Should Eskom fall under ‘King Coal’ Mantashe’s energy department?
/ 21 December 2022

Should Eskom fall under ‘King Coal’ Mantashe’s energy department?

KwaZulu-Natal delegates at the ANC’s elective conference argued that state-owned entities should be rehoused in their line departments

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These are SA’s four worst invasive bird species
/ 20 December 2022

These are SA’s four worst invasive bird species

There is no control programme for common mynas and popular rose-ringed parakeets because of ‘budget constraints’

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Analysis | Ramaphosa will pay a heavy policy price for his victory
/ 19 December 2022

Analysis | Ramaphosa will pay a heavy policy price for his victory

The president’s leadership strategy of trying to unite opposing groups within the ANC through key appointments across the board has failed

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The ANC’s antics of adolescence
/ 18 December 2022

The ANC’s antics of adolescence

Lobbying at the party’s conference is akin to the top seven township playground game

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Wake up, Ramaphosa, there is a political war on
/ 11 December 2022

Wake up, Ramaphosa, there is a political war on

The president cannot rely on ANC MPs in the National Assembly to vote against initiating an impeachment process

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Brace for stage eight power cuts
/ 8 December 2022

Brace for stage eight power cuts

Things won’t get better over the next 12 months, says spokesperson, as energy crisis deepens

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Economic policy a sideshow to ANC spectacle
/ 7 December 2022

Economic policy a sideshow to ANC spectacle

Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence

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Phala Phala becomes impeachment nightmare for president
/ 1 December 2022

Phala Phala becomes impeachment nightmare for president

A panel has found that the president has a case to answer for receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it

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Mpofu moves for removal of evidence leaders in Mkhwebane inquiry
/ 28 November 2022

Mpofu moves for removal of evidence leaders in Mkhwebane inquiry

One of the grounds is the publication of a list of counsel and the fees they earned from litigation around the reports of the suspended public protector

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ANC leadership contest hots up
/ 25 November 2022

ANC leadership contest hots up

Horse trading and negotiations begin in earnest as the real battle starts for party positions ahead of the elective conference

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Mkhize campaign gets tacit nod from Masina and Mokonyane
/ 24 November 2022

Mkhize campaign gets tacit nod from Masina and Mokonyane

Party presidential hopeful Zweli Mkhize has criticised the Ramaphosa- led ANC leadership for being out of touch with its communities

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Gayton McKenzie takes credit for prison transfer of Mercedes-Benz theft accused
/ 21 November 2022

Gayton McKenzie takes credit for prison transfer of Mercedes-Benz theft accused

The Patriotic Alliance leader has claimed that he is behind Eldorado Park gangster Jermaine Prim’s move to Kgosi Mampuru maximum security prison

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Why Africa is standing still at the World Cup
/ 20 November 2022

Why Africa is standing still at the World Cup

With Mané and Salah absent, the semifinals seem as remote as ever, thanks to a glaring imbalance in development systems

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Eskom workers worry the just transition will shed jobs
/ 17 November 2022

Eskom workers worry the just transition will shed jobs

Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just

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Constitutional court’s judgments in Slapp suit case increase protection for free speech
/ 15 November 2022

Constitutional court’s judgments in Slapp suit case increase protection for free speech

The limitation on corporations’ ability to claim damages for defamation is a ‘critical shift’

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