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The Weekend Wrap

Johannesburg’s deepening water crisis and why the chaos of alpha male politics is bad for your health.

In the wake of the deepening water crisis in the city of Johannesburg, mayor Kabelo Gwamanda convened a crisis meeting to provide an update on the recovery of the collapsing water system in the city.

By Bheki C Simelane and Michelle Banda

Attacks on journalism have ramped up and made it that much harder to prompt a government response to policy issues or official wrongdoing revealed by accountability reporting.

By Marianne Thamm

Attacks on journalism have ramped up and made it that much harder to prompt a government response to policy issues or official wrongdoing revealed by accountability reporting.

By Anya Schiffrin and Dylan Groves

In the wake of the deepening water crisis in the city of Johannesburg, mayor Kabelo Gwamanda convened a crisis meeting to provide an update on the recovery of the collapsing water system in the city.

By Bheki C Simelane and Michelle Banda

For sheer endurance, dexterity and intellectual heft, Gordhan has no comparator in SA’s democratic period.

By Tim Cohen

Today we put aside any contemplation of international crises and the distressing progress of elections. Instead, at the suggestion of several friends, I recount my experiences living and working in South Africa over the past half-century – and how the country, particularly its arts and culture, captured me.

By J Brooks Spector

apartheid art

So far, 337 healthcare workers and 145 UN staff have been killed, while 14 of the 36 hospitals in Gaza are only partially functional, and they suffer from outages and major shortages of medical supplies.

By Aayesha J Soni

Joe Meanen’s account underscores the need for greater accountability and prioritisation of health and safety in offshore operations.

By Kristin Engel

The Black Lawyers Association says a case about black economic empowerment in which no black lawyers were involved is indicative of a broader problem of skewed briefing patterns.

By Dianne Hawker

The Black Lawyers Association says a case about black economic empowerment in which no black lawyers were involved is indicative of a broader problem of skewed briefing patterns.

By Dianne Hawker

Rassie Erasmus will lead the Springboks on another ambitious four-year adventure because of the ‘love’ he feels for South Africa.

By Craig Ray

The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden will in future no longer offer low-cost garden entry to South African citizens through its long-established Botanical Society (BotSoc) membership system.

By Rochelle Kapp and Kelwyn Sole

Pull up a chair and let’s order some fish and pickles. In Odesa, the fish is fresh, the tourists are gone and the locals are holding out for a return to better times.

By Carien du Plessis

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