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Comment: Free healthcare is a human right

Comment: Free healthcare is a human right

17 May 2013 00:00 - Louis Reynolds
Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.
Government to help taxi driver Macia's son 'this year'

Government to help taxi driver Macia's son 'this year'

02 Mar 2013 06:34 - Sapa
The Gauteng government has said that it will offer assistance to the son of the Daveyton taxi driver who died in police custody, says an official.
Pravin Gordhan talks corruption

Video | Pravin Gordhan talks corruption

28 Feb 2013 20:05
The M&G speaks to Minister Pravin Gordhan about government corruption and whether he thinks it could be eradicated.
Weekend 101: Eskom, Madonna and Putin

Video | Weekend 101: Eskom, Madonna and Putin

26 Oct 2012 13:29
In this week's Weekend 101 Gordhan warns against government spending, Pussy riot is sent to a forced labour camp and Eskom asks for more money.
How government starves the welfare sector

How government starves the welfare sector

20 Jul 2012 07:13 - Heidi Swart
Cash-strapped groups plead for more funds: Subsidies have fallen so short of the needs of NGOs that many face imminent closure, writes Heidi Swart.
BEE alone can't break the vicious circle

BEE alone can't break the vicious circle

06 Jul 2012 07:30 - Nompumelelo Sibalukhulu
The government has to produce savvy young people to meet the challenges of the workplace, writes Forum for Public Dialogue's Nompumelelo Sibalukhulu.
Zambia's draft constitution fails scrutiny

Zambia's draft constitution fails scrutiny

01 Jun 2012 00:20 - Charles Mafa
A draft constitution for Zambia released last month has drawn criticism from an eminent lawyer because of insufficient debate, amongst other things.
Raised deficit not option for e-toll debt

Raised deficit not option for e-toll debt

31 May 2012 18:39 - Lisa Steyn
The state is trying to work out how to raise the funding shortfall needed to meet e-tolling's contractual obligations. But it won't raise the deficit.
Zuma: Bureaucracy slows delivery

Zuma: Bureaucracy slows delivery

18 May 2012 08:49 - Charles Molele
Zuma acknowledged his administration's poor service delivery at a business function days before his administration releases its midterm review report.
E-tolls are an issue of power, not democracy

E-tolls are an issue of power, not democracy

15 May 2012 02:39 - Richard Calland
The state will betray its commitment to sustainable development if it fails to implement its policy, says Richard Calland.
Mashatile re-election bad news, says DA

Mashatile re-election bad news, says DA

10 May 2010 08:02 - Staff Reporter
The DA on Sunday described the re-appointment of Paul Mashatile as Gauteng's ANC chairperson as "bad new" for the province.

Rumpus over state IT report

19 Sep 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter
The State IT Agency, which provides IT services to all government entities, stands accused of overpaying service providers by millions.

Lebanon's Hariri to take another stab at forming govt

16 Sep 2009 15:27 - Tom Perry
Lebanon's president designated Saad al-Hariri prime minister on Wednesday, asking the politician to form a new government for a second time.

Lebanon's Hariri abandons effort to form govt

10 Sep 2009 15:08 - Tom Perry
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday abandoned an attempt to form a government with rival groups including Hezbollah.

Kenya power-sharing deal 'has to succeed'

16 Apr 2009 09:43 - Susan Njanji
Kenya's power-sharing deal must pull through until 2012 despite the divisions that threaten to tear apart the ruling government, the Commonwealth said

Kenya's fragile government loses justice minister

06 Apr 2009 15:24 - Duncan Miriri
Kenya's fragile coalition government lost its first minister on Monday, a day after talks to heal rifts within the alliance collapsed in acrimony.

Netanyahu takes helm of hawkish new Israeli govt

01 Apr 2009 09:43 - Joseph Krauss
Benjamin Netanyahu began his second term as Israeli prime minister on Wednesday at the helm of a right-wing government.

Netanyahu recruits Shas party for Israel coalition

23 Mar 2009 09:09 - Ori Lewis
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud signed a coalition deal with the ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Monday, bringing the leader closer to forming a government.

Israel's Netanyahu gets more time to woo Labour

20 Mar 2009 12:09 - Staff Reporter
Israel's right-wing Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu won a two-week extension on Friday to form a government, an aide said.

Iran's president hits back at MPs in budget row

16 Mar 2009 11:14 - Staff Reporter
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused Parliament of violating the Constitution after it rejected a key plank of his subsidy reform plan.

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