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explain.co.za > 09/10/2026 > 10-september-26-the-wig-the-snuff-and-the-padkos-inside-mapisa-nqakulas-wild-corruption-trial

Mapisa-Nqakula, ANC election drama and an ageing population

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (999+ words) | Follow us on Google News Elsewhere, the Boks are one win away from settling some business with the All Blacks, the UN has finally backed a map that shows Africa at its proper size, and science has produced the deeply…...

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explain.co.za > 09/10/2026 > south-africa-is-ageing-we-should-probably-talk-about-it

What does South Africa's ageing population mean?-Explain

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (368+ words) | Follow us on Google News South Africa, along with the rest of the continent, has spent years being told its greatest demographic superpower is its young population. We have millions of young people and a growing workforce. But according to…...

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explain.co.za > 09/09/2026 > as-the-cost-of-living-bites-some-south-african-families-are-rethinking-car-ownership

Why South Africans are giving up cars to cut costs

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (673+ words) | Follow us on Google News Each weekday morning, Thapelo Machubo drops his wife Alice off at work before continuing on to his own office. At the end of the day he collects her and they head home together. This a…...

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explain.co.za > 09/09/2026 > september-is-suicide-prevention-month-in-south-africa-the-statistics-are-scary

South Africa’s suicide crisis: The statistics are scary

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1157+ words) | Follow us on Google News Tinyiko Chauke doesn’t mince her words when talking about mental health in South Africa: “We are not living in a mentally well country.” It’s a grim assessment, and one that Chauke, a social worker and…...

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explain.co.za > 09/08/2026 > 142000-people-want-to-run-for-office-in-your-municipality-what-now

142,000 candidates are running for local office in SA

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (641+ words) | Follow us on Google News There are 142,072 people who would quite like to be your councillor. There are only 10,526 council seats available. South Africa is about to have one very crowded political audition. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)…...

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explain.co.za > 09/08/2026 > if-a-south-african-writer-submitted-these-plots-to-a-publisher-you-might-accuse-them-of-being-too-unhinged

5 South African crime stories that sound like thrillers

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (937+ words) | Follow us on Google News South Africa has always had its share of crime stories. But lately, some of them have started sounding less like news reports and more like pitches from a writer who has been told to make…...

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explain.co.za > 09/08/2026 > zille-has-the-stunts-but-is-she-ready-to-govern-joburg

Helen Zille’s Joburg campaign: Can she turn hype into votes?

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1050+ words) | Follow us on Google News With just over two months to go until the local government elections, the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille, has continued to campaign fiercely, unveiling a billboard in the historically ANC-aligned Alexandra township recently…...

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explain.co.za > 09/07/2026 > sas-first-anti-rape-device-was-meant-to-protect-women-so-why-isnt-it-available

Rape-aXe: Why South Africa’s Anti-Rape Device Isn’t Available

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1421+ words) | Follow us on Google News A dispute between the device’s inventor and her former business partner has complicated its development. Meanwhile, experts say it is no silver bullet and could place the burden of preventing rape on women rather than…...

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explain.co.za > 09/03/2026 > why-feroz-khan-was-fired-and-what-comes-next

Why Feroz Khan was fired and what happens next-Explain

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (194+ words) | Follow us on Google News Feroz Khan is out of SAPS, but his troubles are nowhere near over. The former Crime Intelligence deputy head was fired on Wednesday, just as new details emerged about the medical condition his lawyers say…...

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explain.co.za > 09/03/2026 > heads-up-vapers-your-choef-may-soon-be-subject-to-stricter-rules-as-sa-lawmakers-debate-new-tobacco-bill

SA tobacco Bill: What could change for smoking and vaping

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1000+ words) | Follow us on Google News Given South Africans’ strict tobacco laws, you might think that vapes are also subject to regulation. Think again. After eight years of drafting, public hearings and argument, Parliament has finally started examining the Tobacco Products…...