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Calls for Ramaphosa to step down increase amid stage six load-shedding
/ 16 January 2023

Calls for Ramaphosa to step down increase amid stage six load-shedding

Opposition parties and other organisations aim to take Eskom to court over the crippling power cuts

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Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?
/ 16 January 2023

Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?

The party needs to be more than restored, it needs to be rebuilt and repurposed, with the the party’s youth prepared for a transformative role in society based on good ethics

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Sewage pollution in the Northern Cape is killing the province’s lifeline – the Orange River
/ 14 January 2023

Sewage pollution in the Northern Cape is killing the province’s lifeline – the Orange River

Criminal charges have been filed against the municipal managers of a number of towns for polluting the Vaal and Orange rivers

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Gospel star Xolani Jwaga ‘scored from hospital graft’
/ 13 January 2023

Gospel star Xolani Jwaga ‘scored from hospital graft’

Xolani Jwaga, who owns an events company, helped build shoddy sports facilities at a provincial facility

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No midnight cabinet reshuffle as Ramaphosa sticks to process
/ 13 January 2023

No midnight cabinet reshuffle as Ramaphosa sticks to process

The president is likely to follow party and state processes before making changes

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13 January 2023
/ 12 January 2023

13 January 2023

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Foreign direct investment won’t create enough jobs to resolve SA’s unemployment crisis
/ 12 January 2023

Foreign direct investment won’t create enough jobs to resolve SA’s unemployment crisis

Foreign direct investment will not create enough jobs to resolve the unemployment crisis

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Cradle of Humankind residents fear sinkholes, groundwater contamination from toxic acid mine drainage
/ 12 January 2023

Cradle of Humankind residents fear sinkholes, groundwater contamination from toxic acid mine drainage

Excessive rainfall last month has caused untreated toxic water from old gold mines to decant into waterways on the West Rand

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JSE hands Jooste 20-year ban while Steinhoff criminal investigation continues
/ 11 January 2023

JSE hands Jooste 20-year ban while Steinhoff criminal investigation continues

Markus Jooste is still challenging JSE fines totalling R15 million for his role in the balance sheet scandal

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Will Durban have an EFF deputy mayor by the end of January?
/ 11 January 2023

Will Durban have an EFF deputy mayor by the end of January?

ANC regional leaders Tembo Ntuli and Nkosenhle Madlala are eyeing the job, but it may go to the Red Berets

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Carl Niehaus launches RET Movement, says it could become a political party
/ 10 January 2023

Carl Niehaus launches RET Movement, says it could become a political party

ANC member who got the boot says he will work with ‘parties on the left’ to transform South Africa

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What is hamstringing SA’s industrial growth?
/ 9 January 2023

What is hamstringing SA’s industrial growth?

Implementing the country’s many masterplans demands capacity and focus from a department that has been pulled in different directions

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New hope in anti-apartheid activist Rick Turner’s murder investigation
/ 9 January 2023

New hope in anti-apartheid activist Rick Turner’s murder investigation

The family believes that the truth may come out, 45 years after the academic was assassinated

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Public artists strive to redeem Joburg’s blighted inner city
/ 8 January 2023

Public artists strive to redeem Joburg’s blighted inner city

A public art team aims to roll back the squalor and spiritual deformity of downtown Johannesburg. Its latest project looks for meaning in a senseless murder

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Newly elected treasurer general Gwen Ramokgopa to remain at Luthuli House
/ 7 January 2023

Newly elected treasurer general Gwen Ramokgopa to remain at Luthuli House

Ramokgopa set to stay put following a failed push for the position to be part-time

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Mbalula’s ‘bias’ troubles taxi body
/ 7 January 2023

Mbalula’s ‘bias’ troubles taxi body

The ‘favoured’ South African National Taxi Council has apparently lost members to its rival

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Ramaphosa disciples ready for sweeping changes
/ 6 January 2023

Ramaphosa disciples ready for sweeping changes

Shape up or ship out … The next few months will see comprehensive shifts in the government and the ANC, if the Ramaphosa faction has its way

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From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums
/ 6 January 2023

From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums

From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts

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06 January 2023
/ 5 January 2023

06 January 2023

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An allegory of gluttony and greed: Corruption, SA’s deadly cancer
/ 5 January 2023

An allegory of gluttony and greed: Corruption, SA’s deadly cancer

When it contaminates every level of a society, becoming part of the economy, legal system, culture and lifestyle, the end is nigh

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Agriculture department blamed for incomplete abattoir that cost R35m
/ 5 January 2023

Agriculture department blamed for incomplete abattoir that cost R35m

Nebavest 46 was awarded more than R6 million for the “wrongful” termination of its construction agreement in 2020

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South African space company Hypernova takes on the universe
/ 5 January 2023

South African space company Hypernova takes on the universe

Hypernova launched its ‘special’ technology aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket this week

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Explainer: What forces will shape South Africa’s economy in 2023?
/ 5 January 2023

Explainer: What forces will shape South Africa’s economy in 2023?

Economy hitting geopolitical tensions, pressure on consumers and load-shedding will likely stick around

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Eskom tackles sabotage as it searches for new chief executive
/ 4 January 2023

Eskom tackles sabotage as it searches for new chief executive

Utility beefs up security at power plants to prevent more damage as collusion cases are exposed

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In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests
/ 4 January 2023

In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests

Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations

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Iconic Zimbabwe public library crumbles as MPs feast on public funds
/ 3 January 2023

Iconic Zimbabwe public library crumbles as MPs feast on public funds

Officials at the library say they are racing against time to save the architectural marvel from collapsing into rubble

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Insect army winning war against invasive superweed in South Africa’s waterways
/ 27 December 2022

Insect army winning war against invasive superweed in South Africa’s waterways

Tiny bugs – water hyacinth planthoppers – have reduced the coverage of an invasive superweed to below 5%

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What the Ngcobo report meant for the Zondo report
/ 23 December 2022

What the Ngcobo report meant for the Zondo report

The ANC’s reaction to the Zondo findings was a precursor of its attitude to the Ngcobo ‘Farmgate’ report

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Three scenarios for the ANC in 2024
/ 22 December 2022

Three scenarios for the ANC in 2024

Cyril Ramaphosa has retained the presidency. How the following year plays out will determine how the ANC will fare in the 2024 elections

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US-Africa summit in Washington: Finance will help Africa over the just energy transition hurdle
/ 22 December 2022

US-Africa summit in Washington: Finance will help Africa over the just energy transition hurdle

The US has committed to aiding the continent in adapting to cleaner, renewable energy sources

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22 December 2022
/ 21 December 2022

22 December 2022

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Should Eskom fall under ‘King Coal’ Mantashe’s energy department?
/ 21 December 2022

Should Eskom fall under ‘King Coal’ Mantashe’s energy department?

KwaZulu-Natal delegates at the ANC’s elective conference argued that state-owned entities should be rehoused in their line departments

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