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How a narrow court ruling became a week of anti-foreigner rage online

ASYLUM FURY

How a narrow court ruling became a week of anti-foreigner rage online

By Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen

Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents

WATER SAFETY

Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents

By Kyran Blaauw

State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system

ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS

State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system

By Kyran Blaauw

Durban’s uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence?

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Durban’s uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence?

By Greg Ardé

How pond algae led to a Nobel and new ways to study the brain

THE CONVERSATION

How pond algae led to a Nobel and new ways to study the brain

By Robert Lucas

Cops on a hot tin roof: how scandals pummel SAPS’s plans

SAPS REPORT CARD 2025-2026

Cops on a hot tin roof: how scandals pummel SAPS’s plans

By Caryn Dolley

What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto

EXPLAINER

What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto

By Reitumetse Pilane

Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children in Pretoria

GROUNDUP

Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children in Pretoria

By Seth Thorne, Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Chirume

US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

STRANGE TIMING

US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Reuters

Sharks and Lions face early tests for United Rugby Championship playoff credentials

TOUGH EXAMINATION

Sharks and Lions face early tests for United Rugby Championship playoff credentials

By Jon Cardinelli

School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar

SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION

School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar

By Velani Ludidi

SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law

GLOBAL RECOGNITION

SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law

By Reuters

Home Affairs scraps asylum seeker directive after violence in Durban and Soweto

ANTI-FOREIGNER UNREST

Home Affairs scraps asylum seeker directive after violence in Durban and Soweto

By Reitumetse Pilane

In the shadow of ‘Sandpapergate’, Australia are back in SA for overdue Test series

GRITTY PAST

In the shadow of ‘Sandpapergate’, Australia are back in SA for overdue Test series

By Craig Ray

Ten cars torched as xenophobic violence erupts in Soweto

STREETS OF FURY

Ten cars torched as xenophobic violence erupts in Soweto

By Bheki C. Simelane and Felix Dlangamandla

Ekurhuleni police force employed convicted killers, Parliament told

GROUNDUP

Ekurhuleni police force employed convicted killers, Parliament told

By Steve Kretzmann

The quiet authority of Khulu Phasiwe, the voice South Africa heard in the dark

OBITUARY

The quiet authority of Khulu Phasiwe, the voice South Africa heard in the dark

By Herman Lategan

Private conversation is no shield for racist language such as the k-word, SCA rules

K-WORD

Private conversation is no shield for racist language such as the k-word, SCA rules

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Violence and mayhem in Durban anti-immigrant march

GROUNDUP

Violence and mayhem in Durban anti-immigrant march

By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Sibiya associate threatens to expose ‘disappeared’ cases, Matlala links and payments

IN THE DOCK

Sibiya associate threatens to expose ‘disappeared’ cases, Matlala links and payments

By Nonkululeko Njilo and Sikelelekile Pahlana

From police to private security: How legal guns end up in criminal hands

SAPS REPORT

From police to private security: How legal guns end up in criminal hands

By Vincent Cruywagen