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Panelists discuss the state of the nation address in Cape Town. (David Harrison/M&G)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Protests are the true state of the nation … the government is detached from its people’

No legal provision for calling a state of disaster because your cabinet is incompetent and your government incapable, panel hears

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
The labour court last week halted an attempt by the South African Police Service management to subject Major General Feroz Khan, its head of security and counter-intelligence, to an expeditious disciplinary process which could have led to his summary dismissal. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CRIME

Sona: Ramaphosa promises ‘significant’ police reform is underway

More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Jaco Marais/Pool Images/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa delivers state of the nation address

The president delivers this year’s address from the Cape Town City Hall

  • Mg Reporter
1 min read
TOPSHOT – A medical personnel stands in front of a ward of a Cholera Treatment Centre, funded by the Unicef, Malawi Red Cross and UK Aid, at Bwaila Hospital in the capital Lilongwe, Malawi, January 25, 2018. Malawi has been facing a cholera outbreak since late 2017 and UNICEF Malawi is making efforts to contain the outbreak. / AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
CHOLERA

Two cases of cholera reported in South Africa

South Africa had its last cholera outbreak more than a decade ago with about 12 000 cases, following an outbreak in neighbouring Zimbabwe

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read