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Electoral reform gains momentum

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The issue of electoral reform is gaining momentum in South Africa with three possible new electoral systems in the pipeline for South Africa. Electoral reform

Nafiz Modack charged with Charl Kinnear’s murder

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Alleged Cape Town underworld boss Nafiz Modack and car salesman Ricardo Morgan have been charged with the murder of Anti-Gang Unit police officer, Lieutenant Colonel

UK jitters over Indian Covid variant

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Britain has said it might bring forward second vaccine doses to help curb the spread of the Indian variant of the Covid-19 virus.  Public Health

DA confident of citizenship ‘justice’ after court challenge

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is confident that thousands of South Africans who lost their citizenship without their knowledge ‘will soon receive justice’.  This

The spooks are crooks

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Inspector-General (IG) for Intelligence Dr Setlhomamaru Dintwe testified at the Zondo Commission that members of the State Security Agency (SSA) and Crime Intelligence were brazenly

Bathabile finally pays up

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Former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini has paid over half a million rand from her own pocket to settle a costs order handed down in

Citizen engagement key to combating fake news – IRR report

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Vigilance and a willingness to engage by citizens and consumers of media is the best counter to the scourge of fake news, according to a

Adverse environment deters PGM investment

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South African producers of most of the world’s platinum group metals (PGMs) are unlikely to invest heavily in new projects due to the unfavourable investment

Second letter from French soldiers warning against ‘Islamism’

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A letter warning against the dangers of ‘Islamism’ has been published this weekend in France. The letter, published in a right-wing magazine, is purportedly endorsed

Angry Zimbabweans push back against government power grab

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In the wake of constitutional amendments passed last week, Zimbabwean activists are trying to organise a fight-back against what they see as an attempt by