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• Southern Africa is being warned twice and should listen both times

  A powerful El Niño climate pattern is rapidly developing in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to influence South Africa’s weather over the coming months.

• Cape Town Opera to tour Europe with Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’

  Cape Town Opera (CTO), a cornerstone of South African performing arts, has officially unveiled plans for a highly anticipated European tour in September 2026.

• Mzoli’s opens new meat and grill venue in Cape Town’s Gardens

  Cape Town icon Mzoli’s is back and building on its legacy of great meat, vibes and good times.

• Eskom has turned the corner

  Eskom survived state capture, managerial vandalism and political inteference that condemned South Africa to years of load shedding. It may now have to survive reform.

• Activists challenge State on human trafficking

  While the Minister of Social Development, Dina Pule, has cautiously welcomed the return of two young girls trafficked to Malawi in 2024, children’s rights activists have called on the South African government to capacitate law enforcement agencies to deal effectively with organised crime.

• Exhibition explores 120 years of surfing history

  Surfing has been part of Muizenberg’s identity for more than a century, and a new exhibition will explore how the sport has shaped the suburb and its people.

• Death and abuse claims hit illegal rehab centres

  The growing number of unlicensed drug rehabilitation centres operating across South Africa has come under renewed scrutiny following a series of deaths and allegations of abuse linked to unregistered facilities in several provinces.

• ANC to oppose councillor’s challenge to ward candidate

  The ANC indicated it will oppose Ward 98 incumbent councillor in the City of Cape Town, Anele Gabuza’s urgent application in the Western Cape High Court challenging the party’s decision to nominate another candidate.

• Airlink cancels FNB Stadium flyby amid SACAA review

  Airlink pulled the plug on its planned FNB Stadium formation flyby this Saturday, saying unfavourable weather conditions mean safety must come before the spectacle, as the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) continues scrutinising last weekend’s controversial Cape Town operation.

• Park renamed after girl, 7, killed in Ocean View gang shooting

  CAPE Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis fought back emotion as a park in Ocean View was renamed in memory of seven-year-old Emaan Solomons, six years after she was killed by stray bullets while playing outside her home.

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  The case in which the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is looking to recoup its R4.3 billion investment in AYO Technology Solutions (AYO) has concluded after both sides came to an, as yet, confidential settlement agreement....

• The Kolisis’ fight against GBV

  Many comments have been made and books written about Siya Kolisi, captain of the Springboks and the first black man to lead his country in more than 128 years of South African rugby. But now, for the first time, Kolisi shares his story in an extraordinarily intimate memoir, charting his journey...

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  Waking up to news of the tragedy on Thursday in which more than 70 people died, including 12 children, in a fire in a building in the Johannesburg CBD, we found a blame game at play. Some elements in the media were demanding that Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Executive Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda be...

• Press Council’s stifling of dissenting voices a blow for free speech

  The global media landscape increasingly reflects Foucault’s Panopticon, a metaphor for how power can be exercised through constant surveillance and control. Today, this surveillance is not just literal but ideological – an all-seeing force exerted by corporate liberal media organisations and their...

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• Learning to live when loss changes everything

  A wave of profound sorrow washed over the country after the recent death of Lisa Koppel, the 41-year-old wife of South African musician Danny K....

• Zuma: violence escalates

  POLICE engaged in running battles and struggled to gain control of protesters who went on the rampage, setting trucks on fire and looting shops as violent protests in parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) linked to Jacob Zuma’s jailing descended into chaos....

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  There has been a dramatic deterioration in government finances, from municipal and provincial level up to national level....