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Calls for defence reform, housing unaffordable for the young, Burnham becomes PM
Tau calls for reversal of SA defence industry decline Trade minister Parks Tau told a Pretoria conference that South Africa’s defence industry has deteriorated badly
ANC picks mayoral candidate, Voluntary BEE tax, McKenzie defends expenses
Chikane to head ANC Jo’burg campaign? Amid factional tensions in the ANC, and governance failure in the Johannesburg administration it heads, the party is reported
News Focus: Extreme weather across North America
As smoke from wildfires in Canada and 68 large blazes burning across at least 15 states blanketed the eastern United States, from the Great Lakes
News Focus: Trump, China and the midterms
US President Donald Trump’s primetime address on Thursday in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election he lost, and made an emphatic
How do we stop healthcare professionals leaving SA?
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is approaching various healthcare organisations to discuss the effects of the emigration of healthcare professionals on the industry and on healthcare services generally, and what needs to be done to keep them in South Africa.
Amnesty “regrets” Rowling report, SA court says firing for racism justified, and China’s growth down
Amnesty backs down on JK Rowling report Human rights body Amnesty International UK has expressed “regret” for a report that described a facility established by
Cele on TRC prosecutions, Tolkien and diversity and Germans oppose conscription
Cele takes responsibility for breakdown of TRC prosecutions Former police minister Bheki Cele accepted some responsibility for the failure to prosecute apartheid-era accused by refusing
PIC officials suspended, former ANC mayor joins MKP, and footage of army brutality sparks outrage
PIC suspends two top officials The board of the embattled Public Investment Corporation has suspended the institution’s Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Dlamini, and its Chief
Ramaphosa at Delville Wood, turmoil for Afrikaner “refugees” declined by US, and Chikane touted as ANC’s pick for Joburg mayor
Ramaphosa speaks at Delville Wood commemoration Speaking at a ceremony to honour the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Delville Wood, President Cyril Ramaphosa reflected
News Focus: Message, messenger, and trouble with Trump’s new plane
The New York Times has warned that the Trump administration’s delivering subpoenas to several reporters’ homes demanding they appear before a federal grand jury over the newspaper’s reporting on alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One plane is “nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs”.