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Zulu land body challenges audit outcome

National Paddy Harper - 27 Feb 2021

Ingonyama Trust Board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya has challenged the audit process in the face of a series of unfavourable ratings

The many faces of Idi Amin

Africa Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 27 Feb 2021

Was he a joke, an oaf, a hero, or the evil dictator the West loved to hate? Decades after his death, his legacy is still a puzzle.

Review: Volvo XC40 is never intimidating

Motoring Lizeka Tandwa - 27 Feb 2021

When you’re asked to drive 400km on a business trip, it really helps if you don’t have to do it in an old skorokoro. In this Volvo, it becomes a road trip to rival others.

Aliens in Lagos: sci-fi novel Lagoon offers a bold new future

Friday Gibson Ncube - 27 Feb 2021

Nnedi Okorafor’s ‘Lagoon’ is an immersive reimagining of Nigerian society that transports us into a future where queerness is normalised

Sisulu dissolves housing agency board, again

National Paddy Harper - 26 Feb 2021

The HDA is once again under administration, and its acting chief executive gets to stay on

Durban residents want answers after refinery emission

Environment Chris Gilili - 26 Feb 2021

People living near the refinery were subjected to two hours of dirty smoke from the refinery, the South Durban Environmental Alliance said on Saturday.

Parents ‘key to best grade 12 results’

Education Bongekile Macupe - 26 Feb 2021

For the past four years, the matric results in Tshwane South has been the leading district in Gauteng. The formula to success has been involving the parents

Pangolins pushed to the brink of extinction

Environment Sheree Bega - 26 Feb 2021

The trafficking of scales is no longer a ‘niche’ criminal activity, but a serious and organised crime that threatens to make all eight species extinct within 20 years

Zuma’s long walk to the dock

Opinion Paddy Harper - 26 Feb 2021

It’s taken 17 years for the former president to stand trial for allegedly taking bribes. Expect more prevarication at his 17 May court date

Zuma has agreed to meet ANC top six over ConCourt impasse — Ramaphosa

Politics Emsie Ferreira - 26 Feb 2021

The president says the message to Jacob Zuma will be a simple one: respect the rule of law

Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case

Politics Emsie Ferreira - 26 Feb 2021

Former state security minister walks free after judge finds there is not sufficient evidence of attempted bribery to scupper Eskom probe

Exposing a Congolese bank’s dirty secrets

Africa Simon Allison - 26 Feb 2021

Meet Gardi Koko and Navy Malela, the two whistleblowers who risked everything to raise the alarm

Pregnant women should be vaccinated, doctors say

Coronavirus Chris Bateman - 25 Feb 2021

New research shows that there has been an increase in maternal deaths during the Covid-19 restriction

Zuma tells ANC top six not to hold their breath

Politics Lizeka Tandwa - 25 Feb 2021

Former president Jacob Zuma will only meet ANC leaders if deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo recuses himself from the state capture commission

Simeone is Atlético’s secret weapon

Sport Luke Feltham - 25 Feb 2021

El Cholo remains true to himself — consistent, totally committed and prepared to graft — and these values are retained by the team

The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

Opinion Kiri Rupiah & Luke Feltham - 25 Feb 2021

Let us never forget the private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

Khaya Sithole: Taken for a ride by the gig economy

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 25 Feb 2021

Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits

Eight things you need to know about the vaccine rollout

Coronavirus Chris Gilili - 25 Feb 2021

About 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine have arrived in South Africa out of the nine million procured — 300 000 to 500 000 are expected to arrive within two months

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