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Pensioner again used in alleged multimillion-rand police corruption
/ 28 June 2022

Pensioner again used in alleged multimillion-rand police corruption

Salamina Khoza’s RDP home in Soshanguve, Tshwane, emerged as the SAPS’s alleged fraud headquarters

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New Joburg high school boasts a R3m eSports Arena
/ 28 June 2022

New Joburg high school boasts a R3m eSports Arena

The tech-forward school requires every child to purchase an Asus laptop, use Microsoft software for lessons and check-in daily on a mental wellbeing app

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Spaza shops take centre stage in township economy
/ 27 June 2022

Spaza shops take centre stage in township economy

Consumers living in such areas are spending more at spazas than big retailers, according to a report

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How birds adapt to rising heat is an early warning on climate change effects
/ 27 June 2022

How birds adapt to rising heat is an early warning on climate change effects

Birds living in hot, humid climates have evolved to handle larger spikes in body temperature

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How The Ghost have kept Orlando Pirates alive
/ 26 June 2022

How The Ghost have kept Orlando Pirates alive

Supporters’ branches, despite financial challenges, have been the lifeblood of football teams in South Africa

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Africa’s Covid neglect poses global danger
/ 25 June 2022

Africa’s Covid neglect poses global danger

Low vaccination levels and high number of health-compromised populations make the continent a ‘breeding ground for variants’ that pose a global risk

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Expand the public service, especially in healthcare and education
/ 24 June 2022

Expand the public service, especially in healthcare and education

The state has to employ another one million people to match international standards

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Zondo fails to name captured journalists
/ 24 June 2022

Zondo fails to name captured journalists

A covert undertaking, Operation Wave, paid out R48-million to journalists and media houses from state security funds

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Zondo faults Ramaphosa’s frustrating long game
/ 24 June 2022

Zondo faults Ramaphosa’s frustrating long game

The president’s response to the chief justice’s findings suggest he will continue to bide his time before the ANC conference in December

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Online retail sales boost warehouse sector
/ 23 June 2022

Online retail sales boost warehouse sector

The increase in e-commerce is driving the demand in storage and distribution space, it will also hurt bricks and mortar retail in the long run

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Operation Dudula did not torch a Joburg market, says leader Nhlanhla Lux
/ 23 June 2022

Operation Dudula did not torch a Joburg market, says leader Nhlanhla Lux

Dozens of stalls were reduced to ashes in the fire, with some traders adamant that the Afrophobic vigilante group was to blame

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Zondo: Hawks must resume probe into Fraser and his spy network
/ 22 June 2022

Zondo: Hawks must resume probe into Fraser and his spy network

The final chapter of the state capture report found that investigation was interrupted at Zuma’s urging to protect Fraser

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Zondo: Ace Magashule and Mosebenzi Zwane helped Guptas milk Vrede dairy project
/ 22 June 2022

Zondo: Ace Magashule and Mosebenzi Zwane helped Guptas milk Vrede dairy project

The final Zondo report recommends that law enforcement agencies investigate the pair for their part in the failed R280-million project

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Paul Mashatile likely to be the biggest winner in Gauteng conference
/ 22 June 2022

Paul Mashatile likely to be the biggest winner in Gauteng conference

While the two factions in the Gauteng province will go head to head for control, Mashatile is expected to emerge victorious either way

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Law enforcement corruption not investigated, says Zondo
/ 22 June 2022

Law enforcement corruption not investigated, says Zondo

The chief justice said widening the scope of the inquiry into state capture meant there was not enough time to investigate everything without stretching it by another 10 years

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Gunshot detection system makes comeback to Cape Flats
/ 22 June 2022

Gunshot detection system makes comeback to Cape Flats

The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands

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At 6.5%, inflation seals another ‘aggressive’ interest rate hike
/ 22 June 2022

At 6.5%, inflation seals another ‘aggressive’ interest rate hike

Inflation has breached the ceiling of the Reserve Bank’s target range for the first time in more than five years

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Nelson Mandela Bay metro ‘failed to act on water crisis’
/ 22 June 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay metro ‘failed to act on water crisis’

The dam levels have been low for years, the canal transferring water from the Orange River Project to the storage dam was not repaired and the metro rejected help from the state

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Don’t interfere in our conference, Gauteng ANC tells national officials
/ 22 June 2022

Don’t interfere in our conference, Gauteng ANC tells national officials

Provincial leaders have asked ANC top brass to caution national working committee (and national executive committee members against meddling

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South Africa on weak footing amid global recession fears
/ 22 June 2022

South Africa on weak footing amid global recession fears

A deep downturn is unlikely, analysts say. But, if it does happen, another recession will be even more difficult to recover from

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It’s swim or starve as Dikidikeni residents wait in vain for a bridge
/ 22 June 2022

It’s swim or starve as Dikidikeni residents wait in vain for a bridge

For several generations people have been using barrels to cross the Mzintlava River

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Mkhwebane says Mpati report on SMS to advocate is meaningless
/ 21 June 2022

Mkhwebane says Mpati report on SMS to advocate is meaningless

The suspended public protector urged the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the incident further, saying the judges she named must be removed from the bench

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Soaring cost of living overshadows climate change talks
/ 21 June 2022

Soaring cost of living overshadows climate change talks

The costs of climate change damages are rising exponentially. Who will pay?

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What’s behind SA’s surge in bone marrow stem cell donations?
/ 21 June 2022

What’s behind SA’s surge in bone marrow stem cell donations?

The bone marrow registry recorded a 65% increase in registered youth donors, translating to more than 3 000 possible donors

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Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar
/ 20 June 2022

Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar

In her interview for the position of deputy chief justice, the appellate court president said she tried to resolve woes in the general office that has delayed cases involving Jacob Zuma but faulted the office of the chief justice for not stepping in

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All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero
/ 20 June 2022

All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero

Gift of the Givers has started drilling boreholes, while Business Chamber members will help repair leaks

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After Comair, how will the South African aviation industry fare?
/ 18 June 2022

After Comair, how will the South African aviation industry fare?

Local ticket prices have risen by at least 35% to 40% as a result of Comair’s collapse

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Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala neighbours frown at interest in ‘old robbery’
/ 17 June 2022

Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala neighbours frown at interest in ‘old robbery’

The residents of Vingerkraal village say the president often drops by for a chat without his bodyguards

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‘Game farming is like any business’: Industry reels in wake of Ramaphosa scandal
/ 17 June 2022

‘Game farming is like any business’: Industry reels in wake of Ramaphosa scandal

Farmers and auction houses say the theft of cash from the president’s farm has unfairly stained the business of big game

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Why Ramaphosa farm theft woes pose a headache for Zweli Mkhize’s campaign
/ 16 June 2022

Why Ramaphosa farm theft woes pose a headache for Zweli Mkhize’s campaign

While Cyril Ramaphosa’s detractors revel in his possible demise in the wake of the case opened against him, those in Mkhize’s corner see a no-win for the ANC as a whole

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Ramaphosa tells Mkhwebane he will see her in court
/ 15 June 2022

Ramaphosa tells Mkhwebane he will see her in court

The president rejected the demand that he lift her suspension as public protector and said he would defend his decision in a legal challenge she sought to bring

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Experts say Eastern Cape political killings may soon be as rife as in KZN
/ 15 June 2022

Experts say Eastern Cape political killings may soon be as rife as in KZN

Corruption and greed blamed as political rivalries turn increasingly violent in the region

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