Ramokgopa: Eskom bosses consolidating report to solve energy crisis
/ 11 March 2024

Ramokgopa: Eskom bosses consolidating report to solve energy crisis

Eskom won’t cut maintenance, despite German consortium’s recommendation, electricity minister says

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Sibanye-Stillwater: Gold to the rescue amid platinum price crash?
/ 11 March 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater: Gold to the rescue amid platinum price crash?

Having its roots in gold, the diversified mining company has been shielded from the PGM price crash

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Suicide victim’s mother appeals health professions panel decision absolving doctor
/ 10 March 2024

Suicide victim’s mother appeals health professions panel decision absolving doctor

Fallon Finch’s family claims she did not receive emergency medical treatment that could have saved her life because she told the doctor she could not afford the cost of blood tests

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SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists
/ 9 March 2024

SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists

Researchers don’t want authorities let off the hook over the dwindling great white shark population

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Elections: ANC, DA and EFF go toe-to-toe on the economy
/ 9 March 2024

Elections: ANC, DA and EFF go toe-to-toe on the economy

With the country’s economy on the brink, the ‘Big Three’s’ employment and growth promises hold more weight than ever

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‘IFP will be in the ruling coalition’
/ 8 March 2024

‘IFP will be in the ruling coalition’

The party is also aiming for gains in two provinces, says president on the eve of its manifesto launch

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Death of Eldorado Park resident exposes violence perpetrated by City Power appointed security firm
/ 8 March 2024

Death of Eldorado Park resident exposes violence perpetrated by City Power appointed security firm

A security firm on a R57.2 million City Power contract has been implicated in a “reign of terror” in Eldorado Park

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Social policies proposed by the ANC, DA and EFF converge
/ 8 March 2024

Social policies proposed by the ANC, DA and EFF converge

The ‘Big Three’ are not far apart on their plans for the poorest of the poor

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UPDATED: Mbeki provisionally okays inclusion of corruption-accused in ANC elections list, to meet IEC deadline
/ 8 March 2024

UPDATED: Mbeki provisionally okays inclusion of corruption-accused in ANC elections list, to meet IEC deadline

Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe had to leave the national executive committee meeting where only five NEC members supported the adoption of the integrity commission report

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ANC state capture brigade set to make the cut
/ 8 March 2024

ANC state capture brigade set to make the cut

The ruling party seems to have failed to remove tainted people from its parliamentary lists

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South Africa returns to ICJ to demand relief for Gaza
/ 7 March 2024

South Africa returns to ICJ to demand relief for Gaza

The government has filed an application arguing that mass starvation is looming and asking the court to order an end to hostilities and the provision of humanitarian aid

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Meyiwa case: Marathon confessions trial within a trial nears its end
/ 7 March 2024

Meyiwa case: Marathon confessions trial within a trial nears its end

In its closing arguments the state said the accused were not assaulted to force them to confess to killing the football player

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MK party certain it will meet electoral commission’s deadline
/ 7 March 2024

MK party certain it will meet electoral commission’s deadline

But spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said the party will only elect its officials after the 29 May national and provincial elections

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Mkhwebane pleads poverty in court application
/ 6 March 2024

Mkhwebane pleads poverty in court application

The former public protector says in her court bid to claim a R10 million gratuity that as a fledgling EFF MP she finds herself in drastically reduced circumstances

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Meyiwa trial: ‘Gininda was never appointed as the lead investigator’
/ 6 March 2024

Meyiwa trial: ‘Gininda was never appointed as the lead investigator’

State prosecutor George Baloyi objected to reopening the trial within a trial, saying Meyiwa’s family was entitled to finality in the matter

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Nedbank won’t be crushed by falling interest rates, says chief financial officer
/ 6 March 2024

Nedbank won’t be crushed by falling interest rates, says chief financial officer

Shored up by higher borrowing costs, South Africa’s banking sector seems to have to weather the 2023 economic storm

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Mantashe: Zondo thinks he owns and manages the state capture report
/ 6 March 2024

Mantashe: Zondo thinks he owns and manages the state capture report

The ANC leader, who was implicated in the commission on state capture chaired by the chief justice, said Zondo had the ‘serious weakness’ of thinking the report was about himself

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Southern Africa R254.8 billion fund to finance cross-border electricity transmission projects
/ 6 March 2024

Southern Africa R254.8 billion fund to finance cross-border electricity transmission projects

The financial facility will prioritise projects that help relieve congestion bottlenecks to regional electricity trading

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Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs
/ 6 March 2024

Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs

About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates

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EFF leader warns that removing Ekurhuleni mayor will collapse other ANC-EFF coalitions in Gauteng
/ 5 March 2024

EFF leader warns that removing Ekurhuleni mayor will collapse other ANC-EFF coalitions in Gauteng

But the ANC say it will not allow the EFF to threaten it

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Mantashe: I am a better proponent of renewable energy than those who came before me
/ 5 March 2024

Mantashe: I am a better proponent of renewable energy than those who came before me

Despite this, the mineral resources and energy minister said the environmental lobby’s opposition to oil and gas exploration jeopardised South Africa’s energy security

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