The huge costs of a defence against a Chinese invasion

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The United States could expect to lose dozens of warships – including aircraft carriers – hundreds of aircraft and thousands of service personnel in an

New insights into Covid’s China origins

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New lines of inquiry into how the Covid-19 outbreak began have been opened with the publication of Chinese research, including analysis of samples taken more

China warships sail towards Taiwan

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Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence reportedly spotted three People’s Liberation Army navy vessels and one warplane near the Island on Thursday. It also tracked one of

Frankfort goes off the grid – Eskom displeased

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Kevin Mileham, DA Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, and DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises Portfolio, Ghaleb Cachalia MP, are to conduct an

Nigel Lawson, the economic brain of Thatcherism, has died

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Nigel Lawson, the former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, died on 3 April, at the age of 91. Before entering politics, Lawson was a successful

Eskom about-turn welcome, but next step vital – IRR 

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The next vital step Eskom needs to take to advance transparency and better serve the national interest is to scrap racially preferential procurement in favour

540 000 illegally imported vehicles in SA, says NADA

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540 000 vehicles of the total 13 million official vehicles in South Africa with foreign plates have been identified in the country over the past five

Taliban bans Afghan women from working for the UN

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The United Nations (UN) has received verbal communication from the Taliban informing them that Afghan women will no longer be allowed to work for the

IRR queries constitutionality of Eskom financial reporting exemption 

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The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is taking legal advice on the constitutionality of the decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to exempt Eskom from

Gauteng’s township procurement plan destined to fail 

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Gauteng wants to spend 60% of its procurement budget on township-based business, but an internal study shows a significant mismatch between what government buys and