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Load shedding bumbling likely to be ANC's 2024 Achilles heel
Eskom put the country into stage three load shedding on Wednesday. → Read More
ANC veteran – 'Top 7 may save South Africa'
Known for not mincing his words, Mavuso Msimang, who sat in the front row occupied by other party stalwarts, blamed Zuma for ANC 55 chaos → Read More
Ramaphosa 'will not' finish his second term, 'regardless of political protection'
Ramaphosa's most recent predecessors, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, had to leave office due to party pressures. → Read More
Mdumiseni Ntuli tipped to be ANC's next spokesperson
Mdumiseni Ntuli lost to Fikile Mbalula in a closely-contested race for the ANC secretary-general position. → Read More
Booting Cyril Ramaphosa ‘too risky’ for ANC
As foes of President Cyril Ramaphosa pile on pressure for him to step aside, analysts caution this could spell ‘disaster’ for the upcoming conference and 2024 polls. → Read More
DA furious about R87m ministerial handbook sleight of hand
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s secret amendment to the ministerial handbook has been slammed by the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read More
Mining sector would be hardest hit by Transnet strike, says economist
University of Johannesburg associate economics professor Peter Baur warned that many industries would be affected by the strike action. → Read More
People are still dying of Covid-19 as cases steadily increase
Leading scientists warned against a deceptive optimism that the Covid pandemic is over. → Read More
Ekurhuleni Mayor dispels her rumoured ousting
The ANC caucus in Ekurhuleni yesterday gave a veiled indication of its intention to mount an offensive similar to the motion of no confidence which led to the exit of the DA’s City of Joburg mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse last Friday. → Read More
Government failing in its obligations to Temba residents
Motaung is among several residents in the area who have, for the past three years, been struggling to get clean drinking water. → Read More
Defence department blows a fortune on Cuba
The auditor-general audit outcomes report on the department found irregularities, contravention of regulations, fraud, theft and a breach of fiduciary duty. → Read More
SA’s baffling stable outlook
South Africa surprised with its ability to meet debt obligation and improved export performance. → Read More
Ramaphosa already has second term in the bag – analyst
Two highly placed sources within the ANC on Sunday told The Citizen about how Ramaphosa has been mulling over how best to deal with the party’s image, tarnished by corruption, state capture and some Cabinet members failing to deliver on his mandate. → Read More
Parties want Ekurhuleni officials investigated over alleged fraudulent tender
Minority parties have called for the suspension of the three, for not more than three months, to avoid hindering of investigations. → Read More
Norma Mngoma launches new men’s suit range
Suitably, Norma launched the spring men’s range with a high profile photoshoot on Instagram. → Read More
Northern Cape government apologises for replicating authors’ books
The apology comes amid a warning by Denise Nicholson, a communications and copyright consultant with Scholarly Horizons, that the action amounted to copyright infringement, or intellectual property theft. → Read More
Calls for an investigation on whether Mpofu crossed the line
'This is not a threat but a promise. You’ve got the power now. You can use it. But you’ll pay one day,' Mpofu told chair of the parliamentary inquiry. → Read More
NPA to decide if Kelly Khumalo and co will be prosecuted for Senzo Meyiwa murder
The docket recommended that Khumalo and six other people be charged. → Read More
'Community development must be people-centred – Activist
Activist says legislation must enable residents to thrive in own ways and become active in governance. → Read More
Ramaphosa lauds police's 'hard work', but experts say 'too little, too late'
The alleged gang rape was 'an indictment' that the government and the police allowed a situation to develop for the worse. → Read More