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Mandla Ndlovu has no ambitions to ascend to Mpumalanga premier’s office just yet

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The past weekend’s ANC conferences proved a major boost for Ramaphosa presidency of the party

Brain surgery is ‘peppered with moments of joy’, says South Africa’s third black female neurosurgeon

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Coceka Mfundisi wants governments to invest in her field to help patients avoid long-term impairments and health problems

R350 grants, masks remain as Ramaphosa ends state of disaster

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After 750 days, the president has lifted restrictions imposed in response to the pandemic

Sugar tax on drinks postponed until 2023

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a postponement of the sugar tax for 12 months

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Africa

The 1 000km road that will reshape the African economy

West African nations are to start construction of a 1 081-kilometer highway that will link Abidjan to Lagos.

Zimbabwe on the verge of famine and malnutrition occurs throughout the country

Zimbabwe, once regarded as the breadbasket of Southern Africa exporting agricultural produce to the region and beyond, is on the verge of famine and...

Zimbabwe on the verge of famine and malnutrition occurs throughout the country

Sixty percent of of Zimbabweans face acute food insecurity — about 5.5 million in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas

Business

Jobless crisis: 35 in 100 are out of work

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It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say

Brief reprieve for motorists: treasury reduces fuel levy by R1.50 a litre until the end of May

The emergency fuel-price intervention was announced by the treasury in the parliament on Thursday afternoon, in light of skyrocketing global oil prices

Absa announces first internal chief executive appointment since 2006

Arrie Rautenbach has been appointed to head up the banking group more than a year after his predecessor’s sudden departure

Politics

‘The devil is a liar’: Bathabile Dlamini pays for perjury

ANC Women’s League president accompanied her defence to pay R20 000 of a R200 000 deferred fine after Friday's judgment.

Ramaphosa adamant South Africa will not be a failed state

The president said there was resolve to fight corruption and turn the state around

Dudula vigilante group has the ANC stamp of approval

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Despite warnings that vigilante organisations can become xenophobic and violent, the ruling ANC says the more grassroots groups like these, the better

Environment

Rethink needed on subsidies harmful to nature

The COP15 biodiversity summit in China will assess subsidies that promote unsustainable levels of production such as in the fossil fuel, fishing and agriculture sectors

Climate change plans ‘fail to tackle invasive species’

Acid mine spill in Mpumalanga will take years to fix

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Halting River Club development is ‘job killing’, say property developers

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Education

TVET colleges need complete overhaul to quell slow growth trajectory

More needs to be done to raise the profile of technical and vocational education and training colleges and increase enrolments in the country

Inclusive education: Girls and boys must be treated equally

When girls go to school, the patriarchy dominated culture at home follows them to the classroom

The government must do more to stop bogus colleges from operating

The government is cracking down on unlicensed education institutions but they persist, and weak oversight is allowing them to operate without any nod to equity and quality teaching

Sport

Augusta National: Fear and capitalism on the golf course

The Masters Tournament exposes the persistent dilemma of the politically progressive and active person

Season-defining days ahead for Liverpool, Man City’s history bids

However, the impact of the Champions League quarter-finals could have a big impact on who claims the domestic trophies.

Man jailed for racially abusing Rashford after Euro 2020 final

The culprit had initially tried to avoid detection by changing his Twitter username after the post was reported, prosecutors said.

World

Three reasons the United Nations cannot intervene in Russia’s war on Ukraine

These are the veto power of the Security Council, major powers ignore the UN and the UN secretary general cannot favour either side in the war

The global resolve to fight Covid shows we can do the same for climate change

The way in which countries worked together and marshalled resources to address the pandemic shows that big challenges can be addressed if there is political will

Investing in nutrition is a crucial step in improving children’s rights

Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa

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