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Botswana is staring down a future where diamonds no longer pay the bills, as prices slide, stockpiles swell, and lab-grown stones eat into demand. Back home, South Africa’s National Health Insurance heads toward a drawn-out court fight, with government calling for talks while critics argue the problem is structural, not negotiable. Then there’s the JSE: record highs on the charts, but a shrinking pool of listed companies underneath - forcing a quiet rewrite of the rulebook. Plus, a famous diamond heist that never was, and a simple question with an outsized answer.

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South Africa’s political salary structure is back in focus after a new round of raises for MPs, ministers, and the presidency. The country’s water crisis is also deepening, with failing pipes and weak coordination pushing places like Knysna and Gauteng closer to the edge. In business, Capitec has crossed R500 billion in value, not by lending harder, but by scaling smarter. We also touch on school safety funding, wildfires in the Cape, and a subtle shift in African trade. And finally: why the springbok of all animals became our national symbol.

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South Africa declares a national disaster as floods overwhelm towns and wildlife. Abroad, Washington moves from warnings to action over controversial equipment linked to a South African company - underlining just how tense US–SA relations remain. Eight years after Steinhoff collapsed, another conviction lands - raising awkward questions about how slowly accountability arrives. Meanwhile, Gauteng faces deeper water cuts, Cape Town’s port chaos hits exports, and Capitec quietly muscles its way into banking history. And in the wildcard, we take a look at the true purpose of loyalty cards.

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South Africa may be heading for a zero-tolerance drink-driving law - no grey areas, no “one glass with dinner.” Meanwhile, the country’s long-running reckoning with apartheid-era crimes is back in focus, but not moving forward easily, as a key inquiry runs into fresh legal and political pushback. In business, one of the clearest warnings yet about the cost of unchecked illicit markets arrives as a major manufacturer prepares to shut shop. In other news, there’s political infighting, airline partnerships, and a growing water crisis. Finally, there’s a number quietly shaping your financial life more than most people realise.

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South Africa is rolling out a ten-year vaccination plan after foot-and-mouth disease spread further than anyone wants to admit. In Johannesburg politics, Helen Zille’s mayoral bid is overlapping with the mechanics of council power. Offshore, Europe has quietly eased pressure on South African money flows - a credibility win that matters more than it sounds. There’s also movement on NHI court battles, diesel refunds, and electricity tariffs. And in the wildcard, a blunt truth about gym habits, January motivation, and why most people vanish within months.

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South Africa’s trade relationship with the US is being quietly re-tested, with billions in exports - and thousands of jobs - hanging on how firmly the country sticks to its foreign policy line. Back home, a small unit inside the Presidency is pushing departments to fix electricity, logistics, and failing local services, and business leaders are starting to pay attention. Interest rates may still have room to fall, offering gradual relief to households under pressure. And finally, school uniforms are under scrutiny as regulators move to rein in costly supplier practices. 

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Chinese car brands have gone from fringe players to dominant forces in South Africa’s auto market, forcing legacy manufacturers onto the defensive and putting local jobs under pressure. At the same time, the country is celebrating its highest matric pass rate on record - even as cracks remain around maths participation and degree readiness. Markets are rallying too, lifted by soaring metal prices as global uncertainty pushes investors toward hard assets rather than local reform stories. And in our wildcard, we look at a critical system most people never think about until it runs low: blood supply.

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South Africa is hosting foreign warships from Russia, China and Iran - officially as a routine naval exercise, unofficially as a diplomatic Rorschach test that’s raising eyebrows in Washington. Back home, the DA’s internal fight has spilled into the Public Protector’s office, turning a party dispute into a very public credibility problem ahead of key votes. Meanwhile, ICASA wants to stop mobile data from expiring - but consumer groups warn the fix could quietly make it more expensive for the people it’s meant to help. Plus: record IEB results, a widening trade gap with China, and a quick history lesson on why some of us still talk about “Standard 5”. 

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South Africa’s local elections are back in focus as President Ramaphosa orders the ANC onto the streets, putting municipal performance - where politics is felt most directly - under renewed scrutiny. We unpack why local elections matter more than most people realise, and how they quietly shape trust long before national votes roll around. In business, Checkers teams up with Jamie Oliver in a data-driven attempt to solve the country’s nightly “what’s for dinner?” problem. And in today’s wildcard, we explain why South Africans still say “matric” - a word that survived long after the education system that created it disappeared.

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South Africa has a new gatekeeper in its corruption fight - appointed quietly, without the usual interviews, and handed one of the most powerful jobs in the justice system. A baby formula recall puts corporate accountability back under the microscope, while the JSE hits a record valuation that says more about global money flows than local growth. Add export delays at the Cape Town port, a shift on matric results, and new pressure on mobile networks over expiring data - before we end with just how extreme South Africa’s temperatures really get.

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