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ANC easily defends Madibeng ward
- By Staff Writer
- . May 17, 2024
The ANC easily defended a ward in Madibeng (Brits) in North West on Wednesday. It was the only by-election held. The ANC won 70% of
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Bring back stop and search to deal with knife crime in the UK
- By Staff Writer
- . May 17, 2024
British police must increase their use of stop and search to tackle knife crime rather than “appease” campaign groups who claim it is discriminatory, Chris
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New BEE system risks greater exposure to corruption – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . May 17, 2024
The new public procurement system – contained in legislation scheduled to be voted on today − will “add to uncertainty in the tender process, which
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Singapore gets new PM
- By Staff Writer
- . May 16, 2024
Lawrence Wong is the new Prime Minister of Singapore, having been sworn in last night. Wong becomes only the fourth leader of the city state
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Mbeki suspends campaigning for the ANC
- By Staff Writer
- . May 16, 2024
Former President Thabo Mbeki has suspended campaigning for the party he used to lead. ‘Diplomatic commitments’ were cited as the reason for the suspension of
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Burundi accuses Rwanda of being behind grenade attack
- By Staff Writer
- . May 16, 2024
Burundi has accused Rwanda of arming a rebel group which committed a grenade attack in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, last Friday. Burundian authorities said at
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IRR CEO invites donors to back legal challenge to NHI
- By Staff Writer
- . May 15, 2024
Donors “with an appetite for litigation” have been invited by the CEO of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), Dr John Endres, to get in
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Not SABC’s role to decide merits of DA’s “burning flag” advertisement” – FSU SA
- By Staff Writer
- . May 15, 2024
It is “outrageous” that the SABC claims it is “mandated to promote nation building and that the (DA’s flag) advert goes against that spirit”, says
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Mbalula questions racial make-up of Proteas squad
- By Staff Writer
- . May 15, 2024
Fikile Mbalula, the secretary-general of the ANC, took to X (formerly Twitter) to lament the make-up of the Proteas squad which is playing in next
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Everest records broken over weekend
- By Staff Writer
- . May 14, 2024
Two climbers broke records for the most summits up the highest peak on Earth. Briton Kenton Cool summited Mt Everest for the 18th time over