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Motsoaledi blames ‘porous’ and ‘rotten’ borders for Bushiris’ escape

National Khaya Koko - 17 Nov 2020

Home affairs minister admits South Africa has weak borders, and that the Bushiris had 10 passports between them

The system to save failed councils needs a significant overhaul

National Athandiwe Saba - 15 Nov 2020

Researchers found that interventions only come after the municipality has already collapsed, that the turnaround time is impossibly short, and that constitutional steps have been misinterpreted

Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN

National Des Erasmus - 14 Nov 2020

Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market

Ramphosa extends national state of disaster

Coronavirus Khaya Koko & Tshegofatso Mathe - 11 Nov 2020

As the president extends the state of disaster for another month, other restrictions will be eased, including those on alcohol sales and international travel

Q&A Sessions: Meet Thembisile Xulu, a doctor, hip-hop fan and mother

National Nicolene de Wee - 11 Nov 2020

Dr Thembisile Xulu, the newly appointed chief executive of the Sanac Trust, tells Nicolene de Wee about a new plan to fight HIV, TB and STIs — and her hip-hop dance moves

Watch it again: Ramaphosa addresses the nation

Coronavirus Staff Reporter - 11 Nov 2020

The president is expected to provide an update on the government's strategies to manage the coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of South Africans apply for land online

National Tshegofatso Mathe - 11 Nov 2020

The department of agriculture has received a plethora of online applications after it released about 500 000 hectares of land last month

Tendele’s mine pollutes their air and water, residents claim

National Khaya Koko - 7 Nov 2020

The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations

How we braved danger to honour Fikile Ntshangase

National Khaya Koko - 7 Nov 2020

Reporter Khaya Koko reflects on what it took — logistically and emotionally — to travel to KwaZulu-Natal and speak to the slain activist’s family and neighbours

Farm dwellers fight to access water and other basic services

National Sarah Smit - 6 Nov 2020

Municipalities have failed to prioritise the rights of labour tenants and farmworkers

Top cop’s state-funded luxury cars

National Khaya Koko - 5 Nov 2020

Mpumalanga police commissioner Mondli Zuma has allegedly flouted regulations to purchase a flashy fleet.

‘Myeni obstructed the work of the Zondo commission’ — Hofmeyer

National Sarah Smit - 5 Nov 2020

Advocate Kate Hofmeyr submitted that deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo should direct the secretary of the commission to lay a charge against Dudi Myeni for revealing the identity of secret witness ‘Mr X’

President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation next week

Coronavirus Tshegofatso Mathe - 5 Nov 2020

The national coronavirus command council will meet next week to discuss ways it can clamp down on the increasing Covid-19 infections. This is after the cabinet met this week to express its concerns

eThekwini municipal manager out on bail, but signing off tenders

National Des Erasmus - 4 Nov 2020

The NPA is investigating eThekwini municipal manager Sipho Nzuza to determine whether he broke his bail conditions while back at work.

Zano Spark’s R4.3-million ‘kickback’ used to buy property

National Sarah Smit - 3 Nov 2020

Former SAA Technical board chair Yakhe Kwinana’s foreign-exchange trading business came under scrutiny at the Zondo commission on Tuesday

Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers

National Sarah Smit - 30 Oct 2020

A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation

KZN officials cash in on ‘danger pay for Covid-19’

Coronavirus Des Erasmus - 30 Oct 2020

Leadership failures at Umdoni local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have caused a ‘very unhappy’ ANC PEC to fire the mayor and chief whip

The living nightmare of environmental activists who protest mine expansion

National Khaya Koko & Oupa Nkosi - 29 Oct 2020

Last week Fikile Ntshangase was gunned down as activists fight mining company Tendele’s expansions. Community members tell the M&G about the ‘kill lists’ and the dread they live with every day

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