No quick fix for Cape Town’s trains, commuters told: The authors of the letters also raised concerns about alleged tender fraud at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), which owns Metrorail. Scott, who is head of marketing and communication at Metrorail Western Cape, said there was “no quick …
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Tech to the rescue, as flames burn R1bn hole in SA’s pocket: Fires cost South Africa more than R1bn in damages in 2015. As climate change fans the flames, particularly in August, Tricia Govindasamy visited one rural community using world-class technology to put out the fires. Shongaziph Ngcongo awoke one windy night …
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SA’s twin scourges of state capture and cronyism: According to The Economist’s 2016 Crony-Capitalism Index, Russia takes first position, India 9th, China 11th, South Africa 13th, and Brazil 15th. Minxin Pei, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, has done an excellent job in laying bare …
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Guptas bail out of another SA business: Leaked Gupta e-mails point to “a close association” between the Gupta brothers and Zarooni. They invited him to visit South Africa in January 2015 as part of a delegation and hosted him at their Saxonwold home for five days. The visit, according to e-mails …
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SAA to cancel flights as last effort to save national carrier: Air travellers within South Africa are most likely to feel the effects of the cuts. Industry sources believe that flights outside peak hours – in the midmorning to midafternoon time slots – will most likely be trimmed because they have lower “load …
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Leinster shorn of their top talent for trip to South Africa: New Pro14 rules governing teams travelling to South Africa and Joe Schmidt’s player welfare system means Leo Cullen will not have his strongest Leinster side for the trip in rounds three and four of the newly configured competition. Leinster players who …
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WCape police welcome life sentences for Cameron Wilson: We know it will not happen now, it will take time.” ‘Cameron Wilson has shown no remorse, empathy’ https://t.co/MNWnmPco8B pic.twitter.com/tlhiUBTxMU — MSN South Africa (@MSNSouthAfrica) August 24, 2017 Wilson’s crime spree started in 2014 and ended …
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