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NICD says next week is key to knowing if SA has past third wave peak, as 596 new deaths are recorded

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NICD says next week is key to knowing if SA has past third wave peak, as 596 new deaths are recorded

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SA recorded 8,929 new Covid-19 infections and 596 fatalities in the past 24 hours.

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Malema was 'never close to Zuma', is 'more closer with Ramaphosa'

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Malema was 'never close to Zuma', is 'more closer with Ramaphosa'

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EFF leader Julius Malema says he was "never close" to former president Jacob Zuma - contrary to popular belief.

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Zuma hasn't applied for permission to attend brother’s funeral on Thursday

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Zuma hasn't applied for permission to attend brother’s funeral on Thursday

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It remains to be seen whether former president Jacob Zuma will attend his late brother’s funeral on Thursday, after correctional services confirmed that he still had not filed an application seeking permission to do so.

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Ramaphosa meets business sector to discuss security, rebuilding economy

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Ramaphosa meets business sector to discuss security, rebuilding economy

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'There is virtually no part of the economy that has not been affected by the violence, and there is probably no part of the country that will not feel the effects in some form or another,' Ramaphosa said.

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Looting cost KZN economy R20bn and probably 150,000 jobs: presidency

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Looting cost KZN economy R20bn and probably 150,000 jobs: presidency

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The violent protests and looting that broke out in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration has cost the KwaZulu-Natal economy R20bn.

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Julius Malema joins 'insurrection' fray that has ANC split down the middle

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Julius Malema joins 'insurrection' fray that has ANC split down the middle

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'Insurrection' talk meant to justify deployment of soldiers on the streets, says firebrand leader of the red berets.

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Government declares national disaster over drought in several provinces

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Government declares national disaster over drought in several provinces

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The declaration means the primary responsibility to deal with the situation falls under the national executive.

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Durban consumers cry foul over food prices — but was it profiteering?

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Durban consumers cry foul over food prices — but was it profiteering?

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Chatsworth resident 'Priya' is among many Durbanites accusing their local grocery stores of profiteering from the chronic food shortages arising from the mass looting.

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Former Gauteng health HOD accuses ex-Esidimeni boss of lies

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Former Gauteng health HOD accuses ex-Esidimeni boss of lies

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Former Gauteng health head Dr Barney Selebano has accused ex-managing director of Life Esidimeni Dr Morgan Mkhatshwa of lying about warning him about the disaster that awaited when more than 1,700 mental health patients were moved to ill-equipped nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). This accusation was revealed when Selebano's lawyer, Adv Craig Watt-Pringle, cross-examined Mkhatshwa, a witness in the Life Esidimeni inquest, on Tuesday.

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Taxi ‘thugs’ holding Western Cape economy at ransom, says premier

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Taxi ‘thugs’ holding Western Cape economy at ransom, says premier

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'Our bus drivers are being terrorised, our citizens are being terrorised. That cannot happen. That is why we need to have the full force of the law,' Alan Winde said on Tuesday.

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