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/ 1 October 2025

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The environment minister said the failure to achieve a global plastics treaty could have been avoided

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Two drugmakers will sell the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab for the price of the daily prevention pill

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Editorial: We can’t afford another Jackie Selebi

The testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and national police boss Fannie Masemola suggest the rot is deep in the police service

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/ 25 September 2025

At 85, Mutharika returns as Malawi president, SADC’s oldest leader

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/ 23 September 2025

Hours away from final result, Peter Mutharika leads Malawian elections

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World’s top economists urge action to protect the media

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Peter Mutharika: Malawi’s unlikely comeback man

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Editorial: Cyril’s right about councillors: Shape up or ship out
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/ 19 September 2025

Editorial: Cyril’s right about councillors: Shape up or ship out

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Malawi’s high-tech election balances on fragile trust

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Malawi on a knife’s edge as it awaits presidential election result
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Malawi on a knife’s edge as it awaits presidential election result

Despite there being 17 candidates, the poll was dominated by incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and former president Peter Mutharika

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The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2025

Global cities call for $800bn in climate finance at first African Urban20 summit

Urban leaders call for multilevel governance, affordable housing and zero-emission transport to drive sustainable urban futures

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Gaza: Where wearing a Press vest is a death sentence
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/ 16 September 2025

Gaza: Where wearing a Press vest is a death sentence

What it means for journalists to bear witness of their colleagues being targeted and killed while they bear witness to the genocide in Gaza

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Malawi votes for the first time since 2019 amid mistrust and hardship
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/ 15 September 2025

Malawi votes for the first time since 2019 amid mistrust and hardship

This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results

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Editorial: SA must deal with gun violence
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/ 12 September 2025

Editorial: SA must deal with gun violence

Ending gun violence requires a pragmatic approach that includes collaboration between the police and communities

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Israel’s strike on Doha targets diplomacy and the rules of law
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/ 10 September 2025

Israel’s strike on Doha targets diplomacy and the rules of law

The attacks was the culmination of months of planning, political narrative and expansionist strategy

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SA economy expands by 0.8% in second quarter of 2025

Eight of 10 industries contributed to positive GDP growth during the quarter

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Brics leaders call for cooperation in protectionist global environment
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/ 8 September 2025

Brics leaders call for cooperation in protectionist global environment

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Editorial: DRC must choose peace, not war
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/ 5 September 2025

Editorial: DRC must choose peace, not war

The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters

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Ramaphosa launches G20 panel to address extreme global inequality
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/ 2 September 2025

Ramaphosa launches G20 panel to address extreme global inequality

The panel, chaired by Nobel prize-winner economist Joseph Stiglitz, will produce recommendations to help bridge the rich-poor divide

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Editorial: Reject political funding creep
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/ 29 August 2025

Editorial: Reject political funding creep

The Political Party Funding Act was introduced to counter the fact that money buys influence

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Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster
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/ 27 August 2025

Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster

The move comes nearly three years after the collapse of the diamond processing facility in the Free State

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Sharp rise in new political parties ahead of 2026 elections
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/ 26 August 2025

Sharp rise in new political parties ahead of 2026 elections

The electoral commission said 34 new political parties have joined the register since last year’s national elections, with more expected before next year’s local government vote

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/ 21 August 2025

Unequal society burdens South Africa’s tax system, says Sars head

Edward Kieswetter says taxpayers’ willingness to comply has been eroded by poor governance

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Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking

Hume and five others, including his lawyer Izak du Toit, were granted bail on Tuesday

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