The main unstated aim of the former liberation movements of southern Africa – an informal club of seven movements/parties that brought freedom to their countries – has always been to help each other stay in power. Until recently, they had…
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A South African company awarded a tender to print the ballot papers for Namibia’s November elections has been embroiled in a N$570-million scandal in Zimbabwe.This week, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on social media that the Johannesburg printing…
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If it were not for former finance minister and Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni’s embrace of inflation targeting as a monetary policy tool, South Africa’s economy would be in a far more perilous state than it is now. Tito Mboweni,…
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One day you wake up and you’re living in Eritrea. I don’t mean actual Eritrea, the secretive North Korea of Africa, with its excellent coffee, wonderful biscotti, art deco buildings and a vicious slave labour system. I mean spiritual Eritrea…
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A data investigation shows Johannesburg has already had 1,604 water cuts in October and 3,318 in September. The months-long investigation by Daily Maverick reveals how cadre deployment by the ANC and EFF is a key factor crashing Johannesburg’s water supply…
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The Government of National Unity’s power-sharing model will be the foundation going forward – a new centre will form, says DA federal chairperson Helen Zille. This means the Government of National Unity is not going anywhere; it might just have…
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Reports this week that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is engaging with the private security industry to find a way it can work with and augment the SA Police Service suggest a major shift in the fight against crime. However, any…
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South Africa’s largest trade union federation, Cosatu, has called on all non-essential workers to strike on Monday, 7 October, in a National Day of Action against the ‘crippling economic crisis’ in the country. Cosatu has called for non-essential workers to…
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If Eskom blackouts end permanently, crime and corruption are successfully prosecuted, and Transnet’s logistics get back on track, business leaders hope to see economic growth of 3.3% by the end of next year. By 2025, SA’s economy could grow by…
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While the court case between the Electoral Commission and MK about the party’s lies concerning the election is technically about whether MK has the right to withdraw a case it has started, much more is at stake. In an era…
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