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Editorial: Enforce the law lawfully
"Until the law itself makes it nigh impossible for tragedies like Tatane, Marikana and Khosa to occur without real consequence, our fractured relationship with authority will persist."
Editorial: Let’s inspire the world … again
South Africa was the first to welcome the World Cup to our beautiful continent. In these troubled Covid-19 times it’s worth reminding ourselves of that achievement.
Editorial: Shame on you, Stella!
Politically, it would also help this country if our president were able to act more decisively against ministers who show little regard for the law
Editorial: Democrats must unite
The best chance for Democrats to beat Trump is by taking an opposite approach to his insular and isolated one
Editorial: Promises are on tap, but not water
Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught
Editorial: Trust government to put politics first
Once again, political expediency has trumped principled action
Editorial: Capture virus hits again
State Security Agency still cannot produce the security clearance certificate required for the incumbent, Baptiste Dungu, to occupy the top post at the Onderstepoort Biological Products
Editorial: On media transparency
"We believe that M&G readers and staff have a right to know who owns this newspaper and how it is funded"
Editorial: We need a better party as ANC does birthday rerun
"The ANC’s long history and continued survival is something to marvel at. But celebrating the mere fact of survival is really not enough"
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With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
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Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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JTI off to court for tobacco ban: Government not listening to industry or consumers
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Wills, Estate Administration and Succession Planning Webinar
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Call for Expression of Interest: Training supply and needs assessment to support the energy transition in South Africa
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to participate in this tender to support the energy transition
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Obituary: Mohammed Tikly
His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past
