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Zulu land body challenges audit outcome

Ingonyama Trust Board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya has challenged the audit process in the face of a series of unfavourable ratings
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The many faces of Idi Amin

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‘Terrorised’ family shines a light on traditional leadership for vulnerable people

The ambiguity between traditional and constitutional leadership has been exposed by the violent banishment of an Eastern Cape family
Education

Matrics fail at critical subjects

The basic education minister talks of quality passes achieved by the class of 2020, but a closer look at the results tells a different story

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Covid compels a rethink on cities

Far from rendering major cities obsolete, the pandemic forced the mayor of Paris to quickly implement pedestrianisation as an urban design innovation. With thoughtful planning, similar bold transformations can happen in other cities
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The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

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Africa

Exposing a Congolese bank’s dirty secrets

Meet Gardi Koko and Navy Malela, the two whistleblowers who risked everything to raise the alarm

Why a trickle-down approach to vaccine access is not a viable strategy

Africa mimi alemayehou & donald kaberuka
The world cannot afford ‘safe havens’ in which the virus can thrive and evolve and threaten us all

The South African connection: How mercenaries aided Trump ally in Libyan op

Africa erika gibson
The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so

Business

Corporate tax cut will be revenue neutral — Momoniat

The surprise 1% reduction will result in a wider, more compliant corporate tax base, according to Ismail Momoniat

Tito’s budget tries to boost economic growth and arrest debt

Business Tshegofatso Mathe
Government spending has reached a record 41.7% of GDP, and the budget deficit has widened from 5.7% in 2019 to an estimated 14%

In a bizarre twist VBS liquidators sue KPMG for R863mn

Business khaya koko
In filed court documents, the VBS liquidators are blaming auditing firm KPMG’s negligence for the alleged looting of the bank

Politics

Zuma has agreed to meet ANC top six over ConCourt impasse — Ramaphosa

The president says the message to Jacob Zuma will be a simple one: respect the rule of law

Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case

Politics emsie ferreira
Former state security minister walks free after judge finds there is not sufficient evidence of attempted bribery to scupper Eskom probe

Zuma tells ANC top six not to hold their breath

Politics Lizeka Tandwa
Former president Jacob Zuma will only meet ANC leaders if deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo recuses himself from the state capture commission

Environment

Pangolins pushed to the brink of extinction

The trafficking of scales is no longer a ‘niche’ criminal activity, but a serious and organised crime that threatens to make all eight species extinct within 20 years

Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists

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Rush for Africa’s marine species to feed demand in Asia

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Gauteng’s most vital resource irreparably damaged – SAHRC

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Education

Maths and physical science pass rates show a decline, even after leaked papers

Home languages have remained steady, with a 90% pass mark, but other critical subjects have declined slightly

Class of 2020 produces ‘quality passes’ — Motshekga

Education Bongekile Macupe
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019

The EFF reignites #FeesMustFall as it takes Nzimande and Unisa to court

Education Eunice Stoltz
The EFF is going to court in a bid to have the higher education minister’s directive that Unisa lower its first-time student intake overruled

Sport

Simeone is Atlético’s secret weapon

El Cholo remains true to himself — consistent, totally committed and prepared to graft — and these values are retained by the team

Test series starts luring fans back to international sport

Sport Faisal Kamal
The freshly renamed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has sold 55 000 of its 110 000 seats for the cricket Test

Semenya confirms she’s taking testosterone battle to European Court of Human Rights

Sport Luke Feltham
Caster Semenya’s latest legal challenge follows a series of setbacks that seemed to have ended her chances of competing in her preferred events

World

‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal

Pfizer is accused of bullying Latin American governments by demanding they grant indemnity against potential civil claims relating to the vaccine

Governments around the world condemn Myanmar’s military coup

World Agence France presse
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar's democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians

Trump slinks off world stage, leaving others to put out the fires he started

World nick roll
What his supporters and assorted right-wingers will do now in a climate that is less friendly to them is anyone’s guess

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