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IFP’s upward trend continues after it snatched ward from ANC

The ANC’s electoral decline in KwaZulu-Natal continued on Wednesday when the governing party lost a crucial ward in the Msunduzi local municipality in Pie... Read more.
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Nehawu blocks ambulance ferrying critically ill child

Striking health workers at General Gizenga Mpanza Hospital have reportedly blocked ambulances ferrying patients from leaving or entering the health facility. Th... Read more.
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Service providers, ex-councillors to take stand in Gumede’s trial

Councillors and service providers have been lined up to take the witness stand in the fraud and corruption trial of former mayor Zandile Gumede. The long-awaite... Read more.
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Cosatu affiliates await SACP decision on contesting elections

Serious moves are afoot to establish a popular left-leaning movement involving Cosatu affiliates and the SACP. The plan, if it comes to fruition, will see the e... Read more.
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AmaZulu Queen’s ‘infidelity’ rocks royal house

Although AmaZulu king MisuZulu kaZwelithini and his wife, Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela projected a good public image during the state of the province address on Thu... Read more.
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Electoral woes deepens for ruling ANC in KwaZulu-Natal

The ANC’s electoral misfortunes continued on Wednesday when the ruling party lost a crucial by-election in the Inkosi Mtubatuba local municipality’s... Read more.
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Plan to divide Human Settlement and Infrastructure Portfolio shot down

Opposition parties are up in arms over a mooted move by the ANC to divide various committees allegedly in the eThekwini metro apparently to satisfy its factions... Read more.
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Mooted ministry of electricity splits trade union federation

Amid a move by some opposition parties to legally challenge the creation of a new portfolio in the Presidency that will be solely dedicated to resolving the cou... Read more.
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Oldest ‘profession’ one step closer to being legalised

It is now up to the National Assembly to decide whether to support a move to decriminalise sex work after the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences Sexual Offences and ... Read more.
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SONA: state of disaster declared over SA’s energy crisis

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the country’s energy crisis a national disaster, which enables the urgent mobilisation of resources to tackle the d... Read more.