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13 September 2024
/ 13 September 2024

13 September 2024

+ Joburg’s landfill crisis and persistent load reduction
+ ANC and DA clash over cabinet seats
+ Msholozi residents support Zuma’s political comeback
+ IFP and DA secure major wins in KZN by-elections
+ Pensioners lose life savings in investment scam

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Cryptic Crossword JDE 447
/ 12 September 2024

Cryptic Crossword JDE 447

Clue of the week: 9D Once-off skinny dip at Makgadikgadi? (5,2,3,3)

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MK party calls on smaller parties to join it and topple ANC-led unity government
/ 12 September 2024

MK party calls on smaller parties to join it and topple ANC-led unity government

The Jacob Zuma-led party has targeted ward by-elections and student representative councils for growth after the 29 May elections

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Frustration mounts as case against 17 cops who allegedly tortured, killed Chatsworth man is again postponed
/ 11 September 2024

Frustration mounts as case against 17 cops who allegedly tortured, killed Chatsworth man is again postponed

Police said Regan Naidoo ‘choked on a pie’, but according to a postmortem report, he suffered multiple rib fractures, bruised lungs and a blunt force head injury

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Renewed calls to remove ANC’s Bheki Mtolo as party leaders considers its future in KwaZulu-Natal
/ 11 September 2024

Renewed calls to remove ANC’s Bheki Mtolo as party leaders considers its future in KwaZulu-Natal

The ANC Youth League says the provincial secretary caused divisions that led to the party’s electoral setbacks

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Batohi again demands unfettered access to Zondo state capture archive
/ 11 September 2024

Batohi again demands unfettered access to Zondo state capture archive

The head of the National Prosecuting Authority said her investigators needed to see all evidence and called for more urgency in solving the impasse

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Business calls for visible policing of construction sites
/ 10 September 2024

Business calls for visible policing of construction sites

Some illegal forum members are workers who lost their jobs in the sector

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Invasive weeds cleared from Vaal River through community-government collaboration
/ 10 September 2024

Invasive weeds cleared from Vaal River through community-government collaboration

This was achieved through a partnership involving the Vaal community, Rand Water, Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control, the water and sanitation department and the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment

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South Africa’s landfills reaching capacity, not properly managed
/ 10 September 2024

South Africa’s landfills reaching capacity, not properly managed

The solution is not to expand or build more landfills but rather to focus on recycling, say waste management experts

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ANC national leadership to decide whether its worth toppling DA in ‘broke’ Tshwane metro 
/ 10 September 2024

ANC national leadership to decide whether its worth toppling DA in ‘broke’ Tshwane metro 

The ANC chief whip believes the party might be punished in the local government elections over failed services in the capital if it takes power now

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Joburg libraries are a place where books go to die
/ 8 September 2024

Joburg libraries are a place where books go to die

The closure of the city’s biggest library is a loss to the public, and some of the other libraries are also battling to keep the culture of books alive

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Cell C in danger of losing its signal
/ 7 September 2024

Cell C in danger of losing its signal

The company is battling market saturation and financial instability, raising concerns about its viability

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A year after Joburg’s Usindiso fire, victims still live in a ‘temporary shelter’
/ 6 September 2024

A year after Joburg’s Usindiso fire, victims still live in a ‘temporary shelter’

The inmates of the Denver shelter say they have not heard from city officials nine months after after moving in

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Voters will make ActionSA pay for working with ANC, EFF, says mayor Cilliers Brink
/ 6 September 2024

Voters will make ActionSA pay for working with ANC, EFF, says mayor Cilliers Brink

The embattled DA mayor of Tshwane said coalition partner ActionSA is also responsible for service failures in the metro.

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Construction mafia hold South Africa to ransom
/ 6 September 2024

Construction mafia hold South Africa to ransom

The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.

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6 September 2024
/ 6 September 2024

6 September 2024

+ Joburg’s landfill crisis and persistent load reduction
+ ANC and DA clash over cabinet seats
+ Msholozi residents support Zuma’s political comeback
+ IFP and DA secure major wins in KZN by-elections
+ Pensioners lose life savings in investment scam

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Cryptic Crossword JDE 446
/ 5 September 2024

Cryptic Crossword JDE 446

Clue of the week: 10A (IsiXhosa) The wheel is essential part of civilisation (5)

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Indian embassy invokes diplomatic immunity to halt SA police investigation
/ 5 September 2024

Indian embassy invokes diplomatic immunity to halt SA police investigation

A police detective investigating a detention and assault case was herself allegedly assaulted by consulate security

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EFF provincial leaders to call for party constitutional change to abolish deputy positions
/ 5 September 2024

EFF provincial leaders to call for party constitutional change to abolish deputy positions

The Economic Freedom Fighters provincial leaders are advocating for the removal of deputy positions, potentially sidelining Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and Poppy Mailola

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Scientists break down South Africa’s Nqweba Meteorite
/ 4 September 2024

Scientists break down South Africa’s Nqweba Meteorite

It flashed across the sky – at 72  000km an hour – and sounded like 92 tonnes of TNT exploding

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MK party set to test electoral gains in 23 by-elections next week
/ 4 September 2024

MK party set to test electoral gains in 23 by-elections next week

The battered Economic Freedom Fighters has not fielded candidates for any Durban by-elections

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SA employee fired by Indian consulate ‘for spying’ wins first round at CCMA
/ 3 September 2024

SA employee fired by Indian consulate ‘for spying’ wins first round at CCMA

Arguments that consulate staff have diplomatic immunity will only be heard later in the process

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Tshwane power shift: ActionSA poised for mayoral position, ANC gets speaker in deal to oust DA
/ 3 September 2024

Tshwane power shift: ActionSA poised for mayoral position, ANC gets speaker in deal to oust DA

It is still not clear exactly who ActionSA will field as its preferred candidate

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Race against time to update 3.9 million prepaid electricity meters
/ 2 September 2024

Race against time to update 3.9 million prepaid electricity meters

Any meter that is not upgraded by 8:15pm on 24 November will only continue to disperse electricity until the existing credit is depleted

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Internal conflict stalls Durban metro police takeover of eThekwini’s lucrative CCTV network
/ 2 September 2024

Internal conflict stalls Durban metro police takeover of eThekwini’s lucrative CCTV network

Metro police head Sibonelo Mchunu is ready for his staff to man the network, but sources say the R100 million a year installation and maintenance contracts are too sweet to let go

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EFF on alert against infiltration by MK party
/ 30 August 2024

EFF on alert against infiltration by MK party

The Economic Freedom Fighters once used the same tactic against the ANC after Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu left the party

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In South Africa, women are always afraid of attacks
/ 30 August 2024

In South Africa, women are always afraid of attacks

Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.

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30 August 2024
/ 30 August 2024

30 August 2024

+ Joburg’s landfill crisis and persistent load reduction
+ ANC and DA clash over cabinet seats
+ Msholozi residents support Zuma’s political comeback
+ IFP and DA secure major wins in KZN by-elections
+ Pensioners lose life savings in investment scam

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Cryptic Crossword JDE 445
/ 29 August 2024

Cryptic Crossword JDE 445

Clue of the week: 27D Ring up and get this from lady of the night? (4)

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Legal battle to stop deadly air
/ 29 August 2024

Legal battle to stop deadly air

The key theme in the air quality case heard in the supreme court of appeal this week focused on holding government and polluters to account

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Fourteen ANC North West leaders, party members allegedly earmarked for municipal posts
/ 29 August 2024

Fourteen ANC North West leaders, party members allegedly earmarked for municipal posts

A regional spokesperson said the party was worried about such unethical practices irrespective of whether the allegations were true or false

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‘Rebels’ should give up hope of ruling Sudan, says RSF adviser
/ 27 August 2024

‘Rebels’ should give up hope of ruling Sudan, says RSF adviser

US peace talks to end the 16-month war in the country have yielded no concrete results

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