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Report finds MK party, voter apathy and lack of trust mar election certainty
Although the ANC's position as the governing party appears precarious, the possibility of it retaining a majority and still having significant clout must not be dismissed, say analysts
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Voting for people who look like us: A tribalistic smudge on the democratic trophy
"Although tribal loyalties inspire many noble behaviours, they can impel humans to sacrifice sound reasoning and judgmental accuracy for group belonging and commitment."
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Beware UK 'cash for asylum seekers' deal with Rwanda
Over the past few years, the United Kingdom has been exploring ways to deport asylum seekers to other countries as part of its efforts to deter illegal migration. In its latest move, the government has passed the Rwanda Bill and successfully negotiated a deal with Rwanda to facilitate the deportation of asylum seekers.
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Six secrets to planning a successful group trip
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Government payment delay forces Joburg's biggest food bank to close
One of the largest food banks in Johannesburg was forced to close its doors this week due to delays in funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development.
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Darkly funny tale of two cities
The bright morning sun slid gradually over the high iron gate of the Ellis Park Stadium to throw narrow patterns of parallel shadows onto the ground before it. The Joburg heat filled the air in all its intensity.
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Mandela Bay Development Agency calls for expression of interest
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From tradition to technology: The evolution of sports betting in South Africa
Stakeholders are embracing technological advancements, while prioritising responsible gambling practices
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Tinned fish overtakes chicken as South Africa's preferred protein
Pilchards has surpassed chicken as the most favoured protein in South Africa, according to the Competition Commission's Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report.
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MK party founder suspends Jacob Zuma, asks IEC to remove him from its list
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party founder Jabulani Khumalo has placed Jacob Zuma on precautionary suspension and wants the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to remove the former president from its parliamentary list.
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Six people die in George building collapse, 48 trapped under rubble
Six people have been confirmed dead after a five-storey building under construction collapsed in George on the Garden Route.
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Who's afraid of Julius Malema?
The spectre of an ANC-EFF tie-up has been used to forewarn of massive economic destruction. But none of the other options are damage-free
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Low-income countries such as Madagascar lack funds to fight Aids
The world has made significant gains in the fight against HIV in the past two decades.
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40 days without load-shedding, but rolling outages not over yet
Government's partnership with business and the increase in solar rooftops, photovoltaic and battery storage has contributed to the decrease in blackouts
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SIU recovers R53 million worth of stolen government land
The Pretoria high court has granted the Special Investigating Unit's (SIU's) application to recover R53 million worth of land that was sold to property company RIC Development by a land-theft syndicate.
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The militarisation of geopolitics: New trends in global defence spending
Global defence spending surged to an unprecedented $2.443 trillion last year, a significant 6.8% increase from the previous year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's latest report published on 22 April 22.
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IEC fears election outcome can be challenged if Zuma is on MK party list
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has asked the constitutional court to urgently attend to the matter of whether former president Jacob Zuma should remain on the list of candidates vying for seats in parliament, arguing there is a substantial risk of a disputed electoral outcome if he is allowed to stand.
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Let jazz quintet Skyjack hijack your musical heart
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The US fears a multipolar world
On 24 April, senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the United States' Democratic Party, was beaming as he peered over his red-rimmed glasses when he announced the US' $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
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A rebellion for humanity on American campuses
In A State of Siege, written in Ramallah in 2002 during the Second Intifada as Israel invaded the West Bank, Mahmood Darwish, the great Palestinian poet, a poet of planetary weight, has a man on the edge of death imagine another life after his death: "This time I'll have my name inscribed/ in letters of lapis lazuli …"
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Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?
Students at universities have taken to the streets in protest against the actions of Israel in Gaza. This is unprecedented given that most of these institutions are funded by organisations and people who support the Zionist cause in Israel. These young people are agitating for a free Palestine, and for their schools to divest from Israel.
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Korner Talk: Pravin Gordhan is Dr Evil
If he moved his right pinky finger to the corner of his mouth, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan would resemble Dr Evil, the fictional character from the comedy movie series Austin Powers.
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First-time cruisers: Choosing the perfect cruise
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Big business must play a more courageous role in delivering the promises of the Constitution
We already know that whatever new governments emerge at local, provincial and national levels due to voting after 29 May, they will face overwhelming challenges delivering the promises of the Constitution to all South Africans.
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Polling and power: How Western backing may influence South African elections
There is the potential for polls to be used as tools of political engineering rather than objective measures of public sentiment
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Against scholasticide in Gaza
The death toll in Gaza has passed 34,000 and 12,500 of the dead are children. Israeli air strikes have also struck Rafah, the most densely populated refugee camp in the world killing 13 people, including nine children. Among those killed are 5,479 students, 261 teachers, three university presidents, and 95 university professors. The United Nations has expressed grave concern over ongoing...
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Ramokgopa: No link between elections and no load-shedding
The country has now had 40 days without load-shedding as a result of "an orchestrated effort and engineering feat by the team at Eskom" and not because the government is looking to the elections later this month, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Monday.
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Rise in animal diseases a global problem
Animal diseases are a major global problem, and we will probably continue to see animal disease outbreaks. Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas are some regions that typically report disease outbreaks such as avian flu, foot-and-mouth disease, and African swine fever.
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2024 elections: The confusion of two ballot papers for the National Assembly
When South African voters go to their polling stations on 29 May, they'll get three ballot papers, not two as used to be the case in national and provincial elections. Two of these ballot papers are for the election of the National Assembly, while the third is for the election of the provincial legislatures.
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Siya celebrates Rassie
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