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Birth certificate malaise continues
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 13, 2019
Although the government has rescinded the requirement that foreign children entering South Africa require unabridged birth certificates, persisting regulations around the policy continue to hurt
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Morales resigns
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 12, 2019
Bolivian president Evo Morales has announced that he is resigning from office, in the wake of a disputed election on 20 October. Morales claimed victory
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Madikizela drops out of race for top DA job
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 12, 2019
Bonginkosi Madikizela has dropped out of the race to become the interim leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). This was announced on Monday. This means
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ANC ‘faces serious challenges’ – SACP
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 12, 2019
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has warned that unless the African National Congress (ANC) curbs corruption, improves service delivery and delivers economic well-being to
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Stark choice for Cyril on land – F W de Klerk Foundation
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 11, 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to choose between attracting investment and growing the economy, or proceeding with a land policy that undermines those goals, according
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New US ambassador arrives
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 11, 2019
East London-born Lana Marks was nominated for the post by President Donald Trump. Marks, whose parents immigrated to South Africa from Lithuania in the 1930s
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Gautrain’s Pretoria station a ‘no-go zone’, Uber drivers claim
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 11, 2019
Uber taxi drivers are terrified of transferring passengers to or from Gautrain’s Pretoria station, claiming they are attacked and robbed by metered-taxi drivers serving the
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Crushing municipal debt threatens services
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 10, 2019
Municipal debt is growing, and threatens the ability of the country’s local governments to provide services to their communities. This is according to the South
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Ramaphosa gets trains back on track – report
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 10, 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa stepped in to prevent Eskom cutting the electricity supply to commuter train lines due to unpaid bills by the Passenger Rail Agency
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State arms firm misses target
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Nov 10, 2019
Denel achieved just seven of the 23 key performance indicators in its ‘shareholder compact’, MPs learned this week. Denel appeared before the Portfolio Committee on