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Cryptic Crossword JDE 488
Crossword
/ 10 July 2025

Cryptic Crossword JDE 488

23 King gets rid of his crap poker hand (5,5)

By George Euvrard
Else Berg: Restitution of a modernist voice silenced by the Holocaust
Friday
/ 10 July 2025

Else Berg: Restitution of a modernist voice silenced by the Holocaust

A painting finds a new home honouring the artist’s modernist legacy and tragic fate

By Bongo Mei
Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine

South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain

By Sõzarn Barday
Local political capture impedes SA’s post-1994 planning and development
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

Local political capture impedes SA’s post-1994 planning and development

Political interference, weak capacity and patronage hinder South Africa’s post-apartheid planning, leading to dysfunctional local government

By Siyanda Kate
G20 take note: Climate adaptation today will ensure Africa’s thriving future
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

G20 take note: Climate adaptation today will ensure Africa’s thriving future

The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, which meets on 9 and 10 July, needs to secure binding commitments to building resilient economies, societies and natural systems

By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi & Mendy Ndlovu
US import tariffs could cut growth
Business
/ 9 July 2025

US import tariffs could cut growth

The levies could wipe out the modest gains expected this year, hitting key sectors such as vehicles, wine and citrus the hardest

By Aarti Bhana
30% tariff, 0% respect. Why South Africa must push back against US bullying
Opinion
/ 9 July 2025

30% tariff, 0% respect. Why South Africa must push back against US bullying

Donald Trump’s ‘solution’ to South Africa avoiding the tariff hike – move production to the US – is nothing more than economic blackmail

By Nkosinathi Mtshali
Microplastics act as ‘rafts’, increasing the threat to environmental and public health
Opinion
/ 9 July 2025

Microplastics act as ‘rafts’, increasing the threat to environmental and public health

African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which exacerbates the problem of antibiotic resistance

By Jose L Balcazar
South Africa’s G20 leadership: An opportunity to drive an inclusive future through values
Opinion
/ 9 July 2025

South Africa’s G20 leadership: An opportunity to drive an inclusive future through values

Through the Values 20 initiative, global business leaders can look beyond traditional metrics of success to create a more equitable and sustainable world

By Jon Foster-Pedley and Monde Ndlovu
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 Makgakga
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
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