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Auto sector still in credit
The value of South African automotive exports to the US plunged by 29% in 2025 as President Donald Trump’s punitive import-duty war took hold.
A good week for Johan Potgieter
Police diver Capt Johan Potgieter hung from a helicopter over the crocodile-infested Komati River to secure a euthanised crocodile suspected of consuming a missing man. Meanwhile, Gary Player missed a chance to correct Trump on his view of South Africa
JAMIE CARR: Gambling on the Wild West vibes
Kalshi's growth trajectory explodes as TMTG takes an epic tumble
Heat springs eternal
Next time you’re luxuriating in a natural hot spring, you might want to reflect on how the same heat in that water could be powering the electric kettle that will soon make you a nice cup of tea.
Why Alexandra Abrahams doesn’t want to be the smartest person in the room
Cut red tape and fix municipalities to turbocharge South Africa’s economy and create jobs. These actions top the priorities list for Alexandra Abrahams, deputy minister of trade, industry & competition.
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Big wings for little wasp
Sir David gets a special 100th birthday gift, water polo contest heats up, and ‘slave ships’ take on grim new meaning
Ted Turner: CNN creator and buffalo saviour
Ted Turner created Cable News Network, the world's first 24-hour news channel, which set the standard for global coverage of wars and disasters. Turner saved the American bison from extinction and kept huge bison herds on his farms
Inside the Box with Dr Andy Gray: How can we know that medicines sold in pharmacies are of good quality?
We can generally trust that the medicines we buy at pharmacies contain what they are supposed to and that they were manufactured according to good quality standards. Andy Gray zooms in on the regulatory scaffolding that enables this trust
9 lessons to make SA’s anti-HIV jab rollout work
In less than a month, South Africa will start rolling out the most potent HIV prevention medication the world has seen. But that alone doesn’t guarantee that HIV-negative people who need this twice-a-year injection — called lenacapavir — will use it
JAMIE CARR: Still a strong temptation
Apple reports its best March quarter ever as it undergoes only the second CEO succession of its 50-year history. But it's sackcloth and ashes for the disgraced Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, who are blamed for the opioid crisis in the US
From (too many) bright lights on a hill, to symbol of shame
The Joburg Civic Centre is a gigantic example of how the city council has failed.
DINNER PARTY INTEL: Malicious damage to cricket
A mayor invades a cricket pitch before the final, an acronym gives offence and a lookalike car becomes a favourite with motorists
Adriaan Wildschutt: fleet of foot and smart in business
Runner Adriaan Wildschutt, winner of the New York City half-marathon in March, knows he needs to focus on his finances as well as his physical fitness, and he is part-owner of a company that produces Hybrid WTR, an electrolyte drink
Missing and misleading — banks’ struggle for financial facts
Official records are not always an accurate way for lenders to judge a consumer's creditworthiness. Other means to do so include alternative data, such as sim card records. On top of this, new tools have made fraud easier to commit.
A bad week for Geordin Hill-Lewis
Water to wine: The Western Cape High Court overturned Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis's water tariff after an action brought by AfriForum. Winemaker Alvi van der Merwe was a big winner at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Croatia.


























