Adam Habib: EFF policies, behaviour is racism and no different from AWB

Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib on Thursday said those who could have acted to stop the EFF attacks on Clicks stores, chose not to. EFF leader Julius Malema shutting down the Clicks store in the Cycad Shopping Centre in Limpopo on 7 September 2020. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – With many criticising the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) […]

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Mbali Ntuli: DA risks appeasing old guard if Steenhuisen elected leader

Ntuli said that the exit of the Democratic Alliance’s former Gauteng leader, John Moodey, had simplified the party’s leadership contest and she was optimistic ahead of next month’s elective conference. FILE: Mbali Ntuli officially announced her decision to run for the leadership role of the Democratic Alliance. Picture: EWN DURBAN – Former Democratic Alliance (DA) […]

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George Bizos felt he had to help those who suffered injustice – son

The 92-year-old human rights’ veteran died on Wednesday. George Bizos. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN JOHANNESBURG – George bizos’ son, Damon, said that while his family was grieving, they’d always treasure the memories they had of his father as they celebrate his extraordinary legacy. The 92-year-old human rights veteran died on Wednesday. The family said that he […]

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City Power investigates resale of seized wires by officials to Alex residents

City Power carried out an operation in Alexandra on Wednesday where illegal connections at the River Park flats, Greenville, and several homes along London Road were disconnected. FILE: City Power officials on 3 June 2020 disconnected illegal electricity connections at Phumula Mqashi informal settlement in Vlakfontein. The officials were joined by JMPD and SAPS officers. […]

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Level 1 lockdown coming? ‘Watch this space,’ says Ramaphosa

On Wednesday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa told members of the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) in a virtual conversation that the coronavirus command council had been in consultations with social partners about the next move. FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – South Africans can expect an address from the president next week following […]

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Young people, health workers battling to cope during lockdown, says Sadag

The NGO said that since January it had been inundated with calls, messages, and online communication from desperate people seeking help and advice. JOHANNESBURG – With Thursday marking World Suicide Prevention Day, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) said that the volume of calls to its helpline had doubled amid the coronavirus pandemic […]

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NC Premier Saul urges residents to play part to curb rise in COVID-19 cases

Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul said that the daily number of new cases was still on an upward trajectory. Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul. Picture: @zsaul1/Twitter CAPE TOWN – The Northern Cape’s COVID-19 infection rate is still rising. Premier Zamani Saul said that the daily number of new cases was still on an upward trajectory. […]

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No load shedding today but Eskom warns SA to use electricity sparingly

Eskom said that it was not planning to implement load shedding on Thursday but it would be rolling out ‘load reduction’ in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom said that it was not planning to implement load shedding on Thursday but it would be rolling out “load reduction” in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, […]

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Late George Bizos remembered as human rights crusader and legal powerhouse

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said that South Africa was poorer without Bizos. FILE: Veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos passed away on 9 September, aged 92. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Family, close friends and associates of the late George Bizos continued to honour him with fond memories after the veteran human rights lawyer died […]

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Eskom board resolved to protect Zuma, Brown over exec suspensions – Tsotsi

A barely audible recording played before the state capture commission has reminded former board chair Zola Tsotsi that one of the board members said: ‘We must protect our leaders’. A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – The state capture commission […]

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