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Stellenbosch’s Eskom challenge a welcome example – IRR

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Stellenbosch’s commitment to becoming the first municipality to free itself of load-shedding by exploring alternative electricity sources shows how South Africans can take control and

Covid behind garlic and ginger price hikes

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The soaring prices of garlic and ginger – driven by demand amid claims that they may help with Covid-19 symptoms – have attracted the attention

Sturgeon looks to call second referendum

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Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has said that she will call a unilateral referendum on

SA government, not ‘rich countries’, to blame for vaccine debacle, IRR tells Ramaphosa

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Instead of blaming ‘rich countries’ for South Africa’s vaccine debacle, President Cyril Ramaphosa should own up to his own government’s incompetence and recognise that the

Unmasked Premier now officially a ‘criminal’

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Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, who came under fire for failing to wear a mask at Minster Jackson Mthembu’s funeral on Sunday, has paid an admission

Former Zuma defence counsel dies after contracting Covid-19

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Advocate Kemp J Kemp SC, best known for defending former president Jacob Zuma during his 2006 rape trial, has died after contracting Covid-19. Dr Llewellyn

Focus on tourism growth and jobs, not elite enrichment – IRR

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The objective of the Tourism Equity Fund launched by the government yesterday – ‘to drive transformation in the tourism sector’ – runs the risk of

Shock testimony describes intelligence slush fund

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In testimony before the Zondo Commission, Dr Sydney Mufamadi said that the State Security Agency (SSA) had made extensive monthly payments to former president Jacob

India and China in new border face off

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Indian and Chinese troops engaged in what has been described as a ‘brawl’ at Naka La in Sikkim, on the border between the two countries.

Biden and team mislead on vaccines – report

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US President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki has been called out over the new president’s pledge to administer ‘100 million vaccines in the first