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Playing ping-pong with Zondo, Ramaphosa concedes it came down to politics
/ 29 April 2021

Playing ping-pong with Zondo, Ramaphosa concedes it came down to politics

The president told the Zondo commission the ruling party dropped the ball but struggled over two days on the witness stand to explain how it happened and how a repeat will be prevented

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ANC members want step-aside resolution to be ruled on by the courts
/ 29 April 2021

ANC members want step-aside resolution to be ruled on by the courts

The party’s top officials are scheduled to meet on Sunday, when Magashule is expected to give a middle finger to the NEC’s decision to implement the contentious resolution

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Q&A Sessions: Establishing Gift of the Givers ‘was a spiritual calling’
/ 29 April 2021

Q&A Sessions: Establishing Gift of the Givers ‘was a spiritual calling’

A peek into the life of Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, 59: his name is synonymous with his humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, which started operating from a spare room in his Pietermaritzburg home in 1992

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Blockchain tech can raise tax revenues
/ 25 April 2021

Blockchain tech can raise tax revenues

But the South African Revenue Service doesn’t yet have the skills and multiple users to adopt it

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Zandile Gumede: ‘Most wanted (graft-accused) Mama’
/ 23 April 2021

Zandile Gumede: ‘Most wanted (graft-accused) Mama’

Zandile Gumede won’t step aside from being nominated ANC regional chair in KwaZulu-Natal

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Magashule snubs former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe
/ 22 April 2021

Magashule snubs former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe

Magashule fails to meet former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe as he runs out of options

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Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache
/ 22 April 2021

Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache

Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room

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Cape fire devastation reinforces consequences of defence budget cuts
/ 22 April 2021

Cape fire devastation reinforces consequences of defence budget cuts

All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames

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‘Suspicious’ tech company EOH must pay back millions
/ 22 April 2021

‘Suspicious’ tech company EOH must pay back millions

EOH allegedly inflated prices of Microsoft licences, which could have been bought by the defence department for a third of the cost

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Medical aids blame external costs as fees increase beyond inflation
/ 18 April 2021

Medical aids blame external costs as fees increase beyond inflation

Medical aid is becoming more of a luxury for many South Africans, and it’s not about to get any better

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Mahikeng compounds its mess
/ 17 April 2021

Mahikeng compounds its mess

The ailing town that wasted R2-billion appoints a municipal manager rated ‘basic’, the lowest level

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No mercy for teachers who are found guilty of misconduct
/ 17 April 2021

No mercy for teachers who are found guilty of misconduct

New regulations give direction on what sanctions should be imposed on disgraceful teachers, including lifetime bans for serious offences

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There is less full-time work than there was a year ago
/ 17 April 2021

There is less full-time work than there was a year ago

Over the last year, amid lockdowns and recession, the number of part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs took a cut in South Africa

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Wits in a climate hot spot
/ 16 April 2021

Wits in a climate hot spot

The university says it provides a platform for multiple voices to be heard on any issue, including that of a climate denialist

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Mantashe is pumping gas
/ 16 April 2021

Mantashe is pumping gas

The minister believes liquified petroleum gas is needed in the energy mix, but some experts are not convinced of its merits

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Cyril & co rise as Ace’s plot bombs
/ 15 April 2021

Cyril & co rise as Ace’s plot bombs

Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside

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Q&A sessions: Where are the Zuckerbergs of South Africa?
/ 15 April 2021

Q&A sessions: Where are the Zuckerbergs of South Africa?

Haroon Meer, the founder of the multimillion-dollar startup Thinkst, talks about international acclaim and South Africa’s need for more tech builders

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Q&A Sessions: Marcia Mayaba —Driven to open doors for women
/ 11 April 2021

Q&A Sessions: Marcia Mayaba —Driven to open doors for women

Marcia Mayaba has been in the motor industry for 24 years, donning hats that include receptionist, driver, fuel attendant, dealer principal and now chief executive at Barloworld Motor Retail. She talks to Tshegofatso Mathe about her love of cars, the changes she is making in a competitive industry — and why her nervous breakdown was ‘necessary’As […]

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ANC’s rotten apples on the chopping block
/ 9 April 2021

ANC’s rotten apples on the chopping block

Now that the NEC has finalised its step-aside guidelines for those facing corruption charges, a swathe of officials will struggle to cling to their positions

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Sisulu and Dlodlo punted to be on their way out
/ 8 April 2021

Sisulu and Dlodlo punted to be on their way out

Because President Cyril Ramaphosa won the step-aside order in the ANC’s national executive committee, a cabinet reshuffle looms, with Sisulu and Dlodlo’s names on comrades’ lips

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The race elephant lurking in the DA’s ‘laboratory’
/ 8 April 2021

The race elephant lurking in the DA’s ‘laboratory’

Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to account

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Powerships ‘a climate threat’
/ 8 April 2021

Powerships ‘a climate threat’

The decision to use Turkey’s floating power plants locks the country into fossil fuels for 20 years

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Millions paid out but Bloemfontein roads give no joy
/ 1 April 2021

Millions paid out but Bloemfontein roads give no joy

The Mangaung metro has paid R2-billion to engineering companies — R524-million to GladAfrica — but has little to show for it except congested roads and broken infrastructure

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Q&A Sessions: ‘I’m comfortable in my own wheels’ — Sandile Mkhize
/ 1 April 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘I’m comfortable in my own wheels’ — Sandile Mkhize

Sandile Mkhize opens up how competition reinjected the drive back into his life

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Lockdown chomps chicken profits
/ 26 March 2021

Lockdown chomps chicken profits

Tightened belts meant South Africans ate 19% less chicken last year, and local farmers say dumped imports and the hard lockdown have hurt their businesses

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Plan to deal Ace a ‘killer’ card this weekend
/ 25 March 2021

Plan to deal Ace a ‘killer’ card this weekend

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s allies are gearing up to move against ANC secretary general Ace Magashule in crucial meeting

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Mayor survives third bid to oust her over failure of Ruth Mompati district municipality
/ 25 March 2021

Mayor survives third bid to oust her over failure of Ruth Mompati district municipality

Supporters of former ANC chairperson Supra Mahumapelo go on the offensive ahead of provincial elective conference

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The many failures of the flight that fetched SA’s vaccines
/ 24 March 2021

The many failures of the flight that fetched SA’s vaccines

After not flying for a year, SAA nearly botches humanitarian flight to Brussels — among other infringements — and then delays reporting the issue

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Budget cuts give bad bosses a break
/ 20 March 2021

Budget cuts give bad bosses a break

A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’

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Students to continue with protest until demands are met
/ 19 March 2021

Students to continue with protest until demands are met

Vice-chancellors tell parliament that there needs to be a lasting national solution to the funding issues as they cannot deal with them on their own

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Q&A Sessions: Royalty takes over at the Public Service Commission
/ 19 March 2021

Q&A Sessions: Royalty takes over at the Public Service Commission

Somododa Fikeni tells Nicolene de Wee about his new portfolio, his days as a herd boy in the Eastern Cape and being homeless for three weeks in the US

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SAPS’ misplaced financial priorities inhibit it from tackling commercial crimes
/ 19 March 2021

SAPS’ misplaced financial priorities inhibit it from tackling commercial crimes

The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on

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