still unpaid as Soweto Marathon’s future hangs in the balance

By Annemieke Thomaidis

Watch – Hidden camera records March and March supporter demanding ID at Durban clinic

XENOBAROMETER

Watch – Hidden camera records March and March supporter demanding ID at Durban clinic

By Daneel Knoetze

NMB Flying Squad get two cars and a promise of more

Top Cop Promises

NMB Flying Squad get two cars and a promise of more

By Riaan Marais

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

MEN AT WORK

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

SA calls on Russia to return Ukrainian children and ‘urgently’ end the war

PATHWAYS TO PEACE

SA calls on Russia to return Ukrainian children and ‘urgently’ end the war

By Peter Fabricius

Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion racket and leaked police intelligence

MADLANGA COMMISSION

Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion racket and leaked police intelligence

By Vincent Cruywagen

Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention

FAR-RIGHT ALLIANCES

Ernst Roets’ Washington cross spectacle struggles for US attention

By Rebecca Davis

After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings

EAST RAND MURDERS

After another woman murdered in Ekurhuleni, here’s what we know about the killings

By Reitumetse Pilane and Felix Dlangamandla

Elections 2026: How this North West town went from boom to bust

GROUNDUP

Elections 2026: How this North West town went from boom to bust

By Seth Thorne