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Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown

The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects

By Mandisa Nyathi
University of KwaZulu-Natal aims to run on mini solar power stations
The Green Guardian
/ 8 July 2025

University of KwaZulu-Natal aims to run on mini solar power stations

The university’s ambition to become South Africa’s first predominantly renewable-powered university is taking shape through a new high tech project

By Lyse Comins
Pope Leo a breath of fresh air in Trump’s belligerent world
Opinion
/ 8 July 2025

Pope Leo a breath of fresh air in Trump’s belligerent world

The new pope’s gentle, yet powerful, voice of peace, ethical leadership and human solidarity contrasts sharply with Trump’s divisive rhetoric and militarism

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Scoring faith: Musa Mhlongo on composing for Genesis
Friday
/ 8 July 2025

Scoring faith: Musa Mhlongo on composing for Genesis

The composer of Mzansi Magic’s Genesis talks faith, sound and storytelling in South Africa’s latest gospel-infused telenovela

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Christian churches applaud World Council of Churches for its resolutions condemning Israel over Gaza
National
/ 8 July 2025

Christian churches applaud World Council of Churches for its resolutions condemning Israel over Gaza

The council has urged governments, institutions and churches to commit to the principles of justice under international law and ethics against Israel’s war against Palestinian

By Melody Emmett
Here’s the drinking conversation we need to have
Health
/ 7 July 2025

Here’s the drinking conversation we need to have

Telling most South Africans they can’t drink is a nonstarter, but we need to acknowledge just how dangerous it is, and what we can do to curb it

By David Harrison
Brics leaders must take steps on policy to facilitate between member countries
Opinion
/ 7 July 2025

Brics leaders must take steps on policy to facilitate between member countries

These countries need to rethink the prohibitive tariffs they place on each other

By Wandile Sihlobo
Don’t read this in the second bedroom
Friday
/ 7 July 2025

Don’t read this in the second bedroom

The Gambling Animal offers a sharp, unsettling look at human irrationality, risk-taking and the ecological consequences of gambling with our future

By Rodney Ghobril
The President and the Pulpit: What does a social compact even mean?
Opinion
/ 7 July 2025

The President and the Pulpit: What does a social compact even mean?

What constitutes national identity has to be understood against the ways that the social compact in South Africa contrasts with that of Western political theory

By Elisha Kunene
Global drought crisis deepens: Record heat and El Niño drive humanitarian disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 7 July 2025

Global drought crisis deepens: Record heat and El Niño drive humanitarian disaster

Impacts of drought hit hardest in climate hotspots — regions already dealing with warming trends, population pressures and fragile infrastructure

By Sheree Bega
Digital technology must speak African languages
Opinion
/ 6 July 2025

Digital technology must speak African languages

Governments use digital platforms to communicate with society but, on a continent with more than 2  000 languages, it remains stubbornly monolinguistic

By Nnaemeka Ohamadike
Struggle for the Freedom Charter goes on
Opinion
/ 5 July 2025

Struggle for the Freedom Charter goes on

Signed 70 years ago, today’s Constitution was built on it, but not everything has been realised

By Ronnie Kasrils
Judge president’s emoji expert disputes accuser’s claims
National
/ 4 July 2025

Judge president’s emoji expert disputes accuser’s claims

The defence focused on challenging the sexual harassment allegations, arguing Selby Mbenenge’s interactions with former court secretary Andiswa Mengo were consensual

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Joblessness drives blesser relationships
National
/ 4 July 2025

Joblessness drives blesser relationships

Transactional relationships put girls and young women at risk of HIV and psychological harm

By Aarti Bhana
Ford Territory Dark Edition: Stitched to embrace tradition
Motoring
/ 4 July 2025

Ford Territory Dark Edition: Stitched to embrace tradition

The Territory has many features that are uncharacteristic of a Ford but a few tweaks keep the same sense of style while embracing the badge

By Eyaaz Matwadia
It is China that has won the ‘Cold War’ in the Middle East
Opinion
/ 4 July 2025

It is China that has won the ‘Cold War’ in the Middle East

China plans to lead the world through building state, economic and diplomatic capabilities and not through war

By David Maimela
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
Opinion
/ 3 July 2025

The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism

The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza

By Mbuso Ngubane
Cryptic Crossword JDE 487
Crossword
/ 3 July 2025

Cryptic Crossword JDE 487

3 More senior, so more brave to go topless (5)

By George Euvrard
Shivambu’s predatory politics
Opinion
/ 3 July 2025

Shivambu’s predatory politics

Floyd Shivambu’s new political project masks its predatory character in the language of liberation

By Richard Pithouse
Humans must be the decisionmakers when AI is used in legal proceedings
Opinion
/ 3 July 2025

Humans must be the decisionmakers when AI is used in legal proceedings

The use of artificial intelligence in arbitration may support justice, but it cannot replace those who are tasked with safeguarding it

By Vanessa Jacklin-Levin and Rachel Potter
Noise over substance: The ANC Youth League is being strangled by slogans
Opinion
/ 3 July 2025

Noise over substance: The ANC Youth League is being strangled by slogans

Critical thinking is not anti-revolutionary and a return to intellectualism is vital for youth empowerment and national progress

By Siyanda Kate
Ample grain and oilseed harvest in SA bodes well for food price inflation
Opinion
/ 2 July 2025

Ample grain and oilseed harvest in SA bodes well for food price inflation

Agriculture in the country is experiencing a recovery season for its grain and oilseed production, although some areas may have quality problems

By Wandile Sihlobo
Making the register of sex offenders public vital for tackling GBVF rates
Opinion
/ 2 July 2025

Making the register of sex offenders public vital for tackling GBVF rates

There needs to be a balance between protecting privacy and saving lives as South Africa debates publicising its sex offender registry

By Livhuwani Malelelo
The current trajectory of the just energy transition risks deepening inequalities
Opinion
/ 2 July 2025

The current trajectory of the just energy transition risks deepening inequalities

South Africa needs to change its top-down approach, consult communities and fast track the delayed Integrated Energy Plan

By Lisa Makaula
Correctional services cuts consultant costs, pushes to build internal capacity
National
/ 1 July 2025

Correctional services cuts consultant costs, pushes to build internal capacity

The department is implementing a formal strategy to curb irregular expenditure and align procurement with the treasury

By Des Erasmus
The Suzuki Fronx has everything you need — but choose the manual transmission
Motoring
/ 1 July 2025

The Suzuki Fronx has everything you need — but choose the manual transmission

The 1.5 litre engine feels slightly sluggish in both manual and automatic but at least you can control gear shifts with the former

By Eyaaz Matwadia
A new approach to higher education will create great opportunities
Opinion
/ 1 July 2025

A new approach to higher education will create great opportunities

Universities need to be agile and flexible and focused on innovation and job creation to create courses tailored to needs and the job market’s demands

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
South African marine worm contains a potent cancer-fighting compound
The Green Guardian
/ 1 July 2025

South African marine worm contains a potent cancer-fighting compound

The environment department focuses on protecting biodiversity and the health of marine and other resources

By Sheree Bega
Siyazila: Siyababa Atelier and the sacred syntax of style
Friday
/ 1 July 2025

Siyazila: Siyababa Atelier and the sacred syntax of style

Mtshali’s latest collection renders death not as absence, but presence — grief draped in beauty, ritual and defiance

By Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
Between the lines: What South African stories reveal about men’s mental health
Friday
/ 1 July 2025

Between the lines: What South African stories reveal about men’s mental health

What happens when men can’t ask for help? These South African books offer raw, revealing answers

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
‘Vapes are safe alternatives to smoking’ — and other lies they tell us
Health
/ 1 July 2025

‘Vapes are safe alternatives to smoking’ — and other lies they tell us

With fewer people smoking cigarettes globally, the tobacco industry is using its well-honed tactics to increase sales of electronic devices like vapes and heated tobacco products

By Zano Kunene
Born Free: Does South Africa need Starlink? – With Kuhle Maseko  – Podcast episode eleven
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2025

Born Free: Does South Africa need Starlink? – With Kuhle Maseko  – Podcast episode eleven

Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth

By Misunderstood
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