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‘Alpha CEO’ Andre de Ruyter is not the fixer Eskom needs, says Gwede Mantashe
/ 22 July 2022

‘Alpha CEO’ Andre de Ruyter is not the fixer Eskom needs, says Gwede Mantashe

The energy minister says André de Ruyter is a chief executive and the power utility needs someone who will focus on what is broken

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NPA admits more should have been done to support state prosecutor who resigned for fear of vindictive Malema
/ 22 July 2022

NPA admits more should have been done to support state prosecutor who resigned for fear of vindictive Malema

Elna Smit did not want to prosecute EFF leader Julius Malema for fear of being subjected to race-fuelled jibes

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Zikalala says internal conflict in the ANC is a challenge
/ 22 July 2022

Zikalala says internal conflict in the ANC is a challenge

ANC KwaZulu-Natal chair Sihle Zikalala says in spite of upheavals, the party is solidifying

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A Marshall Plan for Africa’s food-price crisis?
/ 21 July 2022

A Marshall Plan for Africa’s food-price crisis?

The rescue proposal designed by and for African countries is targeted at ensuring future food security as the continent struggles to procure key agricultural commodities, such as wheat, because of the war in eastern Europe.

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‘New Frame’ closure ‘a terrible loss to the country’
/ 21 July 2022

‘New Frame’ closure ‘a terrible loss to the country’

The closure of the publication ‘New Frame’, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding

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Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: Simply scintillating
/ 21 July 2022

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: Simply scintillating

The most anticipated sports car of 2022, the 718 Cayman GT4 RS makes some noise on the Estoril Circuit

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Fix Eskom’s power stations to stop the energy crisis
/ 21 July 2022

Fix Eskom’s power stations to stop the energy crisis

The state must take control of energy supply to increase capacity with funding from the Public Investment Corporation and the South African Reserve Bank rather than relying on the private sector

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ANC KwaZulu-Natal conference skating on thin ice
/ 21 July 2022

ANC KwaZulu-Natal conference skating on thin ice

The KwaZulu-Natal conference is taking place at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban, which used to be an ice rink

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Irvin Jim accuses suspended Numsa leaders of ‘lawfare’
/ 21 July 2022

Irvin Jim accuses suspended Numsa leaders of ‘lawfare’

The general secretary says the court should be slow to interfere with internal union disputes

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South African Medical Association suspends Western Cape branch
/ 21 July 2022

South African Medical Association suspends Western Cape branch

Disputes over board elections and trade union fees threaten the 96-year-old NPO for medical professionals

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Welcome to no future for cricket
/ 20 July 2022

Welcome to no future for cricket

The current heatwave in the UK is making it impossible to play or watch the game

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Heated seats in your BMW? That’ll be R250 a month extra
/ 20 July 2022

Heated seats in your BMW? That’ll be R250 a month extra

BMW’s ‘connected car’ features are in South Africa, but buyer beware: they might work on subscription only

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Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa
/ 20 July 2022

Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa

But the government can’t move on its fracking ambitions until it meets the court order requiring that there will be no environmental damage

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Giant transport project to shift 2 600 animals across Zimbabwe
/ 20 July 2022

Giant transport project to shift 2 600 animals across Zimbabwe

Project Rewild Zambezi is one of the largest translocations of wildlife in Africa’s history

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A glimpse into the ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal organisational report
/ 20 July 2022

A glimpse into the ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal organisational report

The report by the province’s secretary, Mdu Ntuli, will probably reveal crippling and protracted internal instability in the party

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No easy fix to SA media money crisis
/ 19 July 2022

No easy fix to SA media money crisis

The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding

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Zikalala, Duma top choices for ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
/ 19 July 2022

Zikalala, Duma top choices for ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson

Any other candidate will need to be nominated from the floor by 25% of the ANC branches

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Economic recovery and political instability challenges for KZN
/ 18 July 2022

Economic recovery and political instability challenges for KZN

The province lives with the constant threat of renewed political violence

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Reserve Bank may have helped South Africa avoid a more severe crunch
/ 18 July 2022

Reserve Bank may have helped South Africa avoid a more severe crunch

This is according to some economists, who say the Reserve Bank got ahead of the curve before inflation became entrenched

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KwaZulu-Natal conference ‘do or die’ for the ANC’s existence in the province
/ 18 July 2022

KwaZulu-Natal conference ‘do or die’ for the ANC’s existence in the province

The KwaZulu-Natal executive committee has kept Jacob Zuma up to date about plans for its conference

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Blade Nzimande and the dilemma of the SACP
/ 17 July 2022

Blade Nzimande and the dilemma of the SACP

Assuming the leadership of the SACP in 1998, Nzimande had to resolve what would become of the party when the Native Republic was attained.

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The two faces of Doctor Williamson, wife of an apartheid serial killer
/ 16 July 2022

The two faces of Doctor Williamson, wife of an apartheid serial killer

Ingrid Evita Williamson is a psychiatrist praised for her kindness. But for nearly 50 years she has been the devoted wife of Craig Williamson, the security policeman who admitted responsibility for political murders

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Mkhwebane’s hearings revolve around spies and lies
/ 15 July 2022

Mkhwebane’s hearings revolve around spies and lies

The suspended public protector did not disclose that she had a copy of a classified intelligence report on a high risk unit in Sars but a recording suggests otherwise

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Behind South Africa’s mass killings
/ 15 July 2022

Behind South Africa’s mass killings

Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions in the police service

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Eskom compact: The plan to end the energy crisis has ‘dragged on’
/ 15 July 2022

Eskom compact: The plan to end the energy crisis has ‘dragged on’

After 14 years of blackouts, the president has promised to expedite load-shedding’s finale

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Can the state deliver the slippery Guptas?
/ 15 July 2022

Can the state deliver the slippery Guptas?

The capacity of the state in the criminal prosecution of the Gupta brothers is in question, risking a delay in the crucial state capture trial on which their extradition hinges, while the formal request for their surrender to SA is still in the draft stage

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Cele’s travel expenses mount up
/ 14 July 2022

Cele’s travel expenses mount up

Documents suggest the minister had no business attending Interpol events in Turkey and Dubai

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The Boys: Flawed superheroes in our neoliberal world
/ 14 July 2022

The Boys: Flawed superheroes in our neoliberal world

The series explores how superhumans would behave in our reality, where public image, power and wealth take precedence over human lives

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Economic woes are setting the scene for another uprising
/ 14 July 2022

Economic woes are setting the scene for another uprising

It is monetary policy masochism to hike interest rates and shoot blanks at world oil prices

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TotalEnergies’ project to drill exploration wells on southwest coast hits pushback
/ 13 July 2022

TotalEnergies’ project to drill exploration wells on southwest coast hits pushback

Concentrate on renewable energy, rather than putting the sensitive habitats and species, whales at risk by drilling exploration wells

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Pioneering project to help save African penguins takes off, bringing renewed hope for the endangered species
/ 12 July 2022

Pioneering project to help save African penguins takes off, bringing renewed hope for the endangered species

So far, 148 juvenile African penguins have been released at De Hoop Nature Reserve in a bid to establish a new breeding colony

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Long-awaited legislation seeks to strengthen SA’s environmental regime
/ 12 July 2022

Long-awaited legislation seeks to strengthen SA’s environmental regime

National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act introduce new offences, increase quantum of fines, extend enforcement powers to municipal managers

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