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Carrying ‘weapons’ while striking is still a sticking point

National Sarah Smit - 13 Aug 2020

An upcoming CCMA case will consider whether workers carrying sticks at a strike is an act of intimidation or a call for unity

Fikile has a daring plan for taxis

National Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 13 Aug 2020

The transport minister presented to the ANC’s top body a proposal to establish a bank for taxi operators and to subsidise the industry

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National Sipho Kings - 13 Aug 2020

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Say hello to lockdown lite

Coronavirus M&G Reporters - 13 Aug 2020

After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations

Trail of Covid cases on trial in the courts

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 13 Aug 2020

Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the state of disaster in March, the government’s lockdown regulations have been the subject of public scrutiny and ire

Kaya FM whistle-blowers say they are being victimised

National Thando Maeko - 12 Aug 2020

Former and current employees claim the radio station’s management has begun a witch-hunt to weed out whistleblowers after reports of financial and sexual misconduct

Sekhukhune’s five-year battle for water back in court

National Sarah Smit - 8 Aug 2020

The residents of five villages are calling for the district municipal manager to be arrested

Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 8 Aug 2020

The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone

Vaccine trial results due in December

Coronavirus Athandiwe Saba - 7 Aug 2020

If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed

The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched

Coronavirus Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika & Sarah Smit - 6 Aug 2020

Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won't even release names of who has benefited from the R10-billion spend

Treasury presents Covid-19 corruption action plan

Coronavirus Thando Maeko & Sarah Smit - 5 Aug 2020

Reports of corruption, over-pricing and the delivery of sub-standard PPE have become the norm over the past five months as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic

Metro cops, SAPS clash over control

National Lester Kiewit - 5 Aug 2020

Tensions between the City of Cape Town and the police service over responsibilities mirrors the strain between national and local government

Vacancy: Editor-in-Chief

National Staff Reporter - 5 Aug 2020

M&> Media is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief for all of its platforms and publications.

Hopefield: Brutal police vs brutalised citizens

National Charlene Roberts - 4 Aug 2020

The small town’s residents, who say they’ve been terrorised by rogue police officers for years, were unsurprised when Reginald Linnerd was found beaten to death in a holding cell

Covid plateau in Western Cape carries ‘be vigilant’ warning

Coronavirus Lester Kiewit - 4 Aug 2020

The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.

Scores die in Western Cape’s deadly taxi tit-for-tat

National Lester Kiewit - 2 Aug 2020

Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court rolls in connection with the conflict

Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff

National Paddy Harper - 2 Aug 2020

More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices

Solar stuck where sun don’t shine: State spends R289m to store solar water heaters

National Thando Maeko - 30 Jul 2020

The national solar water heater programme is set to take off once again this year, but meanwhile the government is spending millions on storing heaters that have yet to be installed

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