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Businesses count the cost of devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods
Business
/ 13 April 2022

Businesses count the cost of devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods

Companies are having to deal with operational and supply-chain disruptions that come less than nine months after the riots in July.

By Sarah Smit
Mandla Ndlovu has no ambitions to ascend to Mpumalanga premier’s office just yet
Politics
/ 5 April 2022

Mandla Ndlovu has no ambitions to ascend to Mpumalanga premier’s office just yet

The past weekend’s ANC conferences proved a major boost for Ramaphosa presidency of the party

By Lizeka Tandwa
Will the Zulu people act in goodwill and for the will of good?
Article
/ 22 March 2022

Will the Zulu people act in goodwill and for the will of good?

The anniversary of King Goodwill Zwelithini’s death was on 12 March; he wished for his successor to bring peace and prosperity

By Ntombenhle Khathwane
Zikalala handpicks next eThekwini city boss, sources say
National
/ 17 March 2022

Zikalala handpicks next eThekwini city boss, sources say

ANC provincial leaders in KZN are headed for a fight over the next eThekwini city boss, with Premier Sihle Zikalala accused of imposing an inexperienced associate

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
SA’s economy is still 1.8% smaller than before Covid-19
Business
/ 8 March 2022

SA’s economy is still 1.8% smaller than before Covid-19

The country’s economy shrank by 6.4% in 2020 but real GDP increased by 4.9% in 2021

By Sarah Smit
Mauritius-based company set to own majority stake in Tongaat Hulett
Business
/ 7 March 2022

Mauritius-based company set to own majority stake in Tongaat Hulett

South African competition watchdog has approved Tongaat takeover – with conditions

By Anathi Madubela
More ANC murders ahead of party’s eThekwini regional conference
Politics
/ 21 February 2022

More ANC murders ahead of party’s eThekwini regional conference

Umlazi branch secretary Thulani Shusha was gunned down on his way home from an ANC meeting on Saturday

By Paddy Harper
The EFF is not xenophobic
Opinion
/ 9 February 2022

The EFF is not xenophobic

Malema’s visits to the hospitality industry are about the greedy business owners, not their workers

By Sihle Lonzi
Five-year drama over Sassa cleaning deal
National
/ 18 January 2022

Five-year drama over Sassa cleaning deal

Welfare agency allegedly bent procurement process to suit a contractor previously found guilty of collusion, and preferred bidder Corporate Cleaning wants damages paid

By Paddy Harper
What South Africa’s excessive rains mean for food prices
Opinion
/ 17 January 2022

What South Africa’s excessive rains mean for food prices

We will have a poorer harvest than the glowing 2020-21 harvest, but will probably not have to import supplies

By Wandile Sihlobo
Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces
Opinion
/ 11 January 2022

Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces

The hardest part of reckoning is the reckoning and where the archbishop is resented it is not for the ways in which the TRC failed but those in which it succeeded and brought an unfathomable past into a flawed present, writes Elisha Kunene.

By Elisha Kunene
In distress as South Coast stays dry six years on
National
/ 10 January 2022

In distress as South Coast stays dry six years on

Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle

By Paddy Harper
‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell
The Green Guardian
/ 8 January 2022

‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell

Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.

By Niren Tolsi
Our security cluster is strong, don’t panic, Mabuza says
Politics
/ 6 January 2022

Our security cluster is strong, don’t panic, Mabuza says

The deputy president’s remarks come just hours after acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo warned that facilities were under threat from those wanting to destroy institutions safeguarding constitutional rights

By Lizeka Tandwa
Army vets who responded to call for reserves during July unrest still unpaid
National
/ 27 December 2021

Army vets who responded to call for reserves during July unrest still unpaid

‘The whole operation … was a process of confusion and a total lack of command … and control’

By Erika Gibson
Dip in ANC support for Ramaphosa leaves second term an open question
Politics
/ 23 December 2021

Dip in ANC support for Ramaphosa leaves second term an open question

While Danny Msiza’s faction is gaining ground in Limpopo, those close to him say it does not necessarily mean Ramaphosa will be affected

By Lizeka Tandwa
The security cluster remains the thorn in the ANC’s side
Politics
/ 15 December 2021

The security cluster remains the thorn in the ANC’s side

Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
South Africa witnesses alarming spike in rhino poaching
The Green Guardian
/ 14 December 2021

South Africa witnesses alarming spike in rhino poaching

Twenty-three rhinos have been killed in 36 hours, according to a nonprofit organisation; the environment department says this figure is 24 since the beginning of December

By Sheree Bega
Better management of internal dynamics is key to the ANC’s recovery
Politics
/ 12 December 2021

Better management of internal dynamics is key to the ANC’s recovery

The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC

By Zamani Saul
Elderly land claimants wait in vain for restitution
National
/ 8 December 2021

Elderly land claimants wait in vain for restitution

While the government fails to adhere to its own deadlines, the clock is ticking for a group of Black people who were evicted from their land in the decade before apartheid ended

By Naledi Sikhakhane
Story of a whistleblower: ‘Baba, do you think you are about to die?
Opinion
/ 3 December 2021

Story of a whistleblower: ‘Baba, do you think you are about to die?

Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others

By John G Clarke
Hawks head testifies before SAHRC: Intelligence would have been ‘ideal’
National
/ 1 December 2021

Hawks head testifies before SAHRC: Intelligence would have been ‘ideal’

No members of the police, defence force or state security have been implicated ‘at this stage’ in ongoing investigations into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng

By Eunice Masson
Unemployment hits another record high as unrest takes its toll
Article
/ 30 November 2021

Unemployment hits another record high as unrest takes its toll

The official unemployment rate rose to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021 — the highest since 2008

By Sarah Smit
Government relied on social media and mainstream media for updates on July unrest, says KwaZulu-Natal premier
National
/ 26 November 2021

Government relied on social media and mainstream media for updates on July unrest, says KwaZulu-Natal premier

Sihle Zikalala told the South African Human Rights Commission that the July unrest was the most destructive protest in the country’s history

By Eunice Masson
Witness barely escaped Phoenix with his life
National
/ 23 November 2021

Witness barely escaped Phoenix with his life

“They called us Zuma’s dogs” and the K-word, Human Rights Commission told on day seven of hearings into July unrest

By Eunice Masson
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ‘very confused’ at lack of police intel during July unrest
National
/ 22 November 2021

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ‘very confused’ at lack of police intel during July unrest

Former defence minister says top KwaZulu-Natal cop was reluctant to share information with her

By Eunice Masson
July unrest was designed to overwhelm police: Sitole
National
/ 22 November 2021

July unrest was designed to overwhelm police: Sitole

The suspended national police commissioner told the SAHRC it was the first time the country had seen unrest that began at a level aimed at debilitating the police’s available resources

By Emsie Ferreira
Phoenix hearings lay bare tensions between Black and Indian residents
National
/ 20 November 2021

Phoenix hearings lay bare tensions between Black and Indian residents

Indian residents deny ‘massacre’ label; black survivors claim violence and orchestration

By Eunice Masson and Emsie Ferreira
Police absence in July unrest questioned at public hearings
National
/ 18 November 2021

Police absence in July unrest questioned at public hearings

The rhetoric had a clear political undertone and had to do with power – Pietermaritzburg business chamber

By Eunice Masson
Survivor of Phoenix massacre describes how he was called a monkey, assaulted and shot twice in the back
National
/ 17 November 2021

Survivor of Phoenix massacre describes how he was called a monkey, assaulted and shot twice in the back

On day three of the SAHRC hearings into the July unrest, victim Ntethelelo Mkhize disputes the testimony of activist Sham Maharaj

By Eunice Masson
IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils
Politics
/ 17 November 2021

IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition

By Paddy Harper
State-insurer Sasria receives R32bn in claims relating to July unrest
Business
/ 16 November 2021

State-insurer Sasria receives R32bn in claims relating to July unrest

Sasria says it has paid out R12.6-billion in claims. The state-owned insurer said will be profitable by 2022, thanks to treasury’s additional R11-billion allocation

By Anathi Madubela
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