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The country’s second-largest province by population is in play as the three main parties eye the 2026 local government election

JUSTICE MALALA: What the ANC forgets

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MARC HASENFUSS: No frills, plenty spills and some thrills

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A bad week for Cyril Ramaphosa

The always-leaving-it-late president misses a crucial cabinet meeting

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Please let us sleep, say residents as noisy trains speed past

New trains with new whistles have residents up in arms as they are woken at 3am day after day

DUNCAN McLEOD: After a long struggle, Cell C is finally on the mend

It can make more efficient use of the networks of MTN and Vodacom, which means that wherever they have a signal Cell C does too

Why the Joburg City Library is still closed

Since Covid the public has had no access to the 90-year-old building; city authorities are now (again) promising a reopening

There’s no such thing as a free megabyte

How malls use free Wi-Fi to get you to spend more

Cape Town International Airport is a soaring success

A public-private partnership launched 10 years ago has borne fruit by connecting many world airlines to the city

Sea change on the horizon for Hout Bay

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CHRIS ROPER: AI and a new take on news

When it comes to news, sometimes it’s the unimportant stuff that really gives you a picture of the world

The R60bn question

The VAT increase seems to be off the table. What are the government’s other options to fill the revenue gap?

Sun rises over East City

Home to the world’s tallest ‘hemp hotel’, this precinct in the Cape Town CBD is showing signs of revival after a dark past

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