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Riots leave ugly scars as Richmond braces itself to go the polls
/ 27 October 2021

Riots leave ugly scars as Richmond braces itself to go the polls

With many job losses caused by the looting and arson of July, the Midlands town faces an uncertain future

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Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields
/ 26 October 2021

Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields

National Freedom Party candidates in the Zululand town have gone into hiding amid fears that they will be targeted next

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Mission implausible for the DA’s man in Nkandla
/ 26 October 2021

Mission implausible for the DA’s man in Nkandla

Malibongwe Dubazane is contesting all 14 of the IFP-run Nkandla local municipality’s wards

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Paddy Harper: On gleeful politicians and headless chickens
/ 25 October 2021

Paddy Harper: On gleeful politicians and headless chickens

Paddy Harper doesn’t know who to vote for yet, since the Dagga Party isn’t contesting his ward, but right now what to order for lunch is a more pressing concern

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Phoenix activist takes on Durban’s politically connected in November polls
/ 24 October 2021

Phoenix activist takes on Durban’s politically connected in November polls

Independent candidates look set to play a greater role in the metro municipality after 1 November

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Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
/ 17 October 2021

Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions

Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?

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Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)
/ 16 October 2021

Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)

From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates

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The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling
/ 16 October 2021

The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling

The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections

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