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KwaSizabantu Mission cleared of ‘cult’ claims but rape, human rights abuse survivors fight on in court
/ 22 July 2023

KwaSizabantu Mission cleared of ‘cult’ claims but rape, human rights abuse survivors fight on in court

Former residents and victims who allege they suffered and witnessed abuse at the mission are angry about the ‘weak’ findings of a commission’s investigation

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Inflation: Youth use credit to supplement salaries
/ 21 July 2023

Inflation: Youth use credit to supplement salaries

A report has found that young people have taken on more credit in the first quarter of 2023 compared with last year

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The price South Africa pays for Zuma’s freedom
/ 21 July 2023

The price South Africa pays for Zuma’s freedom

The former president is probably correct in believing he will never serve another day in prison but he has shaken faith in the justice system

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Diplomacy saves the day – and the Brics summit
/ 21 July 2023

Diplomacy saves the day – and the Brics summit

Cyril Ramaphosa turned to China’s President Xi Jinping to sway Russia’s Vladimir Putin on virtual participation

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Truck drivers lament government’s slow moves to fix sector
/ 21 July 2023

Truck drivers lament government’s slow moves to fix sector

The transport department says it is working on an 11-point plan to clean up the logistics industry and force businesses to comply with laws

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ANC boots rebel members after Mangaung by-elections victory
/ 20 July 2023

ANC boots rebel members after Mangaung by-elections victory

The governing party is now looking to oust Democratic Alliance speaker Maryke Davies

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21 July 2023
/ 20 July 2023

21 July 2023

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Ramaphosa’s comments raise questions on Brics expansion
/ 19 July 2023

Ramaphosa’s comments raise questions on Brics expansion

The president’s speech at a Brics dinner this week suggests the expansion of the bloc won’t happen any time soon

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Former combatant’s lonely pension battle drags on
/ 19 July 2023

Former combatant’s lonely pension battle drags on

Bureaucratic hurdles have made Nelson Phasha’s life hell since he returned from exile

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Ramaphosa: Arresting Putin would be a declaration of war for Russia
/ 18 July 2023

Ramaphosa: Arresting Putin would be a declaration of war for Russia

In court papers, the president pleaded that he had a constitutional obligation not to expose South Africa to this risk

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Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each
/ 18 July 2023

Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each

The claim is based on the R500 000 each veteran was promised in 1994, which they say today works out to be R4.2 million.

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Another interest rate hike likely but should be the last for a while
/ 18 July 2023

Another interest rate hike likely but should be the last for a while

The Reserve Bank has already lifted rates 10 times since November 2021

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TK Nciza, Nomvula Mokonyane at the heart of invalid ANC Ekurhuleni conference, court finds
/ 17 July 2023

TK Nciza, Nomvula Mokonyane at the heart of invalid ANC Ekurhuleni conference, court finds

The Gauteng high court setting aside of the Ekurhuleni conference could have implications on the provincial conference that elected Panayaza Lesufi

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SOEs going into business rescue a sign of governance failure
/ 15 July 2023

SOEs going into business rescue a sign of governance failure

It highlights that changes need to be made in their operation, experts say

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Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit
/ 14 July 2023

Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit

The resignation comes at the height of renewed attacks on long-haulage trucks

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Paul Mashatile still watches his back
/ 14 July 2023

Paul Mashatile still watches his back

The deputy president has said his life was at risk before the ANC elections and some still want to oust him

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Rape survivor Alison Botha doesn’t know parole conditions of her attackers
/ 13 July 2023

Rape survivor Alison Botha doesn’t know parole conditions of her attackers

She was raped, stabbed and had her throat slit by Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger in 1994. The judge said they should never get parole

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14 July 2023
/ 13 July 2023

14 July 2023

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Questions over NFP MP Shaik Emam’s role in ‘coloured’ discrimination claim
/ 13 July 2023

Questions over NFP MP Shaik Emam’s role in ‘coloured’ discrimination claim

Organisers say the R20 collected from each participant will go towards the costs of the R4.5m per person claim

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Manuel Chang extradited to United States
/ 12 July 2023

Manuel Chang extradited to United States

The former Mozambican finance minister will stand trial in New York for his alleged central role in a debt scandal that triggered a sovereign default

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Judges must deserve respect and trust
/ 12 July 2023

Judges must deserve respect and trust

Any belief that the legal system is run on corruption is liable to become a self-fulfilling prophecy

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Give us a week, Mashatile says on question of Putin’s Brics attendance
/ 12 July 2023

Give us a week, Mashatile says on question of Putin’s Brics attendance

The deputy president confirmed that South Africa would be forced to host the Brics summit and was likely to host the Russian leader in person

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Battles loom for George, Mangaung in coming round of by-elections
/ 11 July 2023

Battles loom for George, Mangaung in coming round of by-elections

A total of 11 wards in four provinces will be contested on 19 July

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Man who helped Alison Botha after violent 1994 rape, says paroled assailants cannot be rehabilitated
/ 11 July 2023

Man who helped Alison Botha after violent 1994 rape, says paroled assailants cannot be rehabilitated

Tiaan Eilerd has said the government must be held responsible when it releases an offender who goes on to commit murder or rape

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Police agree to stop cannabis arrests
/ 11 July 2023

Police agree to stop cannabis arrests

Parties in the cannabis Phakisa event agree to a 30 June moratorium while regulations are put in place

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Steenhuisen not guaranteed first bite at president position in moonshot pact, Trollip says
/ 11 July 2023

Steenhuisen not guaranteed first bite at president position in moonshot pact, Trollip says

The Democratic Alliance’s coalition agreement needs to reach its targeted 51% if it is to have any success in the 2024 elections

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Manuel Chang to be extradited from SA to US within days
/ 10 July 2023

Manuel Chang to be extradited from SA to US within days

A US government jet is waiting at Lanseria to fly the former Mozambican finance minister implicated in an international fraud scandal to New York to face fraud charges

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Durban paddlers, lawyers take on eThekwini metro over sewage crisis
/ 10 July 2023

Durban paddlers, lawyers take on eThekwini metro over sewage crisis

The Northern wastewater treatment works disgorges sewage into the Umgeni River, which flows into the sea at Durban, polluting the city’s popular beaches

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Biden suggested I speak to Putin, says Ramaphosa
/ 10 July 2023

Biden suggested I speak to Putin, says Ramaphosa

Despite diplomatic tensions caused by Pretoria’s ties to Moscow, Ramaphosa said the US president was initially encouraged by his non-aligned stance

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July 2021: Riots? What riots?
/ 9 July 2023

July 2021: Riots? What riots?

On July 9, looting and violence started in KwaZulu-Natal and the scars of those eight terrible days are still red and angry

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Luxuries sacrificed as consumers shift to energy alternatives
/ 8 July 2023

Luxuries sacrificed as consumers shift to energy alternatives

Investing in alternative energy results in the middle class cutting out luxuries to pay off debt

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Spiralling food prices force households into poverty
/ 8 July 2023

Spiralling food prices force households into poverty

Price hikes mean fewer people are able to put nutritious food on the table, experts warn

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