Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee., GroundUp on 15/11/2026

No chlorine, no swimming: Joburg pools close

The closure comes during a heatwave and after months of delays in opening the pools.

T Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee., GroundUp
Mbongeni Mguni and Thomas Biesheuvel, Bloomberg on 15/11/2026

De Beers suitor aims to win customers back to real diamonds

With synthetic stones undercutting prices and Chinese demand still weak, reviving the natural diamond market will be no easy task.

M Mbongeni Mguni and Thomas Biesheuvel, Bloomberg