3 Parly committees want those involved in Beit Bridge fence disciplined

They also want Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille to shoulder the blame for giving the directive. FILE: Public Works Minister Patrica de Lille. Picture: @DepartmentPWI/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Three committees of Parliament have called for urgent action against those involved in the Beit Bridge border fence project. They also want Public Works […]

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DA in PE opens criminal case against EFF, Malema for inciting violence

EFF party leaders have mobilised members to try shut down over 800 stores after outrage over an advert which depicted black hair as dry, damaged and frizzy, while hair of a white woman was described as normal. FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG/DURBAN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Port Elizabeth is opening […]

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Former Eskom CE Matona: Lynne Brown told me to leave suspension meeting

Tshediso Matona said he was hearing for the first time on Monday that a board resolution that set up an inquiry into Eskom, and also suspended him, was not drafted by the board. A screengrab of former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona giving evidence at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on 7 September […]

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DA deems its first-ever policy conference a resounding success

The main resolutions from the conference include the party’s controversial policy on economic justice, which also rejects using race as a proxy to inequality. FILE: Democratic Alliance Federal Council chair Helen Zille. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN. CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) said its first-ever policy conference was a resounding success. The main resolutions from […]

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ANTHEA FREDERICKS: My emotional journey to love my hair

OPINION Hair is an emotive issue. The current debate and fallout since Clicks put out an insensitive hair product advertisement on its website bears testament to this. Hair is linked to our self-esteem. We know this personally, and there are many research papers on the subject. During the apartheid era hair played a role in […]

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Drug busts, illegal firearms found, WC SAPS makes several arrests over weekend

Officers say six illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated in the Nyanga cluster alone. FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook CAPE TOWN – Western Cape police are zooming in on criminals and made several arrests over the weekend. Officers say six illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated in the Nyanga cluster alone. Five suspects have been […]

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NKOSIKHONA DUMA: Unequal universities are a microcosm of SA’s society

OPINION At university, some of the smartest people I met were originally from rural and peripheral areas and had gone to schools there. Many were shy, and we heard their voices for the first time in class during group presentations. Many had South African Students Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters Students Command T-shirts, and were […]

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‘We don’t matter’: Orange Farm residents detail struggles of life without power

Some parts of Orange Farm have gone without electricity for months after a power transformer exploded. The affected residents have revealed how the lack of power has affected their quality of life in an already struggling community. FILE: A lamp post used as a bridge for illegal electricity connections. Picture: EWN ORANGE FARM – There […]

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