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Sanral threatens prosecution

The Sanral road agency, which manages the controversial and failing e-toll system, has threatened to begin prosecution against non-payers of e-toll accounts seriously. In a...

FF Plus, Gauteng Premier and police’s discussion of crime and farm...

A discussion between the FF Plus and the leadership of Gauteng, that focused on crime and farm murders in particular, reached a positive outcome...
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Zuma wants to waste your tax money

The ANC head of state is determined to waste the taxpayers' money on his court cases. During a parliamentary response session, he said he would...

Local government coalition cracks showing clearly

The honeymoon of local government coalitions has passed, and the cracks are becoming more evident with the EFF, starting to make demands and getting...
SA eyes manufacturing investment from BRICS countries

SA eyes manufacturing investment from BRICS countries

President Jacob Zuma says manufacturing forms the backbone of South Africa’s economy and is an integral element in addressing some of the challenges facing...

How farm dwellers in South Africa think about home, land and...

South Africa’s unemployment rate puts it in the bottom ten countries in the world. Hunger levels are growing. It has what Berkeley geography professor...

Slow progress bringing new water to Cape Town

The good news is that the City of Cape Town has brought an additional seven million litres of water per day online in the...
Killing of a police officer condemned

Killing of a police officer condemned

KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Bheki Langa has condemned the killing of a police officer in Mbongolwane, near Eshowe. “This is totally unacceptable and...
Qasha’s Nek closed due to bad weather

Qasha’s Nek closed due to bad weather

South Africa and Lesotho have taken a joint decision to close the Qasha's Nek Port of Entry due to adverse weather conditions caused by...
Eskom to create 10 000 jobs in Mpumalanga

Eskom to create 10 000 jobs in Mpumalanga

Eskom plans to create 10 000 jobs in Mpumalanga over the next three years as part of its development initiative. “As Eskom, we believe it is...

Air Quality Plans in 3 of South Africa’s Most Polluted Cities

According to 2016 statistics from the World Bank, air pollution kills 20,000 people in South Africa every year and costs the economy almost R300...
Nomgcobo Jiba at the heart of the Zupta Cabel in the criminal justice system

Nomgcobo Jiba at the heart of the Zupta Cabel in the...

The word Zupta cabal gets new meaning considering the case of Nomgcobo Jiba. It's utterly incredible how the dots can be connected in...