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GOVERNANCE: Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae vows decisive action to stabilise struggling municipalities, improve governance and drive job creation as unemployment remains above 37%… By Lunga Mzangwe Free State premier...
‘Foot-and-mouth disease curbs risk dairy export collapse’
DiRE: Diary giant Clover warns uneven provincial rules and flawed classification of vaccinated milk are shutting export markets despite global safety guidelines allowing UHT dairy trade… By Lehlohonolo Lehana Clover SA...
Indigenous Foods May Help Fight Inflammation Linked to Diabetes
BENEFITS: Many indigenous African foods contain powerful antioxidants and bioactive compounds that may help reduce chronic inflammation linked to type 2 diabetes… By Tendaiishe Berejena and Florence Malongane African...
NBA: When Big Contracts Break Team Chemistry
DISPARITY: A study of 330 NBA teams finds that unexplained pay gaps among star players don’t reduce effort — they erode defensive coordination and quietly lower win percentages… By Own Correspondent Professional...
Chiefs, Bucs Set to Ignite FNB Stadium
TITANS: SOLD-OUT TICKETS CONFIRM IT — WHEN THE SOWETO GIANTS COLLIDE, IT WON’T JUST BE A MERE MATCH. IT WILL BE A DEFINING CHAPTER IN SA FOOTBALL’S GREATEST RIVALRY… By WSAM Sports Reporter The tickets are gone...
‘I Fought for Freedom — Now I May Die Without Water’
OUTAGES: For nearly 15 years, residents of Mpumalanga’s Lekwa Local Municipality have endured dry taps, broken promises and failing infrastructure — as pensioners pay from their grants just to survive… By Seth Thorne...
‘They See the Rot — and Do Nothing’
ILLUSION: At a Free State lekgotla, Soviet Lekganyane cut through ANC renewal rhetoric, accusing leaders of recognising wrongdoing yet failing — or refusing — to act while the state drifts… By Themba Khumalo Soviet...
Blockbuster CAF Champions League Quarter-Final Draw
TITANIC: African club football’s biggest stage sees Sundowns carry the edge in terms of depth and continental experience. But knockout football rewards composure… By WSAM Sports Reporter Record 12-time champions Al Ahly...
SCA Orders Lump-Sum Payouts in Medical Negligence Cases
PRINCIPLE: Appeal Court restores long-standing rule requiring lump-sum payouts for future medical care to victims of medical negligence – instead of leaving them ‘at the mercy of failing state healthcare’…...
Before Obama, There Was Jackson: Civil Rights Leader Dies at 84
OBITUARY: Civil rights leader, two-time presidential candidate and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson helped reshape American politics and expand Black political power for generations… By Own...
US agency probes ivermectin’s ‘ability to kill cancer cells’
INTEREST: United States’ government cancer researchers launch a preclinical study into ivermectin’s tumour-killing potential – and face backlash from career scientists who question the evidence… By Rachana Pradhan The...
UCT Student Builds Home from Soil and Waste
PIONEER: Matimba Mabonda’s three-bedroom earth-and-plastic home offers a cost-effective solution to South Africa’s housing and waste crises… By Niémah Davids University of Cape Town (UCT) MSc student and his team have...
‘These Radicals are House Pets Pretending to Be Wild Beasts’
FAILURE: So-called leaders pretend to fight the system, but never risk anything real. They act tough while staying cosy with capitalists. They act fierce, but they are safe and obedient—selling radicalism without ever...
Ozempic Users Endure Severe Side Effects — As Long as Weight Drops
TRADE OFF: New research analysing online reviews finds weight loss — not nausea, vomiting or fatigue — determines whether users stick with the weight-loss jab. But when results stall, tolerance disappears… By Own...
MaBlerh to Host First-Ever ‘Girls Trip Africa’ Reunion
HOT SEAT: Media personality MaBlerh promises fearless, no-holds-barred conversations as he leads the historic two-part reunion of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa on Showmax and Mzansi Magic later this...
Unity Concert to Mark 50 Years Since 1976 Uprising
SHOWCASE: Music legends reunite in Soweto for a historic Youth Month celebration honouring the 1976 generation and the legacy of Concert in the Park… By Priscilla Malinga South Africa is preparing for what...
From Soil to Glass: Spier’s Jordaan on Chenin Blanc, Global Triumphs
EXCELLENCE: Spier cellarmaster Johan Jordaan reflects on back-to-back recognition, the global rise of South African Chenin Blanc, and why the vineyard — not the cellar — remains the true hero… By Len Maseko Johan...
