South Africa Top Stories

    LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned
    The EFF is consistent on municipalities having to focus on serving the people. Good intentions, all the right words, but what does its track record reveal?
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    EDUCATION: Jonathan Jansen’s Worth the Fight — Fixing failure in SA schools
    The renowned professor of education explores classroom transformation in his latest book.
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    OP-ED: Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis?
    Midlife may not make us less ambitious, but more discerning about what deserves our time.
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    HOT SEAT: ‘Workshop Mom’ at the wheel of big change for women in Nigeria
    Tokunbo Adegoju never intended to fix cars, but these days, on the radio and at work, she is called on as a trusted expert to diagnose vehicle defects. Her mentoring of trainees is opening doors for others too.
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    NO HALFWAY: The lessons we learnt from Estelle, the journalist who could
    This column about our former colleague went out to Baywatch readers in Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday, 7 August.
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    WOMEN’S DAY 1956-2026: Numbers game cannot cure South Africa of its gender-based violence
    Statistics and budgets do not reflect whether the state’s interventions are fit for purpose and effective.
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    THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Wrangles over expropriation and Metro cops risk sinking to needless GNU depths
    Although the Government of National Unity functions in unison, there are intractable issues that need clearer heads in order to avoid messy and drawn-out confrontations.
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    RATTLED REVIVAL: Bomb squad saves the day for Boks against Argentina in Buenos Aires
    The Springboks rallied in the second half when they were given the grunt to start winning the gainline battle. They beat Argentina 17-10 (halftime 10-10) in Buenos Aires thanks to strong performances from players off the bench.
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    WOMEN’S DAY 1956-2026: SA women advance in home ownership and education, but GBV and pay gap linger
    Seventy years on, South African women have the right to be wherever they want, but they still don’t have the money, the safety or the equal share of the load.
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    MEMORABLE MOMENTS: The day Janine van Wyk helped Banyana conquer mighty Nigeria
    In this book extract, South Africa’s former soccer captain recalls the sweetest victory of her career.
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