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Mon, 09 Aug 2021 03:00:00 +0000Nehawu claims R35m Northern Cape tender scandal
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union alleges that work on the Northern Cape legislature’s building was not completed and, despite this, the company was given another tender worth R22-million
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Mon, 09 Aug 2021 02:59:00 +0000Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:53:32 +0000Celebrating iMbokodo and Adelaide Tambo’s legacy
The life of the anti-apartheid heroine and servant of the people is an important lesson for how leadership can be reimagined
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 20:00:00 +0000We women of 2021 need a new charter
Rita Ndzanga demonstrated that ordinary people together can do extraordinary things. It’s our turn now
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000Companies are grasping at straws
Companies are keen to ditch plastic straws, but replacing them with single-use alternatives is not the best option, environmentalists say
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 13:54:26 +0000Vaccine hesitancy is a real problem we need real answers to. Muzzling debate is not one of them
Vaccines save lives. But why don't we want to hear why people do not want to get the Covid-19 vaccine? It is important we get the right messaging across for us to achieve herd immunity.
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 12:32:00 +0000Commodities ‘bail out’ South African economy, but chronic structural woes remain
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000Non-delivery sparks citizens’ legal action in Eastern Cape
Fed-up residents and businesses are turning to the courts to get their local councils to take action on power outages, sewage overflows, unrepaired roads and other failures to deliver services
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 08:43:00 +0000Botswana: ‘Masisi is mismanaging Covid-19’
Six months into Botswana’s vaccine roll-out, only 5% of the population has been vaccinated
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Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0000Consolidating government finances is a tall order
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
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