Eskom, state-owned enterprises, law and order — Ramaphosa’s uphill battle: With just hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his second State of the Nation address, senior Mail & Guardian journalists unpack the challenges facing the president. LAW AND ORDER Franny Rabkin Between last year’s State of the Nation address (Sona) and this year’s Sona, South Africa has been gripped by the allegations coming out of the Zondo commission, revealing the extent and depth of the corruption at different levels of the state. A big feature of Ramaphosa’s presidency has been to clean up — to show his administration is serious about rooting out corruption and restoring the credibility of institutions that have been the subject of capture allegations, including the…
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‘When we cry about something, who cares?’ – South Africans share issues ahead of SONA: Ordinary citizens near the parliamentary precinct tell President Cyril Ramaphosa what they would like him to say in his State of the Nation Address. ……
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Security guard hailed as a hero for rescuing patients during KZN hospital fire: A security guard who pulled bedridden patients from a burning ward at a KwaZulu-Natal hospital, before collapsing due to smoke inhalation, says he would do it all over again if he had to. ……
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Outcry over sexual assault claims at Valhalla Primary School: Pretoria – Politicians and social activists on Wednesday pleaded with parents, teachers, pupils and government to pull together to make schools safer. This sentiment was made by concerned Anti-crime activists Yusuf Abramjee, DA councillor Ina Strijdom, EFF regional treasurer Obakeng…
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Woman robbed in Tokai Forest by two men: Cape Town – Safety groups have condemned the recent spike in robberies in prominent public spaces which left one person stabbed. Yesterday, a woman was robbed while walking at Tokai Forest – the Spaanschemat side – when she was approached by two men at about 7.40am….
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Dog on the mend after knife is embedded in skull: Cape Town – A German Shepherd’s excitement at seeing strangers during his walk left him with a stab wound to the head in Mitchells Plain earlier this week. Duke went on his usual afternoon walk with his owner, Gino Wensel, when he was stabbed in the head by men passing them on the path. The force and impact of the stabbing was so severe that the knife became firmly embedded in…
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Former UJ executives ordered to pay back R14m fight judgment: Johannesburg – Two former University of Johannesburg (UJ) executives have embarked on a court battle to have a summary judgment that ordered them to pay back the R14 million rescinded. Professor Roy Marcus, former chairperson of the university’s council, and Jaco van Schoor, who was deputy vice-chancellor of finance, brought top lawyer Wim Trengove SC to argue their appeal application at the South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday. Trengove sought to convince Acting Judge André Gautschi that the…
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#Sona2019: ANC interested in job creation, economic growth: When Cyril Ramaphosa takes centre stage in Parliament, his own party will be hoping for details on his plans to create jobs and grow the economy. ……
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1 body recovered, more miners stuck underground in Mpumalanga: Police have confirmed they’ve recovered the body of one man believed to be an illegal miner. ……
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Anti-gang unit hunts gunmen who killed CT dad outside school: The man was gunned down in full view of his wife, child and other learners at Woodville Primary School in Mitchells Plain. ……
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