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A call to rethink the dearth of women landowners in Africa
Displacement, climate change and entrenched abuse block the support women need to enter the agriculture sector, and to be able own land.
Amcu strike: Porridge again, but I dream of rice, atchar and wors
Striking fathers are penniless, so children of miners make do with just one meal a day from school.
Shop lootings recall xenophobic attacks for Alexandra locals
Community policing forum chair Moses Letsoalo blames the police for being unable to prevent the violence even though they were outnumbered by the mob.
Amcu takes Lonmin, Amplats to court over SMS campaign
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa is taking the mining giants to labour court, saying their SMS campaign violated an agreement with the union.
Sandfontein: Where time passes and change comes too slowly
Far from the cities, villagers sit back and take stock of the South Africa in front of them.
DA wants probe into varsity funding
The DA wants a probe into the University of Limpopo after reports that two men linked to the Friends of the Youth League benefited from contracts.
University fuels Malema’s mining revolution
As the Limpopo cash cow dries up, two of the Friends of the Youth League are milking a generous benefactor: the University of Limpopo.
Killer mayor Matthew Wolmarans still receives a salary
North West party officials, who have been told to kick former Rustenburg mayor Matthew Wolmarans out, say they are still taking legal advice.
Murky origins of ANC politician’s Merc raises eyebrows
Questions have been raised about how Tokkie Mataboge acquired a C-Class Mercedes-Benz that belongs to the former mayor of the Rustenburg municipality.