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The EFF is unlike other ANC splinter parties
/ 11 February 2022

The EFF is unlike other ANC splinter parties

We asked political analysts Ongama Mtimka and Mcebisi Ndletyana how the Economic Freedom Fighters defied the odds and why it has flourished

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Ten years post-ANC, Julius Malema is in a ‘much better place’
/ 11 February 2022

Ten years post-ANC, Julius Malema is in a ‘much better place’

The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party

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Ramaphosa walked into a ‘political ambush’ on chief justice appointment
/ 9 February 2022

Ramaphosa walked into a ‘political ambush’ on chief justice appointment

The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns

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Environment minister in crosshairs over proposed amendment to environmental regulations
/ 9 February 2022

Environment minister in crosshairs over proposed amendment to environmental regulations

The proposed change will make it impossible for civil society, or their lawyers, to appeal environmental authorisations without using the services of a costly environmental assessment practitioner

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‘Rogue’ intelligence cop moved to kidnapping unit
/ 9 February 2022

‘Rogue’ intelligence cop moved to kidnapping unit

Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges

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Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system
/ 5 February 2022

Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system

South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals

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Cryptic Crossword 314 – February 4 , 2022
/ 4 February 2022

Cryptic Crossword 314 – February 4 , 2022

27A Pieces of ground chives, oregano and cloves at last (4)

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Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?
/ 4 February 2022

Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?

Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest

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Unemployment and interest rate hikes predicted to hit property market
/ 4 February 2022

Unemployment and interest rate hikes predicted to hit property market

The volume of new mortgage applications reached multi-year highs amid record low interest rates

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Sassa boss linked to R45.5m fraud
/ 1 February 2022

Sassa boss linked to R45.5m fraud

A company implicated in the Special Investigating Unit report is still doing business with the South African Social Security Agency

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State capture: The complicity of big, bad business
/ 30 January 2022

State capture: The complicity of big, bad business

The private sector has had close ties with the government for decades. Some see nothing wrong with this, but other say this relationship is at the very heart of corruption

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EFF holds gun to the heads of metro coalitions
/ 29 January 2022

EFF holds gun to the heads of metro coalitions

The Economic Freedom Fighters says it will flex its power if it doesn’t get a key Johannesburg committee seat

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Cryptic Crossword 313 – January 28, 2022
/ 28 January 2022

Cryptic Crossword 313 – January 28, 2022

4D Ultimate hopes, sacrifice and goodwill carried by 150 yr old school in East London (8)

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Kidnapping in Mayfair: Claims and counterclaims
/ 28 January 2022

Kidnapping in Mayfair: Claims and counterclaims

More revelations in multimillion-rand Mayfair kidnapping

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Public protector to investigate president
/ 28 January 2022

Public protector to investigate president

ANC MP Mervyn Dirks has asked Busisiwe Mkhwebane to investigate Ramaphosa’s ‘failure to report corruption’

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NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption
/ 27 January 2022

NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption

Not ‘trial ready’: 386 Special Investigating Unit referrals lead to just one case in court so far

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Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court
/ 27 January 2022

Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court

The brilliance of Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s mind and his transformative judgments can prove salutary at a time when the judiciary is under populist attack, his peers hope.

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Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug
/ 26 January 2022

Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug

Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department

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Trends that will revolutionise the retail sector in 2022
/ 25 January 2022

Trends that will revolutionise the retail sector in 2022

From social selling and greenwashing to downtrading, analysts outline 2022 trends for the retail sector

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Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production
/ 24 January 2022

Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production

The KZN department of co-operative governance has undertaken to resolve the dispute it created by dethroning the sitting inkosi in 2010

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The rogue daughter, mounting bills, mum trustees: How Mandela’s artefacts were almost auctioned
/ 24 January 2022

The rogue daughter, mounting bills, mum trustees: How Mandela’s artefacts were almost auctioned

The Mandela family saga has not abated: Makaziwe faces criminal charges; trustees, including Moseneke, are silent; and Madiba’s possessions were saved from auction only at the last minute

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The Blue Train’s great Gupta voyage – and the whistleblower who paid for it
/ 23 January 2022

The Blue Train’s great Gupta voyage – and the whistleblower who paid for it

In 2016, Prinsloo sounded the alarm about the hazardous condition of the Blue Train and free trips being offered to friends of Transnet executives, including the Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma.

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Provincial political jostling is in full force as the ANC plans its year ahead
/ 23 January 2022

Provincial political jostling is in full force as the ANC plans its year ahead

There will be losers and winners as the provinces prepare for their elective conferences and slates are sealed. Find out who is trading.

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It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class
/ 22 January 2022

It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class

In a few years the township will ‘disappear’, and Khayelitsha will become a city, believes one local entrepreneur

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Locust fighters in a losing battle in the Nama Karoo
/ 22 January 2022

Locust fighters in a losing battle in the Nama Karoo

Expert calls for a radical rethink of how South Africa manages brown locust outbreaks.

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Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer
/ 22 January 2022

Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer

Amanda Samuelson ran a five-year fraud scheme, diverting payments to herself.

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Cryptic Crossword 312 – January 21, 2022
/ 21 January 2022

Cryptic Crossword 312 – January 21, 2022

4D Go wild and help Rooiberg live up to its name? (5,3,4 3)

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Mogoeng Mogoeng apology ruling upheld
/ 21 January 2022

Mogoeng Mogoeng apology ruling upheld

The former chief justice must apologise over his controversial criticims of South African foreign policy on Israel within 10 days

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SANDF’s condemned-building mess
/ 20 January 2022

SANDF’s condemned-building mess

A 40-year-old army accommodation block housing 500 soldiers was ‘upgraded’ using residents’ recreational fund contributions. But it is dangerous: other high-risk residential flats in the area have been evacuated because of dolomite corrosion.

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Five-year drama over Sassa cleaning deal
/ 18 January 2022

Five-year drama over Sassa cleaning deal

Welfare agency allegedly bent procurement process to suit a contractor previously found guilty of collusion, and preferred bidder Corporate Cleaning wants damages paid

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Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself
/ 18 January 2022

Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself

So far, one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks faces a serious allegation levelled in the Zondo report — and more revelations may follow

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