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• Destructive Western Cape storm blamed on climate change
  May 18, 2026 · 801 words
  20% Socioeconomic Inequality Infrastructure Failure climate_change
• BLAST FROM THE PAST | The ‘Rhino’ becomes first African to win World’s Strongest Man
  May 18, 2026 · 456 words
  10% Athletic Achievement Sports History
• EDITORIAL | Ghost workers debacle a symptom of weaknesses in governance
  May 18, 2026 · 515 words
  30% Government corruption Administrative Failure Public Accountability
• PALI LEHOHLA | Corruption is a design, not implementation, feature
  May 18, 2026 · 1451 words
  60% Municipal Collapse Socioeconomic Siphoning Capital Decoupling
• Eastern Cape family in shock after Komani clinic mistakenly gives 71-year-old woman ARVs
  May 15, 2026 · 542 words
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• Free State landlord says unpaid NSFAS fees left him drowning in debt
  May 18, 2026 · 775 words
  20% Financial Hardship Administrative Failure Institutional accountability
• Ouaddou rues Orlando Pirates’ missed set piece opportunities against City
  May 18, 2026 · 862 words
  10% Sports Competition League Standings and Title Race
• Anglo-Boer War graves in Mpumalanga vandalised
  May 18, 2026 · 445 words
  10% Historical Memory Vandalism and Theft Heritage Preservation
• The baby, the kidnapper and the traffic cop hero
  May 18, 2026 · 802 words
  30% Human Interest Story Crime and Safety in South Africa Personal Redemption and Connection
• Masualle breaks ranks as ANC NEC backs Ramaphosa
  May 18, 2026 · 699 words
  30% Presidential Accountability Internal ANC Power Struggle Phala Phala Scandal
• Cape Town City reach playoffs with win on final day of Motsepe Championship
  May 17, 2026 · 229 words
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• WHO declares DRC-Uganda Ebola outbreak a global health emergency
  May 17, 2026 · 439 words
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• WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda health emergency of international concern
  May 17, 2026 · 753 words
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• VAR malfunction disrupts Sundowns-FAR Champions League final at Loftus
  May 17, 2026 · 224 words
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• ‘Silent killer’ among adults under 45 in Gauteng raises concern
  May 17, 2026 · 468 words
  20% Preventative Medicine Public Health Crisis
• WATCH | Maile says Gauteng schools owe municipalities nearly R584m
  May 17, 2026 · 490 words
  30% Political Conflict between MEC and Mayor Billing Disputes Municipal Debt Crisis
• Sundowns have a lead in Champions League final, but not by FAR
  May 17, 2026 · 752 words
  30% Coaching Strategy Match Analysis Technical Failures (VAR)
• Boost for Sundowns as Keanu Cupido in starting XI for Caf final first leg
  May 17, 2026 · 278 words
  20% Player Performance and Fitness Sports Team Lineup
• Manufacturing Circle echoes concerns of cement dumping in AfriSam acquisition
  May 17, 2026 · 879 words
  30% market competition Industrial Sovereignty Economic Protectionism
• ‘Rhino poaching kingpin’ shot dead in suspected assassination
  May 17, 2026 · 652 words
  20% Rhino Poaching Syndicates Law Enforcement and Corruption Organized Crime in Mpumalanga
• Former North West premier Bushy Maape dies at age 69
  May 17, 2026 · 405 words
  30% Public Service and Governance Legacy and Liberation Struggle
• Missing 2-year-old Omphile Sethole’s grandparents arrested
  May 17, 2026 · 250 words
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• Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza as ceasefire tensions deepen
  May 17, 2026 · 267 words
  20% Diplomatic deadlock Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Casualty Reporting
• Eskom celebrates full year without load-shedding for first time since 2018
  May 17, 2026 · 751 words
  30% Corporate Recovery National Stability Infrastructure Management
• South Africa takes centre stage at Cannes
  May 17, 2026 · 564 words
  10% Cultural Representation African Cinema Cannes Film Festival
• EXTRACT | In the image of God
  May 16, 2026 · 1982 words
  40% Religious Critique of Racism Political Resistance and Solidarity Apartheid Human Rights Violations
• KHULU MBATHA | SACP’s bold move brings an end to a moribund alliance
  May 16, 2026 · 1061 words
  30% ANC and SACP Relationship Democratic Governance South African Political Alliances
• FULUFHELO NELWAMONDO | Hallucinating state insists on putting AI cart before horse
  May 16, 2026 · 850 words
  40% Technological Capability vs. Governance South African Institutional Failure AI Policy Implementation
• EDITORIAL | Ramaphosa’s future still hangs in the balance
  May 16, 2026 · 606 words
  30% Legal Review vs. Impeachment Political Stability of the GNU Executive Accountability
• MIKE SILUMA | Thank goodness for the constitution — and the court that upholds it
  May 16, 2026 · 926 words
  50% Political Instability Constitutional Governance Corruption and Accountability
• Metros write off billions in traffic fines
  May 16, 2026 · 556 words
  10% Intergovernmental Conflict Administrative Failure Fiscal Unsustainability
• DA persisted with payments flagged as risky
  May 16, 2026 · 863 words
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• Mampara of the week: Kholeka Gcaleka
  May 16, 2026 · 161 words
  80% Abuse of Power Freedom of Speech Public Accountability
• Millions paid out to ‘nonexistent workers’
  May 16, 2026 · 845 words
  20% Anti-corruption efforts Public sector mismanagement Government accountability
• Two in court after doctor shot in VIP cavalcade road-rage attack
  May 16, 2026 · 727 words
  20% Criminal Liability Corporate Corruption VIP Security Abuse
• Taxis, Ferraris and the Big Five: the rise and fall of Joe Sibanyoni
  May 16, 2026 · 1280 words
  30% Taxi Industry Conflict Power and Influence Criminal Allegations
• BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | Ramaphosa’s lies have caught up with him
  May 16, 2026 · 1044 words
  80% ANC Leadership Crisis South African Political Corruption Judicial Accountability
• PETER BRUCE | Tolashe falls but Cyril’s problems grow
  May 16, 2026 · 882 words
  60% ANC Internal Power Struggles Presidential Succession Government Corruption and Accountability
• Cat Matlala’s lawyers in talks about plea deal
  May 16, 2026 · 918 words
  20% Political Corruption Judicial Negotiations Institutional Conflict
• Ramaphosa’s parliament showstopper
  May 16, 2026 · 1355 words
  30% Parliamentary Integrity Accountability vs. Legal Strategy Political Conflict within the GNU
• Semenyo strikes as Man City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup
  May 16, 2026 · 337 words
  10% Club Management and Stability Sports Competition
• Suspected rhino poaching kingpin shot dead in Mpumalanga
  May 16, 2026 · 344 words
  20% Wildlife Poaching Crime and Law Enforcement Assassination
• SABS turns to private sector to avoid financial ruin
  May 16, 2026 · 948 words
  20% Governance and Accountability Institutional Failure Public-Private Partnership
• Competition Commission weighs allegations of racial bias against Amsa
  May 16, 2026 · 816 words
  20% Racial Discrimination Allegations Corporate Dispute Competition Law
• SAA bets on new routes in Africa for growth
  May 16, 2026 · 853 words
  10% Corporate Recovery African Aviation Growth Financial Governance
• PPC cites dumping risk in Chinese deal with rival AfriSam
  May 16, 2026 · 983 words
  30% Market Competition vs. Protectionism Industrial Sustainability Economic Nationalism
• Gun dealers take cops to court over registry chaos
  May 16, 2026 · 568 words
  30% Police accountability Firearms Regulation Public Safety vs. Property Rights
• Lilepo hero-turned-villain as Chiefs win while PSL relegation mix goes down to the wire
  May 16, 2026 · 403 words
  10% League Standings and Relegation Sports Competition
• Pirates frustrated by Durban City as league title race left to be decided on final day
  May 16, 2026 · 815 words
  20% League Title Race Sports Competition
• Sierra Leone to take in hundreds of West Africans deported by US, minister says
  May 16, 2026 · 403 words
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• Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs
  May 16, 2026 · 364 words
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• PODCAST | Cyril, a plodder by day and a cowboy in the dark?
  May 13, 2026 · 130 words
  30% Presidential Accountability Political Scandal
• MICHAEL BEAUMONT | SA can survive without Ramaphosa as president
  May 15, 2026 · 934 words
  60% Presidential Accountability Rule of Law vs. Political Stability ANC Political Decline
• NGAA MUROMBEDZI | Why lenacapavir’s rollout must strengthen combination prevention in SA
  May 15, 2026 · 745 words
  30% HIV Prevention Strategy Public Health Infrastructure Biomedical Innovation vs. Social Realities
• EDITORIAL | Collapse of liquor regulatory bodies should concern us all
  May 15, 2026 · 645 words
  30% Government corruption Public Safety and Health Regulatory Failure
• Papa Penny resigns from MK Party
  May 15, 2026 · 460 words
  20% Political Resignation Internal Party Conflict
• Schreiber highlights home affairs’ successes during budget speech
  May 15, 2026 · 643 words
  20% National Security and Immigration Control Government Reform and Modernization Anti-Corruption Measures
• Sundowns coach Cardoso wants to get Champions League final job done against AS FAR at home
  May 15, 2026 · 517 words
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• Brics talks end without joint statement, exposing divisions over war in Iran
  May 16, 2026 · 684 words
  20% Brics Diplomatic Friction Indian Economic Vulnerability Iran-UAE Conflict
• Spending trends driving youth into debt distress
  May 16, 2026 · 859 words
  20% Debt Management Industry Cost of living crisis Youth Financial Instability
• Brown Mogotsi arrested for ‘defeating the ends of justice’
  May 15, 2026 · 274 words
  10% Law Enforcement criminal justice
• Lekgwathi credits scouts as Bucs stand to claim league title
  May 16, 2026 · 354 words
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• SA’s water boards set for private sector review
  May 16, 2026 · 847 words
  20% Institutional Failure Public-Private Partnership Governmental Debt Crisis
• ANALYSIS | Trump’s geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
  May 16, 2026 · 1379 words
  30% Effectiveness of Coercive Diplomacy Presidential Temperament US-Iran Geopolitical Conflict
• STARS OF THE 2026 WORLD CUP | Harry Kane is the world’s deadliest striker
  May 16, 2026 · 441 words
  30% Athletic Excellence Sports Statistics National Identity/Legacy
• Stage set for crunch Champions League final between Sundowns and AS FAR at Loftus
  May 16, 2026 · 496 words
  10% Sports Competition Preparation Team Psychology
• Former EFF MP Mcinga defends party-hopping tag after joining UDM
  May 16, 2026 · 688 words
  30% Political legitimacy Regional Governance (Eastern Cape) Party Loyalty vs. Political Evolution
• Fadiel Adams released on R10,000 bail
  May 15, 2026 · 191 words
  30% Legal Proceedings Political Figures
• Joburg Water to take over full responsibility for its finances from city
  May 16, 2026 · 628 words
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• WATCH | ‘An early birthday present’: Lumka Oliphant celebrates ex-boss Tolashe’s axing
  May 15, 2026 · 392 words
  20% Political Corruption Interpersonal Conflict Government accountability
• Aaron Motsoaledi visits grieving family of accident victims, pledges help
  May 15, 2026 · 498 words
  20% Tragedy and Loss Police Investigation Government accountability
• Gun Free SA warns against social media glorification of firearms after viral video
  May 15, 2026 · 527 words
  30% Public safety Gun Control Social Media Influence
• SAPS divisional head of supply chain Lt-Gen Fani Molefe suspended
  May 11, 2026 · 180 words
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• Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after tyre fire in Kathmandu
  May 11, 2026 · 158 words
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• WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues
  May 11, 2026 · 79 words
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• Chiefs leave it too late to sink Sekhukhune
  May 10, 2026 · 434 words
  10% Sports Match Result League Standings and Qualification
• Privacy crackdown targets estates, office parks and gated communities
  May 11, 2026 · 704 words
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• SA movies set to grab spotlight at New York African Film Festival
  May 11, 2026 · 447 words
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• BLAST FROM THE PAST | SA track team top medals table in Guangzhou
  May 11, 2026 · 512 words
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• ‘I love you my child’: the heartbreak behind SA’s fight over baby saver boxes
  May 11, 2026 · 922 words
  30% Human Rights vs. Legal Compliance Child Welfare and Safety Gender-based Crisis
• Cohabiting couples warned they may have no legal rights despite years together
  May 11, 2026 · 776 words
  10% South African Family Law Legal Rights of Cohabiting Couples Financial Planning and Risk Mitigation
• RAMONA GREWAN | Phala Phala judgment significant for constitutional accountability in SA
  May 11, 2026 · 1214 words
  30% Parliamentary Failure Constitutional Accountability Executive Ethics
• Sundowns coach backs defender Ndamane for crucial matches against TS Galaxy and AS FAR
  May 11, 2026 · 596 words
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• PALI LEHOHLA | Who eats and who gets eaten: the great extraction of South Africans
  May 11, 2026 · 1221 words
  50% Systemic Inequality Economic Extraction Governance Failure
• Spanish passengers allowed to leave ship after hantavirus ordeal
  May 10, 2026 · 548 words
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• It’s burning down there: how shame is keeping SA girls from looking after their sexual health
  May 10, 2026 · 1576 words
  30% Social Stigma Healthcare Accessibility Public Health Crisis
• Late penalty hands USM Alger lead over Zamalek in Confederation Cup final
  May 10, 2026 · 167 words
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• Ducati’s Marc Marquez undergoes double surgery after French GP crash
  May 10, 2026 · 244 words
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• Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote targets new refinery in Kenya
  May 10, 2026 · 212 words
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• Dubois stops Wardley in 11th round to win WBO title
  May 10, 2026 · 425 words
  20% Sports Journalism Combat Sport Safety Athlete Resilience
• Eastern Cape lawyer sentenced for theft of R780,000 trust funds
  May 10, 2026 · 466 words
  10% Law enforcement success Legal Accountability Financial Crime
• ‘She was my biggest supporter’: UKZN graduate honours late mother during emotional graduation tribute
  May 10, 2026 · 458 words
  30% Academic Achievement Family Loss and Grief Socioeconomic Struggle
• Iran says it has responded to US proposal to end war
  May 10, 2026 · 810 words
  10% Energy security Geopolitical Conflict Diplomatic Mediation
• Weak professional accountability worsens municipal dysfunction, says industry body
  May 10, 2026 · 553 words
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• Expanding blacklist of building firms exposes ‘systemic noncompliance’ in sector
  May 10, 2026 · 600 words
  20% Public safety Government Enforcement Industry Accountability
• Gauteng health dept warns of rising child burn injuries before winter
  May 10, 2026 · 274 words
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• How Gontse went from graduating to doing garden work to put food on the table
  May 10, 2026 · 398 words
  20% Personal Resilience Youth unemployment government intervention
• Ekurhuleni hackers cleared municipal debt owed by residents, businesses
  May 10, 2026 · 124 words
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• BREAKING | Two senior SAPS officials, civilian arrested for alleged illegal metals dealing
  May 10, 2026 · 137 words
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• ‘In Mpumalanga everything is giant — the crocodiles, the snakes, even the bees are big enough to shoot’
  May 09, 2026 · 818 words
  10% Public Safety and Wildlife Hazards Law Enforcement Profiling
• Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found
  May 10, 2026 · 258 words
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• Government played us on BRT, say taxi operators
  May 09, 2026 · 568 words
  20% Economic uncertainty Government accountability Public transport infrastructure
• ANC panicking over possible impeachment of Cyril Ramaphosa
  May 10, 2026 · 182 words
  20% Political Instability Legal Accountability ANC Internal Strategy
• Governance at Gauteng Liquor Board has collapsed, inquiry finds
  May 09, 2026 · 957 words
  30% Administrative Failure Institutional Corruption Government Reform
• AFRIKA MSIMANG | Public sector must stop treating suspension as a paid sabbatical
  May 09, 2026 · 823 words
  40% Accountability vs. Procedure Corporate Governance Institutional Corruption
• Samwu implores ANC to rein in ‘cowboy’ Godongwana
  May 09, 2026 · 632 words
  30% Government Fiscal Responsibility ANC Internal Politics Labor Dispute
• Opposition parties ‘do not have monopoly’ on grilling cabinet
  May 09, 2026 · 744 words
  20% Government of National Unity (GNU) Dynamics Parliamentary Accountability DA Leadership Transition
• Joburg’s crumbling roads fuel R115bn maintenance backlog
  May 09, 2026 · 718 words
  20% Infrastructure Decay Municipal Budgeting Illegal Mining Impact
• A daughter’s trauma, a family’s ordeal
  May 09, 2026 · 1115 words
  40% Family Emotional Crisis Sexual Violence and Trauma Justice System and Legal Recourse
• S’THEMBISO MSOMI | A reputation South Africa can no longer ignore
  May 09, 2026 · 787 words
  30% South African Immigration Policy Pan-African Diplomacy Afrophobia and Xenophobia
• PETER BRUCE | Cyril finally has to account, and it’s about time
  May 09, 2026 · 829 words
  40% Presidential Accountability Political Instability GNU Fragility
• Government pulls plug on failed integrated public transport systems that cost more than R80bn
  May 09, 2026 · 819 words
  10% Fiscal Management Government failure Public transport infrastructure
• Panic stations for ANC over Phala Phala
  May 09, 2026 · 1336 words
  30% Constitutional Law and Parliamentary Procedure Accountability vs. Political Survival GNU Stability
• How cybercriminals hacked Ekurhuleni’s IT system to steal R2bn
  May 09, 2026 · 1157 words
  30% Institutional Failure Corporate Accountability (BCX) Cybercrime and Municipal Corruption
• Hill-Lewis can make his mark with Ramaphosa impeachment process
  May 09, 2026 · 779 words
  30% Constitutional Accountability DA Internal Power Struggle GNU Stability
• Probe pans Tolashe over illegal DG contract
  May 09, 2026 · 723 words
  20% Government corruption Ministerial Accountability Administrative Irregularity
• Mampara of the week: Dada Morero
  May 09, 2026 · 134 words
  80% Johannesburg Financial Crisis Mayoral Competence
• MIKE SILUMA | Lawyers’ BEE fight is the sharp end of the transformation struggle
  May 09, 2026 · 910 words
  50% Economic Inequality in South Africa Post-Apartheid Transformation B-BBEE Legislation
• Sundowns keep title race alive in 11-goal thriller against Siwelele
  May 09, 2026 · 646 words
  20% League Standings Sports Competition
• Bulls hit 50, but Loftus performance leaves plenty for URC play-offs
  May 09, 2026 · 629 words
  20% Sports Performance Analysis URC League Standings
• Junior Boks crowned champs after thrilling draw against Baby Blacks
  May 09, 2026 · 507 words
  20% Sporting Achievement National Rivalry
• Chelsea end six-game losing run with 1-1 draw at Liverpool
  May 09, 2026 · 455 words
  10% Team performance analysis Premier League Match Report
• Leon key to Caf gates of glory
  May 09, 2026 · 721 words
  20% Tactical Analysis Sporting Rivalry Historical Precedent
• UNPLUGGED | Chiefs’ Ndlovu must curb anti-football antics
  May 09, 2026 · 702 words
  60% Refereeing Incompetence Player Misconduct Sportsmanship vs. Violence
• Dramatic rescue in Durban CBD as final survivor is freed from collapsed building
  May 09, 2026 · 239 words
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• Unemployed graduates share their struggles
  May 09, 2026 · 562 words
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• EC health department slams ‘fake’ hantavirus outbreak reports
  May 09, 2026 · 151 words
  10% Government Denial Public Health Misinformation
• Arsenal must maintain their hunger, Arteta says before West Ham clash
  May 09, 2026 · 384 words
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• Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery shut due to nearby clashes
  May 09, 2026 · 253 words
  10% Infrastructure Security Political Instability in Libya
• Sekhukhune target Chiefs’ scalp
  May 09, 2026 · 468 words
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• Trump plans to fire US FDA chief Makary, sources say
  May 09, 2026 · 815 words
  20% Political Pressure on Regulatory Agencies FDA Leadership Instability Personnel Turnover
• Township businesses invited to compete for R1m prize
  May 09, 2026 · 329 words
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• Two suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain, remote Tristan da Cunha
  May 09, 2026 · 842 words
  10% Global Disease Transmission Public Health Crisis
• LISTEN | MP Fadiel Adams wanted by cops in Sindiso Magaqa murder probe
  May 05, 2026 · 184 words
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• LISTEN | Malema tells Ramaphosa ‘your day is coming’ over Marikana
  May 04, 2026 · 329 words
  20% Political accountability EFF vs. Ramaphosa Marikana Massacre
• SA Rugby and Canal+ renew multi-year domestic broadcast rights agreement
  May 08, 2026 · 408 words
  20% Sports Broadcasting Rights Corporate Partnership National Identity
• GWEN NGWENYA | Anti-migrant sentiment risks SA’s ‘gateway to Africa’ narrative
  May 08, 2026 · 793 words
  30% Pan-Africanism South African Economic Diplomacy Xenophobia in South Africa
• XM launches first demo trading competition exclusively for South African traders
  May 08, 2026 · 695 words
  40% Risk Mitigation Corporate Credibility Financial Education
• Private banking has evolved beyond just exclusivity
  Apr 30, 2026 · 847 words
  30% FNB Brand Positioning Digital Transformation in Finance Wealth Management Evolution
• JOB ADVERT | Press Ombud
  May 08, 2026 · 387 words
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• Graves at Joburg cemeteries sink under deluge: JCPZ urges families to inspect sites
  May 08, 2026 · 340 words
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• Missing wheelchair-bound Limpopo teen found dead in shallow grave
  May 08, 2026 · 246 words
  20% Victim Vulnerability Crime and Law Enforcement
• IN PICS | ConCourt Phala Phala judgement
  May 08, 2026 · 271 words
  20% Judicial Oversight Political accountability Constitutional law
• Delay in ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling draws political criticism
  May 08, 2026 · 526 words
  30% Political Corruption Judicial Accountability Executive Oversight
• Mozambican gets life sentence for murder of Free State police officer
  May 08, 2026 · 321 words
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• Fake matric certificate lands former teacher with suspended jail term
  May 08, 2026 · 302 words
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• ANDREW BATEMAN | Why BEE is failing the poor
  May 09, 2026 · 882 words
  40% Job Creation and Investment Constitutional Redress vs. Practical Implementation Economic Impact of BEE
• Lesaka doubles down on township expansion
  May 09, 2026 · 800 words
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• FDI deals to come under national security scrutiny
  May 09, 2026 · 677 words
  20% International Trade Competition Regulatory Policy Change National Security vs. Economic Investment
• WATCH: Turning Africa’s population boom into prosperity
  May 07, 2026 · 758 words
  30% Global Geopolitical Influence Demographic Dividend African Economic Integration
• Hillside smelter celebrates 30 years as tough power talks loom
  May 09, 2026 · 639 words
  20% Economic stability Energy Policy Corporate Negotiation
• Land Bank asks Treasury for another bailout
  May 09, 2026 · 769 words
  20% Financial Instability Government Fiscal Policy State-Owned Enterprise Governance
• Illegal plastic bag trade dodges R1bn in taxes
  May 09, 2026 · 1075 words
  20% Corporate Compliance Tax Evasion and Illicit Trade Environmental Sustainability
• EFF writes to Didiza asking for urgency in setting up impeachment committee
  May 08, 2026 · 848 words
  20% Presidential Misconduct Allegations Political Conflict within GNU Constitutional Accountability
• Ramaphosa pledges cooperation as court revives Phala Phala process
  May 08, 2026 · 314 words
  20% Judicial Oversight Constitutional Accountability Political Opposition
• University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link
  May 08, 2026 · 258 words
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• Young woman a ‘ghost’ in system as she fights with home affairs for ID
  May 08, 2026 · 601 words
  20% Bureaucratic Inefficiency Socio-economic Hardship Identity Theft/Fraud
• Police dismiss false reports of missing toddler found dead
  May 08, 2026 · 235 words
  20% Public safety Misinformation Law Enforcement Authority
• WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
  May 04, 2026 · 66 words
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• Hantavirus: What is it and why it is trending?
  Mar 25, 2020 · 259 words
  20% Global Anxiety Public Health Crisis
• Records fall as SA teams produce two silvers at World Relays
  May 03, 2026 · 738 words
  20% World Relays Competition South African Athletic Achievement
• PALI LEHOHLA | The intolerable cultural economic geography of apartheid
  May 04, 2026 · 1172 words
  40% Socioeconomic Inequality Spatial Economics Governance Failure
• WE’RE HIRING | Sales executives: Sowetan (three)
  Apr 29, 2026 · 315 words
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• Alex Ferguson taken to hospital after health scare at Old Trafford
  May 03, 2026 · 114 words
  10% Sporting Legacy Health Incident
• OLIVER METH | ANC’s silence on Tolashe’s SUV ‘lies’ is a reputational risk
  May 04, 2026 · 1039 words
  60% Political accountability Leadership Failure Institutional Corruption
• ‘No bribes, no business’: KZN bus owner plays corruption card in dispute with province
  May 02, 2026 · 750 words
  20% Public Safety and Compliance Corruption allegations Government accountability
• Olympic dream becomes more real for SA boxers as Sanabo joins world body
  May 04, 2026 · 515 words
  20% Boxing Governance Conflict (IBA vs WB) Olympic Eligibility Sanabo Administrative Decisions
• WATCH | My brother is not the same since abduction, sister says
  May 04, 2026 · 603 words
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• EDITORIAL | Heroes that go beyond the call of duty deserve our gratitude
  May 04, 2026 · 394 words
  50% Heroism of Law Enforcement Inter-agency Collaboration National Gratitude
• Top law firms in court bid to fight ‘unconstitutional’ BEE legal code
  May 04, 2026 · 744 words
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• Passenger in ICU in South Africa, three deaths after ship infections
  May 04, 2026 · 367 words
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• Free State ‘mayor and bodyguard’ nabbed over blue light fraud
  May 04, 2026 · 246 words
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• Cape Town weighs appeal as high court strikes down city’s fixed tariffs
  May 04, 2026 · 699 words
  20% Political accountability Socio-economic Impact on Households Legal Validity of Municipal Tariffs
• VUYISWA RAMOKGOPA | Rebuilding Gauteng’s growth engine requires more than targets
  May 04, 2026 · 940 words
  20% Economic Revitalization Government accountability Inclusive Growth
• Two dead, another critical in suspected gang violence
  Apr 25, 2026 · 314 words
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• Matter of time before police nab fourth suspect in mass family killing, says KZN premier
  Apr 24, 2026 · 756 words
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• Deepti Sharma delivers as India claim first win over Proteas
  Apr 25, 2026 · 514 words
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• WhatsApp clues to torture nightmare
  Apr 25, 2026 · 1126 words
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• Edwin Sodi’s not-so-happy home
  Apr 25, 2026 · 767 words
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• City Power hit with R5m lawsuit as diesel supplier claims breach of contract
  Apr 25, 2026 · 672 words
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• ANCWL president Tolashe’s donated Chinese cars turn up at Luthuli House
  Apr 25, 2026 · 584 words
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• PETER BRUCE | In bits and bytes, the next invaders are coming
  Apr 25, 2026 · 822 words
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• MAKHUDU SEFARA | Batohi must face charges after inquiry walkout
  Apr 25, 2026 · 983 words
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• ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK | When AI becomes the brand
  Apr 25, 2026 · 828 words
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• How cases tied to Cat Matlala’s henchmen stack up
  Apr 26, 2026 · 185 words
  10% Criminal Activity/Crime Reporting
• Trump safe after shooting at White House correspondents dinner, suspect in custody
  Apr 26, 2026 · 623 words
  30% Political Violence/Assassination Attempts Security and Presidential Safety
• Mampara of the week: Sisisi Tolashe
  Apr 25, 2026 · 124 words
  70% Political Corruption/Misconduct Ministerial Accountability
• BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | What are Zuma and Mbeki trying to hide about apartheid-era crimes?
  Apr 25, 2026 · 1026 words
  70% Critique of Current Political Leadership (Ramaphosa) Political Misconduct of Former Leaders (Mbeki/Zuma) Accountability for apartheid-era crimes
• LISTEN | Ramaphosa says SA follows G20 ‘by rumour’ amid inequality talks
  Apr 24, 2026 · 394 words
  30% Calls for International Institutional Reform (UN/G20) Global Economic Inequality
• Home affairs fires seven more officials over misconduct
  Apr 24, 2026 · 241 words
  30% Government Accountability/Anti-Corruption Efforts
• Bullets won’t scare homeowner opposing mosque built centimetres from her home
  Apr 25, 2026 · 1019 words
  50% Legal Compliance and Zoning Disputes Community Safety vs. Religious Freedom
• NSFAS ‘loan shark’ charged 45% interest
  Apr 25, 2026 · 994 words
  30% Student Financial Vulnerability Institutional Oversight Failure
• EDITORIAL | The only remedy for a police force on its knees
  Apr 25, 2026 · 637 words
  50% Political interference in law enforcement Police Corruption and Institutional Failure
• ANC submits motion of no confidence to oust own mayor
  Apr 25, 2026 · 970 words
  40% Conflict between Political Parties Political Accountability and Misconduct
• SA draws line on summit ‘summoning’ culture
  Apr 25, 2026 · 768 words
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• DJs, drug wars: what Cat told me
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• World Bank says Nigerian economy to grow in 2026 but Iran war lifts inflation
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• Dunga defends finance MEC appointment amid criticism of his performance in Ekurhuleni
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• ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency
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• McPherson vows to claw back control over invaded Knoflokskraal land
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• More than 750 taxi drivers without licences caught in Gauteng crackdown
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• POLL | Should the sport department reconsider funding superfans for the 2026 World Cup?
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• Police in Mpumalanga net 1,348 suspects in Easter weekend crackdown
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• Sarah Baartman reparations not Dirco’s mandate, Lamola tells MPs
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• Eastern Cape Easter roads largely accident-free, but 15 killed in three crashes
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• ‘No one wants to strike,’ doctors in England say after beginning six-day strike
  Apr 07, 2026 · 408 words
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  Apr 07, 2026 · 768 words
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• Four aboard missing chopper are found unharmed after night in bush
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• Taiwan opposition chief visits China on ‘peace’ mission
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• WATCH LIVE | Khampepe inquiry continues
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• WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues hearings
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• Three stranded Nigerians at OR Tambo deported after entry refusal
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• Ramaphosa agrees to accept US ambassador Bozell’s credentials
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• Blast from the past: Brakpan racer breaks the formula
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• Four killed in separate taxi crashes in Mpumalanga
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• BSA dismayed by Mhlongo’s risk to fight even with a disability
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• Ogechi scores career-high as Thunder sign out of BAL with a win
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• Senior Russian commander killed in March air crash, official says
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• Over 1,000 people arrested in Limpopo over the Easter holidays
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• US and Iran receive peace proposal as Trump vows ‘hell’ if Strait stays shut
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• Paramount in talks for Gulf backing in Warner takeover, WSJ reports
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• Motherwell crash claims seven lives on Easter Sunday
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• Friends’ outing ends in tragedy as Joburg man drowns in Gonubie River
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• Egypt raises electricity prices for higher-use households, businesses amid energy crisis
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• Trump invokes religious rhetoric in praise of Iran rescue, drawing criticism
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• Leeds edge West Ham in FA Cup shootout thriller
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• PSV take title in Netherlands as Feyenoord stumble
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• Cyberattack scuppers tabling of Land Bank corporate plan
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• Drugs, phones seized in surprise Pollsmoor prison raid
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• Ramaphosa’s investment billions dismissed
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• How Canal+ plans to reset MultiChoice
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• Court sets aside subpoena against auditor-general
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• Eastern Cape Easter road death toll climbs to more than 10
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• Limpopo’s surviving conjoined twin moved to Gauteng hospital after sibling’s death
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• BREAKING | Manhunt after eight detainees escape from Eastern Cape police cells
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• Chelsea seek to turn corner after FA Cup thrashing of Port Vale
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• Cancellation of national schools athletics meet a ‘failure of planning’: parliament chair
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• Swanepoel’s future hangs in the balance
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• Proteas hampered by shortcomings with the ball
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• Committed to transformation: unpacking the IDC’s approach to funding
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