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Pikitup helps pile up Joburg debt
/ 16 June 2023

Pikitup helps pile up Joburg debt

A number of the City of Johannesburg’s critical municipal entities are in overdraft

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State ready for trial of alleged fraudsters who tried to bribe NPA
/ 15 June 2023

State ready for trial of alleged fraudsters who tried to bribe NPA

They allegedly offered a R3.5 million bribe to make R69 million police tender fraud investigation ‘go away’

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Moonshot talks stuck over Patriotic Alliance participation
/ 15 June 2023

Moonshot talks stuck over Patriotic Alliance participation

Parties believe that they need the broadest possible coalition to unseat the ANC

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No surprises as Ace plays the UIF card
/ 14 June 2023

No surprises as Ace plays the UIF card

From the premiership table to the bush leagues: the ANC’s relegation of Ace Magashule was swift and brutal

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15 June 2023
/ 14 June 2023

15 June 2023

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Time ticks for three horsemen of dystopia – Zuma, Trump and Boris
/ 14 June 2023

Time ticks for three horsemen of dystopia – Zuma, Trump and Boris

The past week has been a good week. All three have suffered serious setbacks, as they have once again been exposed as the cowards they truly are, for all the bravado

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‘Criminal’ that Rooiwal’s upgrade comes at the cost of lives
/ 14 June 2023

‘Criminal’ that Rooiwal’s upgrade comes at the cost of lives

Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods

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Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom
/ 14 June 2023

Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom

The communications minister said the telecommunications company was still strategic to the state’s programme

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R450m project to remove invasive mice from Marion Island
/ 14 June 2023

R450m project to remove invasive mice from Marion Island

Seabirds, many of them globally threatened, are sitting ducks for the rodents who are eating them alive

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It’s business vs business in fight over Eskom probe funding
/ 13 June 2023

It’s business vs business in fight over Eskom probe funding

Business Unity South Africa’s chief executive has accused the organisation’s president of throwing the lobby under the bus in a meeting with the president

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‘We need R6 billion from taxpayers’, Prasa tells parliament
/ 13 June 2023

‘We need R6 billion from taxpayers’, Prasa tells parliament

The passenger rail entity expects to make a R1.7 billion loss in the current financial year

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New move to get cannabis master plan back on track
/ 13 June 2023

New move to get cannabis master plan back on track

Business and unions are set to participate in an Operation Phakisa meeting from Monday next week

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Illovo Sugar won’t buy Tongaat Hullet’s assets
/ 13 June 2023

Illovo Sugar won’t buy Tongaat Hullet’s assets

Eight companies are interested in bidding for either a full purchase of the company or parts of it

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Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine
/ 12 June 2023

Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine

Captains of industry may appear the benevolent saviours of a state in decline, but we ought to question their intentions

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Jo’burg is filthy because R1.3bn has been syphoned from PikitUp
/ 11 June 2023

Jo’burg is filthy because R1.3bn has been syphoned from PikitUp

The city has reappointed a ‘grossly dishonest’ executive found by a forensic investigation to have ‘wasted’ its finances

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ANC Youth League deems nuclear critical to industrialisation
/ 9 June 2023

ANC Youth League deems nuclear critical to industrialisation

A discussion document prepared for the youth league’s national congress weighs in on the ‘baseload’ debate

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Mkhwebane cries foul over lawyers, money and alleged extortion
/ 9 June 2023

Mkhwebane cries foul over lawyers, money and alleged extortion

She says her impeachment probe can’t go on until the state gets her a new attorney but has privately briefed one to demand the recusal of the chair of the process

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Getting in on former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko’s game plan
/ 9 June 2023

Getting in on former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko’s game plan

Analysts suggest the former chief executive is interested in taking over Telkom in order to facilitate a deal with MTN, consolidating the local telecommunications space

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Election debts haunt ANC, NFP
/ 9 June 2023

Election debts haunt ANC, NFP

Both parties could be liquidated, a first in South African history

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ActionSA, EFF crowdfund ahead of next year’s poll
/ 9 June 2023

ActionSA, EFF crowdfund ahead of next year’s poll

Parties want members to cough for their coming election campaign

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Government mulls SA-based peace summit for Putin and Zelenskyy
/ 9 June 2023

Government mulls SA-based peace summit for Putin and Zelenskyy

The minister in the presidency said the country should look at hosting both presidents if it was serious about ending the Russia-Ukraine war

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R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?
/ 9 June 2023

R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?

Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process

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09 June 2023
/ 8 June 2023

09 June 2023

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Not out of the woods yet, SA’s economy braces for another blow
/ 8 June 2023

Not out of the woods yet, SA’s economy braces for another blow

The country’s economy expanded 0.4% in the first quarter, but analysts warn not to expect growth or recovery anytime soon

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What’s in it for the ‘friends of Brics’?
/ 8 June 2023

What’s in it for the ‘friends of Brics’?

A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice

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Lamola: SA and UAE setting up a task team on Guptas’ surrender
/ 7 June 2023

Lamola: SA and UAE setting up a task team on Guptas’ surrender

The agreement was reached at a meeting in Dubai between the justice minister and his Emirati counterpart

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Finance officers allegedly stole R20m from milling company
/ 7 June 2023

Finance officers allegedly stole R20m from milling company

Reginald Scholtz and Jan van Niekerk are facing hundreds of charges for swindling the mill they worked for

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New probe into R138m contract given to slain tenderpreneur’s firm
/ 6 June 2023

New probe into R138m contract given to slain tenderpreneur’s firm

Special Investigating Unit is also looking into ‘irregular’ R220m security tender at the Umgeni Water Board

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Swift action: Sanction-heavy future calls for policymakers to de-risk
/ 6 June 2023

Swift action: Sanction-heavy future calls for policymakers to de-risk

The Reserve Bank has warned that sanctions will be ‘catastrophic’ to the economy, which is currently vulnerable to geopolitical shocks

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Heavy rain becoming more prevalent in parts of SA, study shows
/ 5 June 2023

Heavy rain becoming more prevalent in parts of SA, study shows

As the country warms, the intensity of rainfall is expected to increase

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Portable treatment plant to supply drinking water to Hammanskraal by March next year
/ 5 June 2023

Portable treatment plant to supply drinking water to Hammanskraal by March next year

The Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is set for a R4 billion upgrade

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It’s crisis time for out-of-touch JSE
/ 3 June 2023

It’s crisis time for out-of-touch JSE

Delistings and barriers to newcomers threaten to make the local bourse more top-heavy, seeing it serve an even narrower section of the economy

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