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Wanted: A new spindoctor for Ramaphosa
/ 5 September 2021

Wanted: A new spindoctor for Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa is said to be looking for someone who can bridge the gap between his office and the media.

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Telkom’s new CEO calls for end to spectrum auction delays
/ 5 September 2021

Telkom’s new CEO calls for end to spectrum auction delays

Serame Taukobong says, if done right, the auction of new broadband spectrum will help level the playing field

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Cryptic Crossword 296 – September 3
/ 3 September 2021

Cryptic Crossword 296 – September 3

23A Drummer was champion – a real original story with ultimate stamina, beat and time to lead with satisfaction (7,5)

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ANC’s electoral infighting is music to smaller parties’ ears
/ 2 September 2021

ANC’s electoral infighting is music to smaller parties’ ears

Branches in several provinces will go to court to challenge the ruling party’s final choice of councillor candidates for the local government elections

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Zuma’s health may delay arms deal case yet again
/ 2 September 2021

Zuma’s health may delay arms deal case yet again

The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making

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Magashule is not without blame in the ANC list mess for this year’s local government elections
/ 2 September 2021

Magashule is not without blame in the ANC list mess for this year’s local government elections

Some party leaders say he left the office in total disarray, which paved the way for disaster

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Q&A Sessions: Google’s SA country director tells us about his first 17 months in office
/ 1 September 2021

Q&A Sessions: Google’s SA country director tells us about his first 17 months in office

Alistair Mokoena has an impressive CV, but says his family will always be a priority

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‘Generational catastrophe’ — Motshekga sounds alarm on missed school
/ 30 August 2021

‘Generational catastrophe’ — Motshekga sounds alarm on missed school

The basic education department has clearly outlined why school must not be skipped

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No need to panic over new Covid-19 variant C.1.2
/ 30 August 2021

No need to panic over new Covid-19 variant C.1.2

Experts studying the new variant are surprised by its substantial and unexpected mutations but are confident that current vaccines will be effective against it

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Ramaphosa’s R2bn Eastern Cape revitalisation project in jeopardy
/ 29 August 2021

Ramaphosa’s R2bn Eastern Cape revitalisation project in jeopardy

Duncan Village community members resorted to court action to challenge the ‘arrogant’ government

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Sisulu: Fighting, exposing and rooting out corruption remains my top priority
/ 28 August 2021

Sisulu: Fighting, exposing and rooting out corruption remains my top priority

Lindiwe Sisulu responds to the story published in the 13 August edition of the M&G, ‘Water board overhaul imminent’

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Meet the daring South African pilot who saved displaced Afghan people
/ 28 August 2021

Meet the daring South African pilot who saved displaced Afghan people

Captain Neil Steyl, from Cape Town, and his crew from Safe Air Company have been based at Kulob for a month, assisting the Americans with evacuating both people and equipment.

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Massive water price hike looms for Dolphin Coast
/ 28 August 2021

Massive water price hike looms for Dolphin Coast

Umgeni Water has won the right for a more than 40% levy increase on private water supplier

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Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’
/ 28 August 2021

Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’

Environmental groups have warned that a green light from the national energy regulator for a new nuclear power plant will be challenged in court

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Cryptic Crossword 295 – August 27
/ 27 August 2021

Cryptic Crossword 295 – August 27

6D Give up in havoc on Cederberg (7)

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A black woman’s burden: Carer,     provider and unemployed
/ 26 August 2021

A black woman’s burden: Carer, provider and unemployed

All indicators, including the employment statistics released this week show how black women bear the brunt of unemployment. Here are their stories

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ANC candidates list filled with people accused of crimes, but too late to make changes
/ 26 August 2021

ANC candidates list filled with people accused of crimes, but too late to make changes

Court challenges loom as ANC branches cry foul over the culling of popular candidates

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Q&A Sessions: ‘I cannot fix Eskom. But we can fix this’ — André de Ruyter
/ 26 August 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘I cannot fix Eskom. But we can fix this’ — André de Ruyter

Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power utility, balancing its debt and how to make the best bully beef toast

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Civil society groups angered by lack of transparency on Koeberg’s life extension
/ 26 August 2021

Civil society groups angered by lack of transparency on Koeberg’s life extension

Legal processes required to grant a licence for South Africa’s nuclear power plant have not been followed, civil society organisations say

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Sisulu and her adviser implicated in R4bn Cape Town development with Amazon as tenant
/ 26 August 2021

Sisulu and her adviser implicated in R4bn Cape Town development with Amazon as tenant

Lindiwe Sisulu and her adviser are accused of meddling in a R4-billion development in a sensitive Cape Town area meant to house Amazon’s Africa office

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Marikana community fear murder accused and former police chief who now heads mine security
/ 25 August 2021

Marikana community fear murder accused and former police chief who now heads mine security

Murder accused and former provincial police deputy commissioner Wiliam Mpembe rules mine security with impunity – say people in Marikana

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Rights groups call out ‘complicity’ of telecoms companies’ in internet shutdowns
/ 25 August 2021

Rights groups call out ‘complicity’ of telecoms companies’ in internet shutdowns

Internet blackouts not only infringe on people’s human rights, but also cost companies and the economy billions, as evinced by MTN’s shutdown in Eswatini

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eThekwini councillors rebel over ANC’s choice for deputy mayor
/ 22 August 2021

eThekwini councillors rebel over ANC’s choice for deputy mayor

Political feathers are ruffled as deputy mayor candidate Diana Hoorzuk is ‘imposed’ on eThekwini by provincial executive council

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How the Eastern Cape blew R23m on land it could never own
/ 21 August 2021

How the Eastern Cape blew R23m on land it could never own

Land that cost less than R1m in 2007 was bought by the Eastern Cape government just six years later for R23m, despite a land claim case hanging over it. And then the building tender went sour…

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How to adopt a child in South Africa
/ 20 August 2021

How to adopt a child in South Africa

The process of adopting a child can be long and demanding but it is a rewarding wait

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Cryptic Crossword 294 – August 20
/ 20 August 2021

Cryptic Crossword 294 – August 20

1A Look into disheartened Broederbonder and use upset to create outspoken dominee (6,5)

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Masondo’s ‘deal’ with gender body
/ 20 August 2021

Masondo’s ‘deal’ with gender body

Parliament asked to investigate Commission for Gender Equality after Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo’s secret meeting with its chair while he was the subject of a complaint to the body

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The nuclear option: Should it carry South Africa’s baseload?
/ 19 August 2021

The nuclear option: Should it carry South Africa’s baseload?

Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary

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Zuma implicates Mandela and foundation in arms deal
/ 19 August 2021

Zuma implicates Mandela and foundation in arms deal

The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence

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Adoption in South Africa: ‘Our aim wasn’t to get a child; it was to give a child a home’
/ 18 August 2021

Adoption in South Africa: ‘Our aim wasn’t to get a child; it was to give a child a home’

The process of adopting a child can be long and demanding but it is a rewarding wait.

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Human settlements department robbed in alleged corruption cover-up
/ 18 August 2021

Human settlements department robbed in alleged corruption cover-up

Equipment and files related to multimillion-rand procurement irregularities were apparently taken

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Most South Africans in Afghanistan have been evacuated
/ 18 August 2021

Most South Africans in Afghanistan have been evacuated

‘The Taliban also registered the serial numbers of their weapons and just asked them not to move around in the streets while armed but stay within the compound until everything calms down. Then the Taliban left.’

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