CATEGORIES

Poison control must be tighter

You seldom walk away from organophosphate poisoning. One of those who did was clergyman Dr Frank Chikane, who survived an attempt by apartheid agents to poison him with the compound in 1989.

ANC has incurable cancer

Two teenage students from the University of Stellenbosch, Veer Gosai and Joel Cedras, wrote an article for the activist publication GroundUp in which they exposed massive weaknesses in the department of social development online system that processes social relief of distress grant payments.

Trump rally marred by slurs, race row

Republican Donald Trump led a headline-grabbing New York rally on Sunday with nonstop attacks on Kamala Harris, but Democrats sought to capitalize on crude insults from some of his allies' opening speeches.

Japan PM is going nowhere

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed yesterday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with the ruling party's worst result in 15 years.

Egypt takes first Gaza truce steps

PROPOSAL: STOP WAR FOR 2 DAYS, EXCHANGE HOSTAGES

President wants me dead

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales said gunmen tried to kill him on Sunday in a hail of bullets, an attack he blamed on the current president.

Ex-teacher pays heavy price as he takes strain

Phooko Simon Liholo, a former English teacher at Mmabatho High School in Mahikeng, is now filled with regret after his decision to expose alleged corruption which, he claims, cost him his job.

Dousing Middle East strife

Isolate Israel so it opens its eyes to the horror it's causing.

Klawer teen's killer guilty of chilling crime

A 58-year-old man was yesterday found guilty of hacking to death Klawer teenager Jerobejin van Wyk, cutting up his body and dumping it in drains in 2022.

'Kids were poisoned'

SOLVED: HIGHLY TOXIC INSECTICIDE WAS CAUSE OF CHILDREN'S DEATHS

Report unveils irregularities at Polokwane

A Polokwane municipality employee has allegedly been receiving a full salary for five years without doing any work.

Duped investors speak of pain

R4BN FRAUD: LIEBENBERG, OTHERS SET FOR BAIL HEARING

Odds stacked in favour of Dave The King

For anyone looking past Dave The King for winner of the Allied Steelrode On A Mission Charity Mile, there's plenty of value to be had in the ante-post betting.

Hint of good news in minister's budget

With the 200-day mark of no load shedding surpassed and the GNU influence among other factors, hopes are high that the country's economic prospects and forecast will be announced as looking good tomorrow.

PnP now out of the woods

RESULTS: TURNAROUND IN MONTHS

Rural Japan loses population

YOUTH EXODUS: DON'T BLAME US, SAY WOMEN IN MALE-DOMINATED COUNTRY AREAS

Additional places needed to take in Grade R pupils

South Africa needs about 250,000 additional Grade R places to accommodate all eligible children in school programmes, says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube.

From Colombia's jungle rivers to the world's fish tanks

Inírida - Every day, local fishermen visit Ernesto Rojas to sell him small, colourful fish plucked from rivers in the Colombian jungle that end up in aquariums around the world.

'Learn from the first GNU'

HISTORY: NATIONAL PARTY'S DECISION IN 1996 TO LEAVE COALITION LED TO ITS COLLAPSE

Concern at cop shop vehicle parked 40km away at home

A concerned citizen has exposed what appears to be systemic misuse of police vehicles in Pretoria, highlighting growing concerns about the allocation of crucial law enforcement resources.

Depardieu 'too sick' to appear on sex charges

Paris - Actor Gerard Depardieu, pictured, yesterday asked for a delay to the start of his trial on sexual assault charges, saying his health prevented him from attending the proceedings, with numerous other complaints and a possible second court case already lying in wait.

Missing daughter, mom found dead

ATTACK: BODIES DISCOVERED IN OPENCAST MINE

Plan brings cash-in-transit heists down

SA has been experiencing fewer cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies in recent months, national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola said yesterday.

Novelista to tell tale at Redcar

FAMILY CONNECTION: CHARLIE JOHNSTON TO WIN RACE NAMED AFTER HORSE TRAINED BY HIS DAD

Candice's Master to rule at Durbanville

FORM: MAJOR MASTER LOOKS TO HAVE POTENTIAL AND IS EXPECTED TO WIN RACE 3

Soma hopes weight will defy draw

There are some fancied runners in the R1-million Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile over 1600m on the Standside track at Turffontein on Saturday who were not lucky at the draw ceremony last Wednesday, and one of these was Back In Business.

This season a juggling act

You have got to feel for especially the Sharks and their coach John Plumtree, but also, all the teams playing in the United Rugby Championship.

BOK DOOR OPENS

HANEKOM: TOUGH BULLS FORWARD IN FOR WILLEMSE

Hunt shows his tactical genius

Gavin Hunt says tired legs in the SuperSport camp were part of the reason they employed the tactics that snatched a brilliant 1-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs in the DStv Premiership on Saturday.

Lions are local T20 kingpins

Superb performances from Lutho Sipamla (above) and Connor Esterhuizen led the Lions to their second straight T20 Challenge title after they cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket win over the Titans in the final at the Wanderers yesterday afternoon.