R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?
/ 9 June 2023

R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?

Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process

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ANC KwaZulu-Natal heavyweight Mike Mabuyakhulu is a free man
/ 31 May 2023

ANC KwaZulu-Natal heavyweight Mike Mabuyakhulu is a free man

The former MEC is considering his options after state case against him collapsed

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Officials at cash-strapped Mbombela jet off to Kenya for ‘study trip’
/ 31 May 2023

Officials at cash-strapped Mbombela jet off to Kenya for ‘study trip’

The municipality has received a series of disclaimers from the auditor general since 2016 and has had serious liquidity problems since 2020

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No revenge no-confidence motions in Nelson Mandela Bay — for now
/ 30 May 2023

No revenge no-confidence motions in Nelson Mandela Bay — for now

Outgoing DA mayor Retief Odendaal says stabilising the city should be the priority for all parties

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Amajuba district municipality’s new-broom mayor has his own chequered past
/ 24 May 2023

Amajuba district municipality’s new-broom mayor has his own chequered past

Misizwe Zulu’s company overcharged the Msunduzi municipality by R100 million for work it did not do

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ANC flirts with idea of disbanding its KZN leadership
/ 5 May 2023

ANC flirts with idea of disbanding its KZN leadership

The party’s working committee is gearing up to intervene in both provinces but this could further damage the ANC’s chances at the polls

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Court rules ANC can serve summons on De Ruyter in Germany
/ 3 May 2023

Court rules ANC can serve summons on De Ruyter in Germany

The Pretoria high court granted an order, unopposed, to allow it to serve papers abroad in its defamation suit against the former Eskom chief executive

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Gordhan, suspended DG, to appear in parliament over SAA deal
/ 19 April 2023

Gordhan, suspended DG, to appear in parliament over SAA deal

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be called to appear before parliament to respond to claims by suspended director general Kgathatso Tlhakudi of impropriety in the SAA/Takatso Aviation deal

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Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name
/ 18 April 2023

Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name

Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed

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Nehawu calls for Ingonyama Trust Board forensic audit
/ 8 April 2023

Nehawu calls for Ingonyama Trust Board forensic audit

Union questions dubious R41 million investment at a time when workers are being retrenched and others have not been paid

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Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons
/ 31 March 2023

Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons

The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi

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Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership
/ 31 March 2023

Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership

Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?

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Mbeki slams ANC for defending Ramaphosa ‘at all costs’
/ 31 March 2023

Mbeki slams ANC for defending Ramaphosa ‘at all costs’

Former president says closing ranks around Ramaphosa alienates the masses

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ANC KwaZulu-Natal leadership slams Zondo over state capture comments
/ 28 March 2023

ANC KwaZulu-Natal leadership slams Zondo over state capture comments

Provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo says Zondo is playing politics and ‘needs to be stopped’

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Load-shedding is not an act of God, litigants tell high court
/ 20 March 2023

Load-shedding is not an act of God, litigants tell high court

It was caused by the failings of the government, which has a responsibility to spare hospitals, schools and police stations to protect people’s rights

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