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Emmanuel Macron elected next French president

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, resoundingly defeating Marine Le Pen, the far-right nationalist who threatened to pull out of the European Union. The centrist’s emphatic victory, which also smashed the dominance of France’s mainstream parties, will bring huge relief[…]

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Appeal halts Esidimeni disciplinary hearings

The disciplinary hearings of two department officials fingered in the Health Ombudsman’s Esidimeni report have been halted after Head of Department Ephraim Selebano and Director for Mental Health Makgabo Manamela appealed against the findings. The report found former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, Selebano and Manamela as key players in a[…]

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Land must be returned now – Cyril Ramaphosa

Land must be returned to its rightful owners, presidential hopeful Cyril Ramaphosa said during his campaign trail in Grahamstown on Sunday. Ramaphosa made several promises at the cadres’ forum in the Sarah Baartman Region. He spoke of radical economic transformation as well as land reform that needed to form part[…]

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Zakah, essential to the welfare of our community

By Ibrahim Kangwa Chibwe The South African National Zakah Fund’s (SANZAF) International Zakah Conference began on Friday with a special emphasis on the empowerment of impoverished families. SANZAF, which always adhere to best practice in terms of governance and compliance, has attracted international speakers from across the globe. At the[…]

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Prioritise movement, not individual interests: Manuel

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel says the country should be worried about the current state of the ANC’s leadership. Manuel delivered the keynote address at the Kader Asmal memorial lecture, when he called on the ANC to prioritise the movement and not put the interests of one individual first. The[…]

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Bathabile bunks Parly meetings

The spectre of the social grants controversy looms large over Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, who has been missing more often than not from Parliament’s committee meetings this year – in sharp contrast to her relatively better attendance record last year. Since the reopening of Parliament in January, Dlamini and[…]

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Danger pay for parly bouncers

Parliament will start paying its white-shirt bouncers a danger allowance. It emerged this week that the so-called bouncers, officially referred to as “chamber support officers” in Parliament’s organogram, would receive R400 a month when Parliament was in session because of the dangers at work. They were hired to remove disruptive[…]

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Desperate UWC students sleep in corridors

Four months into the academic year and still without accommodation, desperate students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have occupied an office block, demanding that their plight be addressed. About 45 male and female students from various provinces are sharing the open space in the hope that university[…]

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