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State agency lies about exec ‘purge’

Business Sabelo Skiti - 26 Jul 2020

South Africa’s animal vaccine agency said staff fled to avoid blame, but its CEO had in fact paid them to leave

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Find out who didn’t make the cut for Ramaphosa’s Cabinet

Videos Staff Reporter - 30 May 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet has been lauded for its inclusion of youthful faces and women.

Police can smoke out dagga farmers

Article Govan Whittles - 5 Oct 2018

Agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana has told Eastern Cape cannabis farmers not to expect protection from his department

R48bn needed for Ramaphosa’s stimulus packages

Article Dineo Bendile, Paddy Harper & Govan Whittles - 10 Aug 2018

Government will have to fork out billions to implement the president's economic growth plans

Hawks probe Zuma for R1m bribe

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Mar 2018

Jacob Zuma is being investigated by the Hawks for allegedly accepting a R1-million cash bribe in exchange for keeping Senzeni Zokwana in his Cabinet

R6-billion for drought relief

Article Paul Herman - 13 Mar 2018

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister has allocated more funds to relieve drought affecting several provinces

Muthambi latest Cabinet minister to suspend top officials

Article Paul Herman - 16 Oct 2017

Muthambi announced on Sunday the suspension of her chief financial officer and a deputy director general.

SACP rounds on its leaders who back Zuma

Article Matuma Letsoalo Author - 9 Jun 2017

The agriculture minister, the presidency deputy minister, four premiers and Cosatu’s leader are in the sights of the anti-JZ faction

Zuma gathers allies close to fend off opposition

Article Matuma Letsoalo Author - 17 Mar 2016

A Cabinet reshuffle and strategic changes are in the pipeline, with the near-complete removal of opposition being the target.

NUM’s Zokwana joins plea for Cosatu compromise

Article Matuma Letsoala - 28 Nov 2013

Veteran unionist Senzeni Zokwana has joined Gwede Mantashe's call for leaders in Cosatu's two main factions to solve their differences.

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NUM’s Zokwana dealt with lightly at the Farlam commission

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 11 Feb 2013

It has been an interesting week at the Farlam commission of inquiry as "underprepared" advocate Dali Mpofu faced NUM president Senzeni Zokwana.

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NUM president denies calling Marikana strikers criminals

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 7 Feb 2013

The National Union of Mineworkers' president Senzeni Zokwana says he did not think the people gathering at the koppie in Marikana were criminals.

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Marikana: Amcu’s president sticks to his testimony

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 28 Nov 2012

Amcu's leader Joseph Mathunjwa has done very little talking at the Marikana commission. Yet when the dust settled, he emerged somewhat vindicated.

Lonmin crisis: A tinderbox of discontent

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 16 Aug 2012

Violence has become the modus operandi of such strikes in South Africa and Lonmin is no exception, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

The SACP’s new handlers

Article Matuma Letsoala - 27 Jul 2012

With two of the SACP's senior leaders now government ministers, Solly Mapaila will run the communists. These two will be his aides.

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