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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000Telkom’s long game bears fruit
The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 03:00:00 +0000Umgeni water board overhaul imminent
Water and housing entities are likely to see political appointments reversed after the cabinet reshuffle
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:38:40 +0000A surgeon so bad it was criminal
Christopher Duntsch’s surgical outcomes were so outlandishly poor that Texas prosecuted him for harming patients. Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to police problem doctors to stop him from operating?
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000Mabuyane win will boost Ramaphosa’s chance
Outgoing Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane is ready to lead the province for another term. The ANC provincial heavyweight and one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s loyal allies said that when the province holds its conference in December, he wi...
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:18:00 +0000Godongwana ‘will be just fine’
The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000South Africa’s closed mines must not shaft people
The government’s vision for mined land: farms, tourism and self-generation of electricity
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000Retailers get tough on dirt products
Environment-friendly cleaning products form part of a small, but growing market
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000Covid controls limit our freedom, but free choices are rarely free
Dissident views on masks and vaccines should be heard but until science rules them wrong, it’s best to follow scientists’ advice
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:40:00 +0000Medupi fails two tests already
The new plant can’t meet World Bank’s loan conditions or sulphur emissions limits
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000Was Judge Koen wrongly accused by the chief justice?
Mogoeng chided for tongue-lashing
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