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- THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN: Contemptuously, the ANC passes the baton from disgraced Tolashe to disgraced Pule
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recycling of a former minister whom everybody remembers for her unethical conduct is utterly contemptuous of South Africans, the Constitution and Parliament. Read more » - JOB DONE: Seven-try Boks dismantle England and serve notice that they remain the benchmark
The Springboks steered their Nations Championship and 2026 Test campaigns off to a winning start with a 45-21 (halftime 17-14) win over England at Ellis Park. Read more » - FAST START: Bok Women claim historic victory over USA with innovation and brute force
The Springbok Women beat the USA Women’s Eagles 34-21 (halftime 29-0) to claim their first victory over the Eagles in 15 years, relying on innovative thinking and sheer physicality. Read more » - MADLANGA COMMISSION: Feroz Khan — Centrifugal force in SAPS tender dealings with tobacco bosses, inquiry hears
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Friday revisited 2014, the destructive SARS ‘rogue unit’ saga and criminal admissions made in a 2020 R25-million tax settlement between SARS and Adriano Mazzotti, the controversial cigarette manufacturer. Read more » - EMPTY POCKETS: Sheriff seizes Joburg assets as City admits late payment forced closure of service centre
As questions continue over the City of Johannesburg’s financial state, the Sheriff of the Court started removing assets from its main customer service centre on Friday, Thuso House, before the City was able to make a R3.4-million payment to settle a debt. Read more » - BORDER ADMIN: New Customs declarations: what you need to know before you travel
Travellers entering or leaving South Africa now have another piece of pre-travel admin to add to their passport, boarding pass and ‘did I pack my charger?’ checklists. Read more » - WEEKEND WRAP: What comes next after 30 June, a timely warning for travellers and how to get good sleep
This edition of the weekly wrap covers how employers hiring undocumented foreign workers could face hefty fines, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s significant Cabinet changes and the inspiring journey of one man who walked from Durban to Cape Town. Read more » - Court Appearance: Alleged Gqeberha hitman arrested for killing Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Sicelo Mleve
Eastern Cape police cannot rule out that the killing of Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Sicelo Mleve was a political hit. Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Vuyisile Ncata said more arrests were expected as the alleged hitman, Lufunolwethu Nyodi, who appeared in court on Friday, did not work alone. Read more » - CLEANING UP: From pigs to plants — Self-sufficiency in small-town Genadendal
Marshall Rinquest works in Genadendal in the Western Cape with people, pigs and plants, untangling what separates us to focus on what connects us, and building resilience beyond the buzzwords. Read more » - GROUNDUP: SA’s repatriation effort exposes the human cost of immigration enforcement
Conditions have improved but facilities are inadequate and food in short supply. Read more »