The Herald (South Africa) - August 18, 2026

JAILED FOR LIFE

Elsen eyes St George’s Prep premises

Dramatic rescue of dog washed 200m out to sea

cash heist

Ramaphosa calls for action as Sadc trade lags

Man sentenced for murder of eight-year-old girl

Elsen Academy eyes St George’s Prep premises

Rapper back behind bars

Bail denied: Peet Viljoen deemed a flight risk

SwimGQ’s Ra’ees Khan nets Herald Citizens of the Year award

NMU rules dance floor once again

DA aiming to break ANC’s majority in East Cape by 2029

ANC in race to finalise candidate lists with deadline looming

‘Anti-foreigner campaign undermining solidarity that helped end apartheid’

Shell ruling highlights climate law shift, says expert

Buck stops here — poaching suspects caught in Coega

US scales back military drills with Seoul hours before start

Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by Atlantic

Kushner meets Israel’s Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan

Cambridge chancellor slams ‘feeding frenzy’ over dead academic

Zambia opposition dismisses ‘militia’ claim

Houthis say they targeted Saudi vessel in Red Sea

Hotel blaze, stampede kill 15 Hindu devotees in India

State land could unlock faster renewable energy projects

SPAR chair and deputy call it quits

Why you should draft your first estate plan in your 20s

Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival

ConCourt’s Shell ruling a lesson for corporations, government

Your chirps

Plucky Banyana have what it takes to fulfil World Cup dreams

Demand for government to fix Coega Primary

Today in history

Freedom in knowing not every table is meant for you

Bridge

‘I adored SA’: late Hollywood star Panettiere

cryptic crossword

quick crossword

pick of the day

previous solutions

target

SA hockey sides slip to defeat in World Cup openers in Europe

WP hockey players’ mentality brings back-to-back U21 IPT titles

Axe hanging over Australian batters after Darwin ‘disaster’

Arsenal ‘want to win everything’ after Community Shield success — Odegaard

Aldo Scribante Raceway delivers another weekend of high-octane track action

Hoodia could finally reward patient followers

Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Sport results

Sport on tv

Grey outgun Selborne as tries flow on Kolisi Field

Idlangemabala Secondary dreams of transforming netball facilities with well-earned winnings

Pearson, Parel Vallei share decade of friendly rivalry and excellence

Kingswood water polo captain earns SA U18 world championship selection

Robinson and Brand crowned U19 champs at squash nationals

Daniel Pienaar take honours against Brandwag

School results

Bulls coach warns All Blacks ahead of opening Bok Test

Bucs coach defends Mbuthuma, urges fans to back him

Hope for SA bantamweight activity as BSA gives approval

Truter firmly believes Chippa will soon recover from slow start