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Mbeki on ANC campaign trail for first time since Zuma became party president: The former president said people would be seeing a lot of him from now on ...
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Mbeki on ANC campaign trail for first time since Zuma became party ...
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Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies: The Centre for Development and Enterprise has estimated that South Africa will need 456 ...
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Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies
Quick Glance: Education Department to Hire Temps for 31,000 Teacher Vacancies
  • Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has begun recruiting individuals to address the acute teacher shortage of 31,000 positions in the country.

  • There is a 28% increase from the 24,000 vacancies in 2021, with KwaZulu-Natal having the highest number of 7,044 unfilled posts.

  • The lack of teachers has led to overcrowded classrooms, burdened educators, educational disparities, and financial strains on the schooling system, impacting the quality of education.

  • The education department awarded nearly 12,000 bursaries to trainee teachers through the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme, but provincial education departments struggle to place graduates in positions.
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Gwede Mantashe vents his displeasure over BHP’s unsolicited mega merger offer to Anglo
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Quick Glance: BHP Proposes Acquisition to Anglo American
  • Anglo American receives BHP buyout proposal, reshaping the copper market.

  • The proposal involves BHP acquiring Anglo shares, sparking industry transactions.

  • Anglo reviews proposals after profit decline, plans demergers to reduce South Africa exposure.

  • The potential deal could make BHP the world's largest copper producer with market impacts.
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Ramaphosa tells ANC it needs 14 million votes to win elections outright, as party marshalls ministers to tout successes
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Quick Glance: Ramaphosa Urges ANC to Secure 14 Million Votes for Clear Victory
  • The ANC has mobilized all its ministers to 'aggressively communicate its success stories' in the critical campaigning weeks ahead of the May 29th national elections.

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa stated in a leaked recording of the national executive committee meeting last week that the party would need 14 million votes for a clear victory, compared to the previous 10 million.

  • ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli delivered a report on the party's campaign battle plan to remain in government, emphasizing the need to strengthen the base and win back disgruntled voters.

  • Ramaphosa expressed concern during the meeting that some NEC members had not met their commitments towards campaigning for an outright majority and emphasized consequences for those who fail to meet campaign work targets.
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It is going to be a cold winter for Markus Jooste’s girlfriend and lover, Berdine Odendaal, after the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) seized close to R60 ... Show more
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Wenzeni uZuma? He stole and rendered country useless, says Bheki Mtolo: KwaZulu-Natal ANC secretary Bheki Mtolo is in the spotlight this week after describing ...
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Wenzeni uZuma? He stole and rendered country useless, says Bheki Mtolo
Quick Glance: Wenzeni uZuma? Bheki Mtolo criticizes corruption
  • ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Bheki Mtolo criticizes Jacob Zuma's tenure as destructive through corruption with the Gupta brothers.

  • Mtolo emphasized the difference between Zuma's actions and previous presidents who did not associate with theft when dealing with the Guptas.

  • Mtolo noted the decline in ANC votes since Zuma's presidency and blamed him for the loss of support.

  • Criticism of Zuma led to unrest among MK Party supporters questioning what Zuma had done wrong, while Mtolo continued speaking undeterred.
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'He is no longer a member': Mbalula on Zuma's ANC membership: ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says former president Jacob Zuma is no longer a ...
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'He is no longer a member': Mbalula on Zuma's ANC membership
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The party's Nthabiseng Tshivhenga, who is also Speaker in Ekurhuleni, “A vote for the EFF is a vote for land to be returned to its rightful owners ... Show more
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If voters compel us to work with the EFF we will, says IFP president: Velenkosini Hlabisa also defended the Ingonyama Trust Act, which he said had been ...
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If voters compel us to work with the EFF we will, says IFP president
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Abahlali baseMjondolo has made a terrible tactical error by backing the EFF: The large socialist shack dwellers' movement, in its bid to oust the ANC ...
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Shack-dwellers’ movement Abahlali BaseMjondolo backs EFF for 2024 elections: Abahlali has previously backed the Democratic Alliance and the Socialist ...
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Shack-dwellers’ movement Abahlali BaseMjondolo backs EFF for 2024 ...
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Reserve Bank seizes R60m assets from Berdine Odendaal, leaving her in the cold: About a month after the death by suicide of her lover, Markus Jooste ...
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Reserve Bank seizes R60m assets from Berdine Odendaal, leaving her in the ...
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Defence minister considering Mapisa-Nqakula's request for legal assistance: Defence minister Thandi Modise says she has received a request by her predecessor ...
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Defence minister considering Mapisa-Nqakula's request for legal ...
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Chaotic state of Magashule’s party laid bare as cracks in ACT begin to show: National coordinator Kwezi Toko, who has resigned, has made several allegations ...
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Chaotic state of Magashule’s party laid bare as cracks in ACT begin to ...
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UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges
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Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
  • The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

  • However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.

  • Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.

  • The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
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EFF demands answers after 1000 Limpopo members join ANC: Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and ...
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EFF demands answers after 1000 Limpopo members join ANC
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LISTEN | Malema changes tune on vote rigging as elections loom: EFF leader Julius Malema claims load-shedding will be implemented when vote counting starts and ...
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LISTEN | Malema changes tune on vote rigging as elections loom
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EFF member says he will apologise to Indian community after hate speech ruling: But Khehla Mngwengwe argued that the term ‘coolie’ was not a hateful term
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EFF member says he will apologise to Indian community after hate speech ...
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ANC files notice to challenge contempt of court order on cadre records: The ANC has filed notice for leave to appeal a Johannesburg high court ruling that it is ...
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ANC files notice to challenge contempt of court order on cadre records
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Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform: President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged for decisive economic reforms to address the monopolistic ...
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Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform
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ActionSA’s Trollip says EFF wants Shivambu as finance minister so they can ‘steal’
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ActionSA’s Trollip says EFF wants Shivambu as finance minister so they can ...
Quick Glance: EFF Allegedly Eyeing Shivambu for Ministerial Theft
  • Trollip accuses EFF of aiming to steal by pushing for finance minister appointment.

  • Questioning EFF's intentions behind wanting control of the finance ministry.

  • Criticism towards parties fostering chaos and corruption for personal gain.

  • Discussion on coalitions, governance stability, and political maturity.
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"If it was the ANC intercepting meetings of political parties, you will accuse us misusing state resources," said Mbalula ... Show more
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It’s been 30 years since South Africa held its first post-apartheid elections. The general election, which was held between 26 and 29 April 1994 ... Show more
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections: The Economic Freedom Fighters leader also said his deputy, Floyd Shivambu ...
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections
Quick Glance: Malema Warns of Escalating Power Outages and Praises Finance Minister Candidacy
  • EFF leader Julius Malema defended his statement that the party would consider entering a coalition with the ANC if EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu was appointed as finance minister.

  • Malema warned that Eskom will move to stage six load-shedding after the elections and strongly criticized the current officials in charge.

  • He emphasized that Shivambu is an expert on the country's economy, the continent, and the world at large, and has not stolen any money.

  • Malema stated that the escalation of power outages after the elections is due to the incompetence of officials, not sabotage.
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The City of Cape Town has put up a R100,000 reward after two security guards contracted to escort staff to repair a sewage pipe in Philippi were shot and ... Show more
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This is in relation to the application lodged by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to appeal the judgment of the Electoral Court that Zuma can ... Show more
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DA’s new economic policy aims to relieve debt burden, support small businesses: The party has proposed an economic turnaround strategy to support small ...
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DA’s new economic policy aims to relieve debt burden, support small ...
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Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll: The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief ...
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Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll
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DA not just bashing ANC but tabling solutions: Msimanga: The DA Gauteng leader says many of the country’s problems would be worse if it wasn't for his party ...
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DA not just bashing ANC but tabling solutions: Msimanga
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ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan: Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax ...
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ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan
Quick Glance: ANC Urges Medical Aid Users to Halt Resistance to R200bn NHI Plan
  • Parks Tau dismissed criticism of the proposed R200 billion National Health Insurance (NHI) as 'resistance' by private healthcare users, who he said were effectively subsidized by the state.

  • He reiterated the ANC's stance that a single-fund system will follow if President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the NHI Bill, passed by parliament in December.

  • Clause 49 of the bill envisions 'tax amendments' to be gazetted by the finance minister to finance the insurance scheme's single fund, which the treasury says will need about R200 billion to run.

  • Debate during the National Election Debate highlighted the challenges of the country's two-tier healthcare system and the need to ensure quality healthcare for all.
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Sugar in baby food: Why Nestlé needs to be held to account in Africa: In South Africa, Nestlé promotes its wheat cereal Cerelac as a source of 12 essential ...
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Sugar in baby food: Why Nestlé needs to be held to account in Africa
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Ramaphosa intervenes in unemployed teacher's predicament: 'I want this matter resolved,' said Ramaphoda.
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Ramaphosa intervenes in unemployed teacher's predicament
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Misuzulu warns KZN government of treating Zulu nation ‘with disdain’ as praise singer contract is terminated
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Misuzulu warns KZN government of treating Zulu nation ‘with disdain’ as ...
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US legislators threaten ‘consequences’ if SA arrests citizens for serving in Israeli army
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Quick Glance: US Legislators Issue Warning Over Arrests of Citizens Serving in Israeli Army
  • Six US Congress legislators have cautioned President Cyril Ramaphosa that arresting dual South African-Israeli citizens who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will have 'consequences for the US-South Africa relationship'.

  • The legislators, representing both Republican and Democratic parties, also questioned Ramaphosa about measures to protect Jewish South Africans from rising anti-Semitism and hostile statements by senior government officials.

  • The signatories include four Republicans - Joe Wilson, Maria Elvira Salazar, James Baird, and Michael Waltz - along with two Democrats, Jared Moskowitz and Josh Gottheimer.

  • US legislators seek responses from Ramaphosa and highlight potential 'dire consequences' if dual South African-Israeli nationals serving in the IDF are falsely accused.
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DA would place Mangaung under administration: Steenhuisen: Support for the party in the Free State is at 25%, the highest yet, says leader
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DA would place Mangaung under administration: Steenhuisen
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LISTEN | 'Fight fire with fire': Malema says criminals must live in fear: EFF leader Julius Malema says the language criminals understand is violence and ...
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LISTEN | 'Fight fire with fire': Malema says criminals must live ...
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The African National Congress has lost another legal battle against umKhonto weSizwe (MK) party in court after the High Court in Durban ruled against it over ... Show more

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Better protection for bank clients with new deposit insurance scheme: Banking in South Africa became somewhat safer this week with the launch of the Corporation ...
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Better protection for bank clients with new deposit insurance scheme
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Patriotic Alliance manifesto: (our) God first, others must stay out: If the Patriotic Alliance came into power it would reintroduce conscription and religious ...
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Patriotic Alliance manifesto: (our) God first, others must stay out
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South Africa Sends Top Officials to UAE Over Gupta Extraditions: South Africa’s state prosecuting authority urged the presidency to help resolve an impasse with ...
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South Africa Sends Top Officials to UAE Over Gupta Extraditions
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Malema now more power-hungry than populist: Malema has toned down his populist bluster on the campaign trail, because he has the spoils of high office in his ...
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Malema now more power-hungry than populist
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A Gauteng woman who was fired for smoking cannabis after work for medical reasons took her fight to the Johannesburg Labour Court and emerged victorious ... Show more
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TOM EATON | It was all an ACT, and believe it or not, some fell for it: Can Ace Magashule's supporters really be that surprised?
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TOM EATON | It was all an ACT, and believe it or not, some fell for it
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Seven political parties have joined forces with Mmusi Maimane’s Build One South Africa (Bosa) and will campaign for the party in the hotly-contested 2024 ... Show more
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Bogus Bible college preys on celebrities ‘to sway public’: Nzimande: Minister of higher education Blade Nzimande says unregistered Trinity International Bible ...
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Bogus Bible college preys on celebrities ‘to sway public’: Nzimande
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Pravin Gordhan’s parting thoughts: As he reflects on his five years as the minister of public enterprises, Gordhan writes on how his tenure was focused on the ...
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Pravin Gordhan’s parting thoughts
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In the run up to South Africa’s May 2024 elections, we’ve trained over 100 journalists from newsrooms across the country. These workshops ... Show more
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DA outlines economic plan to create 2-million jobs in five years: The DA unveiled its economic policy, the first in 10 years, which it says is the correct ...
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DA outlines economic plan to create 2-million jobs in five years