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The Zondo commission of evasion

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Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation next week

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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
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Mbalula’s war with military vets belies the Prasa disaster

Opinion -
The transport minister uses humour, which his targets don’t find funny, to survive in tough times or to divert attention from a problem.
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Citizens tired of being played for a fool

Opinion -
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
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Fikile has a daring plan for taxis

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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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Editorial: ANC, stop hurting our country

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The ANC either does not understand the best interests of those it was elected to serve — or it knows and doesn’t care
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The government is ‘not afraid of the taxi industry’ — Fikile Mbalula

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Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear
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Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’

Coronavirus -
After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline
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Police brutality is government policy

Coronavirus -
For 20 years ministers in charge of the police have been telling them to beat up or kill criminals
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‘I get nothing at the end of the day’

Coronavirus -
The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system. But its drivers, at the mercy of their bosses and government, are struggling to survive the new Covid-19 rules
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Mbalula defends changing taxi operating times

Article -
Regulations for taxis have been relaxed over the last few days of the lockdown prompting criticism. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula however, has defended the decision
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‘Frustrated’ police resort to force

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Regulation uncertainty leaves slap-happy police and soldiers to decide when people should or shouldn’t be allowed on the streets
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South Africans stuck in Peru lockdown told to ‘hang in there’

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Two women who travelled to South America for a friend’s wedding were told by the South African government to wait until Peru’s state of emergency ends. Now they could be coming home
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SAA to operate emergency evacuation flights

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Airports company, airlines on notice for mercy flights to evacuate foreigners from South Africa
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Rules for lockdown: Stay put!

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The lockdown regulations provide for strong curtailment of people’s movements, but many details of their implementation are still to come
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