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Treatment Action Campaign demands Makhura fix Gauteng’s health system ‘mess’ now

The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.

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Zuma in hospital for observation

Markets react as Mboweni steps down in Ramaphosa cabinet reshuffle

Reshuffle: Mkhize tenders resignation as Ramaphosa calls top six meeting

Zuma funder link in Phoenix killings

Weapons have been seized from a number of security companies owned by ANC-linked individuals who are loyal to the former president

Politics

ANC factions united on Zweli Mkhize

Despite agreement that it would be politically ‘unwise’ for the president to remove the health minister before the Special Tribunal makes its decision on the application by the Special Investigating Unit, he may have just done so

Q&A Sessions: Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela: ‘How do we repair this brokenness?’

National

Ingonyama Trust Board gets a new chief executive

National

Sars snatches R16-million worth of illicit cigarettes in two weeks

National

SIU to investigate tenders between water and sanitation department and IT company EOH

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Opinion

Vaccine hesitancy: a nonreligious defence

The Covid jab might keep you out of hospital should you still get ill, but that does not invalidate other worries

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Mothers know breast is best, but many don’t do so for the recommended six months

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Looters got looted. Perhaps

Paddy Harper

Editorial: And still we wait for a decision on Mkhize

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Africa

Zambia should commit to tackling toxic lead mine’s legacy

Residents of Kabwe have been poisoned for decades and now UN experts have called for an urgent clean-up

Malawi moves to Maggie Mkandawire’s beat

Empowering her people through music and education, Maggie Mkandawire fights the Covid-19 pandemic in her own unique way

Towards an Africa in which every child feels secure

Ending violence against children is one of the most important priorities, but it won’t happen without political leadership

Business

South Africa’s audit independence tops World Bank rankings

Only two countries received a perfect score in latest report on national audit institutions

In South Africa, only 5% of chief executives are women

Only 5% of chief executives are women and the gender pay gap is most pronounced in the top JSE-listed companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers...

Serame Taukobong appointed as Telkom’s chief executive designate

The telecommunication group’s current chief executive, Sipho Maseko, will step down at the end of June 2022

Politics

WATCH AGAIN: Ramaphosa announces changes to the national executive

The president is expected to announce changes to his cabinet

IEC publishes 27 October election date as required by law, but wants to postpone

A report by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke opens the possibility of a postponement

Government proclaims 27 October for local elections, but supports IEC postponement bid

The IEC has accepted former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke’s recommendation to postpone the vote to February, but still needs Constitutional Court approval to do so

Environment

Fight over controversial redevelopment of River Club heads to court

The R4.6-billion project, set to house Amazon’s new African headquarters, is on ‘sacred floodplain’, say applicants

Canada’s ReconAfrica oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana worries World Heritage Committee

R15m to rid Gauteng of dirty air

Reservations about ‘new deal’ for rhinos, lions, elephant, leopards

Banking on Small & Medium Enterprises for the future

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Arts & Culture

Ulwandle: aquatic de-zoning

Luvuyo Equiano Nywawose, the ‘liquid photographer’, is immersed in the motion, connection and tenderness of Black familial life beside the seas of eThekwini

Thulile Gamedze

The Portfolio: The Johannesburg Art Gallery Summer and Winter School

Screen Grab: Istanbul’s eye

The Portfolio: Simphiwe Majozi

Education

Stellenbosch University gets its own climate studies school

The faculty is the first of its kind in the battle against climate change

Schooling and Covid: A new UN report tracks adaptations in education in 142 countries

The pandemic precipitated a global experiment in education, which Unesco is keen to document and support

Fundraiser: That’s the VC’s job description

Subsidy cuts and rising unemployment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic means how to finance higher education is the most significant challenge

Sport

Wayde van Niekerk misses 400m final to compound SA pain

The world record holder was a medal hope but has ultimately been outrun by injury

What lies behind Africa’s elusive World Cup glory?

Men’s national football teams have done well in junior world tournaments, but that success hasn’t been replicated on the senior global stage. What causes this and how can it be corrected?

Tokyo Olympics: Your guide to Team SA

South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges

World

Wan-Wan Patrol: Four-legged friends keep Tokyo neighbourhood safe

Meet the pups of Tokyo’s real-life Paw Patrol

Saudi smashes Covid fraud ring ahead of hajj

The suspects in the fraudulent certificates case are alleged to have used social media to advertise their services

Heathrow airport to fast-track vaccinated passengers

The programme is slated begin on 19 July, the date on which most Covid-19 restrictions in the UK are set to be lifted

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