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President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Time for Ramaphosa to boot the costly dead wood in the cabinet

In addition to the looting of Covid-19 emergency funds released in terms of the 2020 state of national disaster, Ramaphosa’s term has been marked by a series of acts of financial…

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Job creation was a major topic in last week’s budget, which was released the day after South Africa’s devastating unemployment statistics made headlines.

2014: I’m voting for jobs

On May 7 2014 I’ll be voting for the second time. This time I won’t quiver as I draw my “X”. I’m voting for me

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4 min read
DA leader Helen Zille.

Zille’s itchy Twitter finger dumps her in the poo

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has caused quite a kerfuffle after her fight with a journalist on social media. Go, Zille!

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4 min read
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

What do these results mean?

We weigh in on the matric exam results and our special section devoted to good news in South Africa and the world at large.

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5 min read
ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS

Time to hand it over, Mr Zuma

The <i>M&G</i> weighs in on its victory at the SCA and the government’s extraordinary success in cutting in half the cost of antiretroviral drugs.

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5 min read
MINE NATIONALISATION

Frugality rules in the real world

Whatever we think of the politics of nationalisation, the questions is will it fly in this new world? The <i>M&G</i> weighs in.

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5 min read