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SIU heeds the ‘more orange overalls’ call

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In an interview with the Mail & Guardian Data Desk, the head of SIU said it is fixing internal problems
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NPA recovers nearly R12-billion

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In the past year alone, the Asset Forfeiture Unit has recovered money and assets gained through corruption-related crimes
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Want a jet, a car, a house? Gupta sale is on

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Money from the dodgy family’s assets will be used to settle debts. Eight companies are under business rescue – but what’s the point?
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The high price of coal connections

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Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
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What does ‘fourth industrial revolution’ even mean?

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The M&G Data Desk aims to find out what 4IR really is
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Emergency! City of Joburg’s tender processes investigated

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Three of Johannesburg’s biggest fleet tenders — amounting to billions of rands — bypassed the regular tender process
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‘Drugs are the tools for the youth to self-destruct’

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A new report reveals that  South Africa is the leading importer in southern Africa of chemicals to make illicit synthetic drugs such as tik
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Consultants a fruitless waste

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Despite spending more on external services to plug gaps left by mismanagement data shows that municipalities are underperforming
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Jozini: Where youth actually vote

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The youth of Jozini are determined to make a better future for themselves despite record unemployment
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FF+ gains traction in Mossel Bay

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And it is not only white conservatives who are donning the party’s green and orange colours
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Small parties are shrinking – except for Freedom Front Plus

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​Over the past four elections the smaller political parties have been losing votes hand over fist
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Umdoni residents want change

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Counting Every Person: The M&G Data Desk has analysed voting results across SA for the past 20 years
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Where voters won’t come out to vote

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Many citizens in the North West have lost faith in elections, saying they do not get what is promised
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What women want

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There are more women registered to vote than men. In response, political party manifestos have increased their attention to gender issues.
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Trust in Presidency up, courts and media down — survey

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‘Ramaphoria’ is not dead just yet despite a few bumps on the road to the elections
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