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Phala Phala: Deadlock over Ramaphosa taking leave of absence
/ 11 November 2022

Phala Phala: Deadlock over Ramaphosa taking leave of absence

The integrity commission progress report says the factionalism in the party is placing it in an ‘invidious’ position

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Is Ramaphosa quitting – or is he playing his long game?
/ 11 November 2022

Is Ramaphosa quitting – or is he playing his long game?

The ANC conference looms, but its president shows little interest to put out fires in his backyard

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Kinnear killing: Police fail to act on Ipid recommendations
/ 10 November 2022

Kinnear killing: Police fail to act on Ipid recommendations

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate advised that disciplinary proceedings be instituted against police officials

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Stolen, missing firearms trigger South Africa’s high murder rate
/ 10 November 2022

Stolen, missing firearms trigger South Africa’s high murder rate

Some argue that legal guns are not the problem and the police service must find a way to recover 9 000 guns stolen and lost every year

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Africa will lose its few remaining glaciers by 2050
/ 9 November 2022

Africa will lose its few remaining glaciers by 2050

Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear

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Water boards battle to pay suppliers because municipalities don’t pay the boards
/ 9 November 2022

Water boards battle to pay suppliers because municipalities don’t pay the boards

Sedibeng Water took almost five years to pay its creditors, Lepelle Northern Water took over a year, Amatola Water took 283 days and Mhlathuze Water 160 days

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‘Load-shedding will continue until 2027’
/ 9 November 2022

‘Load-shedding will continue until 2027’

Eskom has faced chronic power supply constraints over the last year

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Dirty cops: Gatsby and KFC perks help ‘make case dockets disappear’
/ 8 November 2022

Dirty cops: Gatsby and KFC perks help ‘make case dockets disappear’

A former gang member claims that daily ‘perks’ for crooked officers include KFC and Gatsbys

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SA housing market to fall off a hill, not a cliff
/ 8 November 2022

SA housing market to fall off a hill, not a cliff

The market is set to slow as consumers feel higher bond costs but the slump will not be as dramatic as in economies where buoyancy is the rule not the exception

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Limpopo couple lodges civil action with labour department for equal parenting leave and benefits
/ 7 November 2022

Limpopo couple lodges civil action with labour department for equal parenting leave and benefits

Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare

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‘This is why a forever war kid like me is friends with gangsters’
/ 6 November 2022

‘This is why a forever war kid like me is friends with gangsters’

Gangs offer Cape Flats youths a way to elevate their status, opportunities for manageable responsibility and to gain access to resources. And they start young

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Measures to reform public service offer some hope
/ 6 November 2022

Measures to reform public service offer some hope

However, allowing politicians to be involved in the hiring process might be the sticking point

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Africa’s silent killer: Solutions must be found to air pollution
/ 4 November 2022

Africa’s silent killer: Solutions must be found to air pollution

Clean energy is crucial for the continent to determine its air quality future

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Crystal meth addicts claw their way clean
/ 4 November 2022

Crystal meth addicts claw their way clean

Two former addicts share their stories

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COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply
/ 4 November 2022

COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply

Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to compromise

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Can courts choose between the law and its consequences?
/ 4 November 2022

Can courts choose between the law and its consequences?

Judicial officers swear to administer justice ‘without fear, favour or prejudice’, but must consider the needs of society and what is practically doable

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Neglected and abused, state patients endure prison ‘nightmare’
/ 3 November 2022

Neglected and abused, state patients endure prison ‘nightmare’

They should be in hospitals but because of system failures they languish in jails. Mothers tell of their suffering

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Proteas in Perth – The enigma that is SA cricket
/ 3 November 2022

Proteas in Perth – The enigma that is SA cricket

The Proteas are in the T20 World Cup with a fighting chance but all is not well in game

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ANC’s branch general meetings on track as deadline looms
/ 2 November 2022

ANC’s branch general meetings on track as deadline looms

More than 70% of the party’s branches have already completed their nominations ahead of the December elective conference

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Joburgers flee the purple paradise
/ 2 November 2022

Joburgers flee the purple paradise

Just as the fragile jacaranda flowers drop, so too does the city’s water and electricity supply

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How one project is cooling down thousands of homes
/ 2 November 2022

How one project is cooling down thousands of homes

Cool Surfaces Project uses cool coating technology to mitigate climate change and protect South Africa’s fragile electricity grid

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Budget austerity ‘a victory’, but at what cost?
/ 2 November 2022

Budget austerity ‘a victory’, but at what cost?

Critics of fiscal consolidation warned that spending cuts would harm an already fragile economy

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Mercedes-Benz owners targeted in sophisticated theft syndicate run from jail
/ 1 November 2022

Mercedes-Benz owners targeted in sophisticated theft syndicate run from jail

Jermaine Prim, a convicted gangster from Eldorado Park, allegedly runs a luxury car scam from his prison cell

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Drug abuse ‘out of hand’ in South Africa, needs radical policy shift
/ 1 November 2022

Drug abuse ‘out of hand’ in South Africa, needs radical policy shift

The World Health Organisation recommended opioid substitution drug treatment but because of the cost this therapy is not offered in the public health service

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Is there Rain in Telkom’s future?
/ 1 November 2022

Is there Rain in Telkom’s future?

The Telkom-Rain deal is still on the table but analysts are divided on whether it will be successful

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Indian mynas are taking wing in the Kruger National Park and scientists are concerned
/ 31 October 2022

Indian mynas are taking wing in the Kruger National Park and scientists are concerned

Rate of spread of invasive species has ‘dramatically increased’

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UCT crisis: Black academics and staff want Minister Blade Nzimande to intervene
/ 31 October 2022

UCT crisis: Black academics and staff want Minister Blade Nzimande to intervene

The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership

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Ramaphosa: From robust and resolute to risk averse
/ 31 October 2022

Ramaphosa: From robust and resolute to risk averse

In the 1980s NUM leader and 2020s president seem to be two different people But there may be value in his ‘waiting a bit’

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World on track for an accelerating climate disaster, United Nations warns
/ 31 October 2022

World on track for an accelerating climate disaster, United Nations warns

No ‘credible pathway’ in place to limit warming to 1.5°C

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Islamic extremists cannot be ‘left to linger’ in Mozambique
/ 30 October 2022

Islamic extremists cannot be ‘left to linger’ in Mozambique

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has been hit by two insurgent attacks in three days

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Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people
/ 30 October 2022

Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people

The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party

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‘Water tanker mafia’ in Free State making a killing from desperate residents
/ 29 October 2022

‘Water tanker mafia’ in Free State making a killing from desperate residents

The Maluti-a-Phofung municipality’s failure to provide people with water results in locals having to pay thousands of rand for water to private suppliers

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