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Knowing when game's up and glory days gone

Jacob Zuma should be dipping his feet in Nkandla fire pool, writes Des du Triou.

Will you know me in heaven?

What do you look like at 10? Did your skew front toothies at last straighten out? Do you still have your glorious uncontrollable bush of pure red hair?

What SA needs to grow economy

South Africa's challenges are layered and complex. But to execute vital structural changes, we need to address the three real constraints to South Africa's growth: attitude, aptitude, and action.

EFF's elephant in the room

Russian poet Ivan Krylov wrote a fable in which an inquisitive man visits a museum and notices everything but the largest piece: an elephant.

Tourism can't fly without money

When it comes to getting their hands on government contracts or dishing out tenders to friends, the ANC's top brass in government and in the parastatal sector can move with blinding speed.

Poor subjected to 'Nazi' experiments

It is chilling to think that in our country, which has a constitution which enshrines human rights, we could have seen forced medical procedures on people which echoed the ghastly experiments the Nazis carried out on Holocaust victims at Auschwitz concentration camp.

N Koreans die for Russia

Ukraine said yesterday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk region, where Ukraine has seized territory.

Gas deaths at ski resort

Twelve people have been found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia, police said yesterday.

Brazil's Lula bounces back after emergency surgery

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was discharged on Sunday from a Sao Paulo hospital following emergency surgery to treat an intracranial haemorrhage.

Terrorists' have Syria

ASSAD: OUSTED LEADER BREAKS HIS SILENCE SAYING HE 'DIDN'T FLEE'

Disabled French boxer fights for glory in US

New York - Boxer Pierre-Mickael Hugues trains in New York like any other able-bodied athlete, but has prosthetic legs from below the knee.

Born a winning entrepreneur

VALERIE MENTZ: SHE HAD SUCCESS FROM HER FIRST VENTURE, WITH NO BUSINESS TRAINING

The problem with filling potholes

Potholes are dangerous and damaging to vehicles, says Danny Nunes of the Melville Security Initiative and Creass Community Services.

Restoring to glory a nightmare

When Joburg Water (JW) digs a crater in a road to fix or replace a pipe, the road surface needs to be repaired – and this repair or reinstatement needs to be done by Joburg Roads Agency, says Bertha Peters-Scheepers, spokesperson for JRA.

Effects of budget allocation

JRA's capital expenditure budget (Capex) is R860 million for the fiscal year 2023-2024. This marks a significant decline from previous years, where the budget was R1.3 billion in 2018.

Is JRA a bump in the road?

POOR MAINTENANCE: 'FIX THE BROKEN WINDOW'

Sluggish tourism funding slammed

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has criticised the sluggish administration of the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF).

McKinsey, Bain spark G20 row

STATE CAPTURE: FINGERED FIRMS FACILITATING SUMMIT

One Stripe underlines superiority

There was a master plan to get One Stripe qualified for a shot at big money in the Big Cap sales race at Kenilworth in March 2025.

Want to make 100? Don't believe 'junk' data, says expert

Most of what we know about humans living to very old ages is based on faulty data, including the science behind the \"blue zones,\" famous for having a high proportion of people over 100, according to one researcher.

'Miss Robot, can you help?'

SCHOOLS: ROLL-OUT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPS SUPPOSEDLY HELP PUPILS

Provincial govt cites lack of tanks

Gauteng acting premier Lebogang Maile has apologised to residents for the 96-hour water cut, saying the provincial government would step in to assist municipalities facing water cuts.

National 'have your say' preparations begin soon

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will hold the National Dialogue next year.

‘I was forcibly sterilised’

REPORT: POOR, BLACK HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN OPERATED ON WITHOUT CONSENT

Pina coladas sting tourists

Fiji doctors have decided to discharge five of the seven patients - including four Australians and an American - who were hospitalized after drinking pina coladas at a luxury hotel bar, the government said yesterday.

Grammy drums now quiet..

Indian musician Zakir Hussain, pictured, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved globally, has died at the age of 73, officials said yesterday.

Little Xmas cheer for consumers

SURVEY: MORE NO-NO-NO THAN HO-HO-HO FOR MOST

Who keeps parks usable?

WEAK LINK IN THE CHAIN? UNDERFUNDING OF JOBURG CITY PARKS A MAJ

The unforgettable beauty of Bath

Grand architecture, gardens draw crowds

Enjoy Mother City like a local

If crowds aren't your thing while on holiday