Ramaphosa’s assurances on land ‘cannot hold true anymore’

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Farmers’ organisation Agri SA has warned that tampering with property rights could lead to ‘high levels of divestment in the economy, food inflation and regional

Branson to the rescue of SAA?

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British tycoon Richard Branson says he would be open to buying a stake in struggling state-owned airline South African Airways (SAA). He was speaking at

Too high for Halloween?

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A family in Cape Coral, Florida, were woken on Halloween night to find a man on their roof dressed only in his underwear A woman

Two options for State to take land without paying for it

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Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution has been given two options for amending the Constitution to

No surprises in latest round of by-elections

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In seven by-elections this week, five wards were retained by the African National Congress (ANC) and two by the Democratic Alliance (DA). Although some of

Momberg back in jail

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Vicki Momberg, sentenced to prison last year for calling police officers the k-word in a 2016 altercation, was being sought as a fugitive until she

BLF deregistered – for good?

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Black First Land First (BLF) has failed in its application to appeal against its deregistration as a political party. This appears to end, for the

Peaceful demonstrations down, violent protests up

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The total number of crowd-related incidents in South Africa has dropped steadily since 2014/15, but protests have become increasingly violent. According to the latest statistics

‘Extinct’ Cape plant last seen 200 years ago rediscovered

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Brian du Preez, a PhD student in botany at the University of Cape Town, stumbled on the Psoralea cataracta near a river on a Tulbagh

Financial woes for COPE

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The Congress of the People (COPE) is reportedly having to close its Gauteng head office because of financial problems. Staff at the party’s offices would