The president is expected to provide an update on lockdown regulations
The recent violence has been a cruel reminder for many South African Indians of the 1949 anti-Indian pogroms in KwaZulu-Natal
Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates
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After spending more than 40 years in a life of gangsterism, Ralph Haricombe’s life changed after his son asked him to change his life
The Black Tobacco Farmers’ Association the introduction of a minimum price level for cigarettes
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After alleged attempts to loot Eastern Cape housing funds, 39 200 people in the province will continue to live in atrocious conditions
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A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources
The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said the Moseneke inquiry found that the elections would not be free and fair if held in October
Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says 120 private pharmacies were destroyed and 47 500 vaccines lost in KwaZulu-Natal
We cannot afford to be swayed by rumour and fear-mongering as we were centuries ago. We must think carefully before we act, share emotional opinions, or start burning witches (or malls)
The closure of the Mbekweni/Paarl and Bellville route comes as negotiations between taxi operators fail and will affect thousands of commuters
The annual contest asks participants to write responses to questions that aim to elicit their understanding of a range of prescribed texts. This activity, simple on the face of it, asks a great deal from its participants
A country is in flames. Two of its top men square off to say everything and nothing
Despite the high levels of violence against women, South Africa is undergoing a feminist revolution, according to activists
There are calls for the president to act against ministers said to be responsible for the state’s slow response to the unrest, but his hands are tied
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But experts doubt the South African intelligence community has the capacity even to establish whether Ramaphosa’s phone was compromised
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The ANC has distanced itself from marches and motorcades over alleged killings of black people
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The unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has deepened the country’s unemployment crisis as the government mulls additional relief funding
Conrad Koch, the award-winning performer and the human voice behind Chester Missing, tells Nicolene de Wee what it’s like to share his life with Chester and how anthropology shaped his view of the world
Analysts agree that economic relief for the poor is needed but are split on whether a grant should be permanent and whether it is affordable
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The conflation of economic, governance and health crises in the form of the recent unrest shows up the need for party-neutral reforms
Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government
Whatever last week was — half-assed coup or failed sparkling insurrection — the dread of impending apocalypse has dissipated
State will focus on the ringleaders and coordinators of last week’s ‘attempted insurrection’
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The Thursday-night discussion was held a week after riots gripped the nation, renewing calls for a basic income grant
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Several vaccination sites were forced to a standstill on Monday, with healthcare workers unable to attend work because of limited public transport
Last week’s violence will likely slow South Africa’s economic growth, the central bank’s monetary policy committee said on Thursday afternoon
Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent
Gauteng has ‘no plan’ to vaccinate its 10 000 displaced persons
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The former president has already left Estcourt prison under heavy security
As vigilante groups stepped in to ‘protect’ their property and families, the visual spectacle of death took on a sinister pleasure in some quarters, with Black lives bearing the brunt of this unbridled proprietarianism
Agrochemical giant UPL said chemical runoff was being contained and efforts were underway to deal with groundwater poisoning
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