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Communism’s ghost still haunts Africa

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You don’t need a degree to work

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Sin tax raises demand for illicit alcohol

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Velcro slippers, porridge and the art of senior defiance

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Lesufi’s online admissions dream keeps failing families

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Why even Motsepe cannot rescue a declining ANC

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Cartoon of the day: 20 January 2026

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Traffic cops must stop playing nice on deadly roads

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Why delayed matric results deepen pressure but still reveal excellence

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Is it mutiny or just ANC bumbling?

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Silver lining to storm clouds in the Kruger National Park

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Naval drills: False Bay, SA’s silent coup after Iran participation debacle

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A week of flame and rain rattles the Western Cape

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Do we still need universities?

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A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Zuma’s MK party not ready to lead the KZN circus

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Cartoon of the day: 16 January 2026

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What Joburg and others could learn from Knysna

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Blue lights, bodyguards and the growing distance from ‘our people’

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Is banning pit bulls the answer?

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Matric results reflect progress and unfinished work

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South Africa can end GBV now

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Time to show some spine, Ramaphosa

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Is the SANDF snubbing its ANC bosses?

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Cartoon of the day: 15 January 2026

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Late crackdown leaves streets cluttered

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A widening gap between leaders and voters

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Sums don’t add up for matrics

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Chinese car surge puts SA’s auto jobs under pressure

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Cartoon of the day: 14 January 2026

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Our air force can’t save another Rosita

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Strategic minerals fuel India’s renewable ambitions

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Bloodsuckers just waiting to pounce

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Fewer dropouts, steadier ground: Why the 2025 matric results offer cautious hope for SA’s schools

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A low-key January 8 that suited the ANC

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Another avoidable death on South Africa’s rails

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Discovery backs down after bullying its own members

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ANC faces the hard truth

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Climate danger smoulders beneath Johannesburg’s streets

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Eskom can’t just brush fires aside

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Plastic pollution is the last straw

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History to repeat itself in Iran?

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Cartoon of the day: 12 January, 2026

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If Trump invades Greenland, he would probably get away with it at home

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The state is so bad at creating jobs that it needs to stop trying

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A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Back to school, time to be a ‘good parent’ again

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In the Post Truth Era facts no longer matter

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School uniforms are breaking the budget

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Cartoon of the day: 9 January 2025

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Mbalula’s ANC plea falls flat

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Too many threats too few troops for Trump

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Apartheid inquiry must forge ahead

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Trump may grant Putin his Nato wish

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When suburbia stops feeling safe

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SA cannot afford truth without consequences

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When corporate mistakes become your expense

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Cartoon of the day: 7 January 2026

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China’s population decline threatens its future

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January feels like 60 days but you can survive

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A president of war not peace

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Air traffic chaos exposes system failures

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From superpower to ineffective force

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Gauteng shows hope on holiday roads

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When leave planning becomes a workplace battle

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Holiday teen pregnancies expose society’s failures

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When the big kid hits harder in the sandbox

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The woman who turned a monkey into a miracle

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Why are fireworks still appealing?

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Somaliland recognition sparks global political shockwaves

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Eskom crisis calls for urgent job-saving plans

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Start 2026 with hope and bold new beginnings

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Christmas chaos fades as normal life creeps back in

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2025 becomes the year of the whistle-blower

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Alcohol, children and the parenting crisis

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Blonde bombshell or political lightning rod

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Raise a glass to yourself this New Year