SEXUAL OFFENDERS More than 119,000 South African teachers still not vetted for sexual offences 6 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
REGULATORY REFORM Breaking the compliance deadlock holding back early learning centres in Cape Town 7 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
IDENTITY CRISIS Late registration of birth applicants fight for documents 10 months after fire destroyed records 7 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Daniélle Schaafsma
Team Guides – Group H Cape Verde make history, Spain and Uruguay aim for seamless knockout qualification 16 min 0 By Alasdair Howorth, Nadia Tronchoni, Luis Inzaurralde and John Duerden
OFFICIAL BAN US denies Somali World Cup soccer referee entry because of ‘security threat’ 4 min 1 By Reuters
Toxic Air Weather service to lead ambitious R625m plan to monitor SA’s choking air quality 7 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila
TEAM GUIDES — GROUP G Belgium and Egypt lead the chase in Group G; Iran mired in geopolitical tension 16 min 0 By Ludo Vandewalle, Saher Ahmed, Benham Jafarzadeh and Maree Mahony
POLITICAL TANTRUM Councillor dismisses NMB deputy mayor’s perjury claims as political distraction amid legal troubles 6 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
BUDGET UNDER SCRUTINY City manager insists Joburg is financially sound during grilling in Parliament 4 min 6 By Naledi Mashishi
ADMINISTRATIVE BLUNDER Julius Malema’s defamation case against Kenny Kunene collapses before starting, with costs awarded 6 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo and Mabatho Marakalla
MADLANGA COMMISSION ‘Cat Matlala was a police informant,’ witness claims at Madlanga Commission 7 min 2 By Caryn Dolley
WRONG-FOOTED Foot in Mouth: Comment by Steenhuisen’s chief of staff leaves ‘bad taste’ 6 min 1 By Daniélle Schaafsma
TEAM GUIDE Meet the Mexican Fifa World Cup 2026 squad that faces home pressure 16 min 0 By Jesús Valdéz
BLOOD AND SORROW Calls for calm in Nelson Mandela Bay as communities reel from three mass shootings 6 min 0 By Riaan Marais
FUNDING GAP The complex world of anti-doping politics makes it harder to catch cheats 7 min 0 By Annemieke Thomaidis
TARIFF BACKLASH NMB leadership accused of ‘extorting’ ratepayers as controversial budget passes amid service delivery failures 7 min 1 By Kyran Blaauw
JOZI HERO The Imagination Machine: Meet the teacher building an education revolution with 6 tiny bricks 6 min 2 By Oliver Roberts
SPOTLIGHT Meet the Nigerian oncologist helping to fight cancer in KZN and across Africa 7 min 0 By Biénne Huisman
OPEN SESAME EFF’s Julius Malema provided political protection for Feroz Khan, Madlanga Commission investigator reveals 5 min 12 By Marianne Thamm
