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The Gauteng health department has expressed concern about incidents of food poisoning, the latest of which saw 51 people referred to two hospitals on Monday ..read more
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Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) announced a R4bn investment in its manufacturing plant in Kariega ..read more
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All this creates a suspicion of the IEC playing politics that could potentially get some questioning its independence to boycott the upcoming elections. A similar anomaly stirred up riots that caused our beloved country to go downhill, robbing the innocent of their lives. It laid bare a vacuity of the divine finesse within the judiciary ..read more
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The advent of the internet has brought the world and the whole of humanity closer in many ways, in what has been termed the global village ..read more
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All political parties seem to be thoroughly enjoying the campaigning phase, doing everything to outwit and outshine others with lofty promises of how they will solve all of the country’s service delivery problems ..read more
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The drafters of our constitution made provisions, under section 152, that one of the objectives of local government was “…to ensure the provision of services to communities... to promote a safe and healthy environment ..read more
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Deputy chief justice Mandisa Maya aptly captured SA’s anticipation for the electoral court to release its reasons to allow former president Jacob Zuma to stand for parliamentary election despite his criminal record ..read more
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Nigeria's creaking grid collapsed for the fifth time this year in the early hours of Monday, highlighting the country's inability to provide reliable power less than two weeks after raising tariffs for wealthier consumers by 230 ..read more
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Gauteng should pray the conflict in the Middle East does not escalate as this will have a direct impact on the province's economy because of its exposure to global trade, says Nedbank senior economist Isaac Matshego ..read more
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The Electoral Commission of South Africa says it is confident law enforcement and security agencies will safeguard the upcoming elections ..read more