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Whistleblowers need to be remembered

The Shree Mariammen Temple leadership, under chairperson Seelan Achary, is commended for the noble intention of erecting, in the near future, a statue at...

Charmza

When the US denied Somali referee Omar Artan entry for the 2026 World Cup, it tried to break him. Instead, it created an icon....

Gauteng premier suspends traffic police chief inspector Samuel Mashaba

The Gauteng Office of the Premier has suspended the provincial traffic police chief inspector Samuel Mashaba, pending the outcome of a formal disciplinary process. The...

Beyond administration: time to overhaul the NSFAS as we know it

Buried in a policy circular distributed recently to universities is an admission that South Africa’s student funding model might no longer be financially sustainable...

When the beautiful game meets ugly politics

When the beautiful game meets ugly politics For all its grand talk of unity and sporting transcendence, football has once again proved helpless against the...

Mzoli put Gugulethu on the map

From a township butcher to a global tourism icon, Mzoli Ngcawuzele transformed Gugulethu into a destination known across the world. For a community he helped...

Golf GTI 8.5 brings the vrrr-phaa 50 years after its debut

This year marks two significant milestones for Volkswagen in South Africa: 75 years of the German brand on local soil and 50...

Jub Jub arrested over shooting incident involving e-hailing driver

Controversial media personality Jub Jub has been arrested after a dramatic incident in Edenvale involving an e-hailing driver, police confirmed on Sunday. Jub Jub, whose...

World economy steps back from the brink, bringing relief to households

Crude oil fell to a two-month low this week. For South Africa, that is potentially the best economic news we have received in months. After...

Court rules against Tswaing’s irregular payment

Tswaing Local Municipality in North West, Delareyville, has failed in an urgent court bid to suspend a damning Section 106 report that flags alleged...