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Strike sets Transnet back — again
Business
/ 12 October 2022

Strike sets Transnet back — again

The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company

By Sarah Smit
Who is Lesotho’s new Prime Minister, mogul Sam Matekane?
Africa
/ 12 October 2022

Who is Lesotho’s new Prime Minister, mogul Sam Matekane?

The millionaire who won Lesotho elections with a helicopter

By Newsday Lesotho
Mkhwebane fails in court bid to return to work
National
/ 11 October 2022

Mkhwebane fails in court bid to return to work

The Western Cape high court dismissed the suspended public protector’s urgent application to give immediate force to its finding that her suspension by the president was invalid

By Emsie Ferreira
IMF says a third of the global economy will shrink in coming months, as it cuts SA forecast
Business
/ 11 October 2022

IMF says a third of the global economy will shrink in coming months, as it cuts SA forecast

The world economy has been dealt multiple blows, with war in Ukraine driving up food and energy prices following the coronavirus outbreak while soaring costs and rising interest rates threaten to reverberate around the globe

By Agence France Presse
ANC: Cracks start to show in Ramaphosa faction
Politics
/ 11 October 2022

ANC: Cracks start to show in Ramaphosa faction

A meeting to finalise a Ramaphosa slate was boycotted by some provincial leaders, with those in attendance annoyed by the final list which excluded key allies

By Lizeka Tandwa
Jacob Zuma and the wonders of modern medicine
Opinion
/ 11 October 2022

Jacob Zuma and the wonders of modern medicine

The former president, like Lazarus, is back

By Paddy Harper
ANC-affiliated business forum calls for changes to funding act
Politics
/ 11 October 2022

ANC-affiliated business forum calls for changes to funding act

Political parties say the act is restricting their ability to receive external donations

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Hlophe grills aspirant Western Cape judges
National
/ 10 October 2022

Hlophe grills aspirant Western Cape judges

While he challenges its recommendation that he be suspended, the judge president was allowed to take part in the JSC interviews with candidates in his division

By Emsie Ferreira
Boost for ANC Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane after court rescinds conference order
Politics
/ 10 October 2022

Boost for ANC Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane after court rescinds conference order

The order was withdrawn three days after the judgment was granted unopposed

By Paddy Harper
Zuma’s charges against Downer and Maughn to be heard in 2023
National
/ 10 October 2022

Zuma’s charges against Downer and Maughn to be heard in 2023

But both advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan have brought applications, to be heard in December, to have the case thrown out as an abuse of process

By Emsie Ferreira
Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists
National
/ 10 October 2022

Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

By Eunice Masson
Eskom’s death spiral caused by policies and political choices
Opinion
/ 10 October 2022

Eskom’s death spiral caused by policies and political choices

The state-owned electricity company is set up as a public entity but it operates like a corporation, an inevitable symptom of our neoliberal age

By Andile Zulu
Food cost crisis: Is zero-rating the answer?
Business
/ 10 October 2022

Food cost crisis: Is zero-rating the answer?

Food prices are too high for some households to bear but more targeted relief might have a greater impact

By Sarah Smit
ANC’s most powerful women conclude on backing Sisulu ahead of NDZ during weekend meeting, say insiders
Politics
/ 9 October 2022

ANC’s most powerful women conclude on backing Sisulu ahead of NDZ during weekend meeting, say insiders

Some leaders said that Dlamini-Zuma had received her due support from women and it was now Sisulu’s turn for a position in the presidency

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘ANC treasurer must be in cabinet’
Politics
/ 8 October 2022

‘ANC treasurer must be in cabinet’

Mdumiseni Ntuli also believes Zweli Mkhize wasn’t properly assessed before he was endorsed as party president

By Lizeka Tandwa
Phumulo Masualle not bowed by PEC rebuff
Politics
/ 7 October 2022

Phumulo Masualle not bowed by PEC rebuff

Eyeing top spot, he dismisses the step-aside rule as punitive and an inadequate tool to fix the ANC

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mpumalanga top cop to be probed on graft
National
/ 7 October 2022

Mpumalanga top cop to be probed on graft

National commissioner Fannie Masemola will finally act on a forensic report alleging misconduct by Semakaleng Manamela

By Khaya Koko
David Mabuza begs Zuma for his backing
Politics
/ 7 October 2022

David Mabuza begs Zuma for his backing

ANC insiders believe it’s unlikely Jacob Zuma will support David Mabuza’s bid to become president

By Lizeka Tandwa
It’s politics as usual at the JSC
National
/ 6 October 2022

It’s politics as usual at the JSC

The tone may be more muted than in past years but judges who penned politically unpopular rulings were again accused of ignorance of the law

By Emsie Ferreira
Pensioners had scant warning of heavy Sars tax deductions
National
/ 6 October 2022

Pensioners had scant warning of heavy Sars tax deductions

The Government Employment Pensions Fund said it only informed their members in September because they needed to ‘test’ the data first

By Eunice Masson
How Eskom is tackling sabotage at its power stations
The Green Guardian
/ 6 October 2022

How Eskom is tackling sabotage at its power stations

Employees, including senior staff members and contractors, have stolen or deliberately broken equipment, which has contributed to load-shedding

By Mandisa Nyathi
Government stares down public wage conundrum
Business
/ 5 October 2022

Government stares down public wage conundrum

Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending

By Sarah Smit
Crime intelligence cops facing R54m corruption charges finally suspended
National
/ 5 October 2022

Crime intelligence cops facing R54m corruption charges finally suspended

The three senior officers used the need to spy on students to allegedly defraud the state

By Khaya Koko
Deadlock in South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding talks
The Green Guardian
/ 5 October 2022

Deadlock in South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding talks

Negotiators are concerned that 80% of the money promised by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union is in the form of high interest loans

By Mandisa Nyathi
Yes, Ukraine should host the World Cup – but on its own
Sport
/ 5 October 2022

Yes, Ukraine should host the World Cup – but on its own

By bloating its showpiece, Fifa has made single-country bids impossible and dimmed the tournament’s magic

By Carlos Amato
Former presidents shouldn’t pronounce on ANC leadership race — Mdumiseni Ntuli
Politics
/ 5 October 2022

Former presidents shouldn’t pronounce on ANC leadership race — Mdumiseni Ntuli

The ANC secretary general contender says former presidents who make public endorsements about ANC leadership contestation risk diminishing their standing and prestige

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary
National
/ 4 October 2022

‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary

Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won

By Emsie Ferreira
Unions vow to bring Transnet to a standstill over wage row
National
/ 4 October 2022

Unions vow to bring Transnet to a standstill over wage row

Transnet says it can’t afford to pay employees more

By Mandisa Ndlovu
‘There were clear warnings before deadly KZN floods’
The Green Guardian
/ 4 October 2022

‘There were clear warnings before deadly KZN floods’

While the country’s leaders blamed climate change, a top climatologist has questioned whether this is strictly accurate

By Sheree Bega
Judge Piet Koen says he was devastated by Mogoeng’s attack
Top Six
/ 4 October 2022

Judge Piet Koen says he was devastated by Mogoeng’s attack

In an interview for a position on the SCA, the trial judge in the Zuma corruption case said the then chief justice’s criticism was unfounded

By Emsie Ferreira
Illegal firearms fuel violent crime spike in Zimbabwe
Africa
/ 3 October 2022

Illegal firearms fuel violent crime spike in Zimbabwe

Police report that between January and October last year, there were 922 armed robberies, up from 744 during the same period in 2020

By Marko Phiri
Cosatu, SACP ‘jilted lovers’ in a toxic partnership with the ANC
Politics
/ 3 October 2022

Cosatu, SACP ‘jilted lovers’ in a toxic partnership with the ANC

Will the South African Communist Party and the labour federation ever leave the ANC or are rumblings just hot air?

By Lizeka Tandwa
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