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Editorial: Enough GBV talk, it’s time to deliver

President Cyril Ramaphosa conceded that the state has failed to protect women from gender-based violence. Now, with strict new deadlines set for action, South Africans must hold…

In the work: Eskom is planning to install 6.2 million intelligent devices by March 2029, pushing municipalities to prepaid systems. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Councils cannot keep dodging Eskom bill

With municipal debt to Eskom exceeding R120 billion, sustainable recovery requires treating indebted municipalities as financially distressed, enabling direct interventions and…

Elections: This year’s elections are not only about election campaigning but about what voters really know and need for their country. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

The quality of voters will decide the 2026 Local Government Elections

As local government elections approach, the spotlight must shift from mayoral candidates and party lists to the voters themselves, whose demand for meritocracy will ultimately…

Appreciation: The World Cup turned Green Point into a walkable link between the CBD, the Waterfront and the Sea Point promenade. Photo: Green Point parkrun

Where history meets high-end living

From a cattle post and colonial burial ground to a vibrant Atlantic Seaboard property hotspot, explore the fascinating three-century transformation of Cape Town's Green Point.

The Mitsubishi Destinator is the family SUV surprise of the year

Defying initial expectations, the new Mitsubishi Destinator emerges as an exceptional 7-seater family SUV with turbocharged punch, clever interior practicality, and superb value.

Litigation: US attorney Matthew Bergman (right) in discussion with retired Western Cape High Court judge Patric Gamble at Stellenbosch University’s International Conference on Children’s Rights. Bergman is on a drive to “internationalise” litigation aimed at holding online platforms accountable for harmful design. Photo: Robyn-Leigh Abrahams/SCPS Photos

Could South African children sue Big Tech over ‘harmful design’?

Following high-profile US rulings against Meta and YouTube over addictive design, global litigation is targeting tech giants—and South African courts could be the next…

Disgraced: Screenshots of the Islamaphobic incident in Norwood, Johannesburg, that went viral. Jewish motorist Rodney Plett subjected internet content creator, Abdur Rahamaan, to racialised anti-Muslim slurs and death threats. Many members of the Jewish community were appalled at Plett’s behaviour and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and Chabad of Norwood have condemned the incident. Photo: Screenshots

Do not turn one bigot into a community

Following a racist incident in Norwood, SAJBD National Director Wendy Kahn argues that the hateful actions of an individual should not be used to assign collective guilt to South…


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