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Today's Briefing
Columns
What to Do With 100 Hung Councils
If you thought the 2024 coalition negotiations were fraught, just consider what will happen after November if 100-odd councils are deadlocked.

Columns
Only Countries in Decline Don’t Take Risks
Simon Lincoln Reader writes on the hysterical reaction to the flyover in Cape Town on Saturday and what it says about South Africa and the West.
Politics
Crime Reporting Rates Fall as Trust in the Police is Lost
South Africans are ever less likely to report the crimes they suffer to the police.
Politics
Could Motsepe Restore South Africa's Confidence in the GNU?
South Africans are growing sceptical of whether the GNU is working to save the country and improve their circumstances, but Bheki Mahlobo says that may change depending on who succeeds President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Politics
ANC Grip on Public Service Not Ending Anytime Soon
A reply to a parliamentary question shows that the ANC has no intention of changing its practice whereby public servants work more closely with ANC than ministers from other parties.
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We Ran the Farm Murder Numbers Using The Police's Own Data
Reine Opperman talks to Gabriel Makin about the very high risk farmers, of all races, face.
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