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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:34:27 +0000In emotive missive, Zuma says he will not provide answering affidavit to Mogoeng
Former president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday submitted a 21-page letter to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng out of “respect”, to let the head of the Constitutional Court know that he would not be deposing an affidavit about an appropriate sanction shou...
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:24:46 +0000Gordhan writes to JSC to clarify ‘incidental’ mention of Pillay to Mogoeng
Public enterprises minister denies that he tried to influence the appointment of a judge and friend to the SCA in 2016
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:50:20 +0000The battle for 2050 energy dominance: Nuclear industry makes its pitch
Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:22:56 +0000#SayHerName: The faces of South Africa’s femicide epidemic
This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:19:35 +0000Judges Rammaka Mathopo and Mahube Molemela among five candidates for ConCourt
Judges Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, Jody Kollapen and Bashier Vally complete the list, while Dhaya Pillay fails to make the cut
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:49:07 +0000High court ruling to allow parents to bury unborn babies offers dignity, but not to all
The recent ruling is a step in the right direction, but it creates an arbitrary separation as to who is legally seen as human
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:10:29 +0000First sanitary pad vending machine in Africa aims to end ‘period poverty’
A new invention by the MENstruation Foundation addresses the difficulty many schoolgirls face every month — not being able to afford sanitary products
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:28:18 +0000A new era of vaccine sovereignty in Africa beckons
COMMENT: The AU has laid out a clear path for the continent to produce its own vaccines
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:17:24 +0000Hlophe cries ‘politics’ as he contests the misconduct finding against him
The Western Cape judge president has rejected the report by a judicial tribunal that lays the groundwork for his impeachment
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:16:59 +0000Insecurity and Covid-19: Threats to electoral democracy in Africa
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
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