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DA opposes EFF bid to oust speaker Thoko Didiza
Party says removal would undermine parliamentary reforms underway
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ANC wants Gauteng to be a ‘megatropolis’
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ANC wants 30-million grant recipients to get free basic services
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CASEY SPRAKE | Garbage on the streets, garbage in governance
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Sen-master realistic about opportunities ahead of busy Test season
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South African bus drivers flock to Ireland amid EU shortage
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Absa expands cashless branches in bid to cut costs
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The hidden cost of South Africa’s AI boom
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Cape’s magical kingdom | Where the mountain meets the sea
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Black Coffee crosses the finish line with R7m win against Maserati
High Court orders luxury carmaker to pay DJ’s company after bitter dispute over a customised MC20 Cielo
Kastelo case puts South Africa’s forex rules to the test
Innovative financial transactions using cryptocurrency chart new territory for how to apply foreign exchange regulations designed for an earlier age
JACKET NOTES | Sally Cranswick on her book ‘Of All Things, We Need Hope’
The author speaks about one mother’s journey through grief and the search for meaning after loss
LAST WORD | The AI Pandora’s Box is open
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PIC partners with Brits to unlock African opportunities
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Prince Harry and others ordered to pay initial £9.54m over failed lawsuit
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ANC takes DA MP Mark Burke to the police over R4bn case
ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli says police must probe allegations arising from a court judgment involving Burke’s company, Kastelo
Business steps in to help rescue Johannesburg
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The cross-examination of National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams continues at the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Friday
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Questions raised over Zinn’s consulting ties at Spar and Spur
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Inside the plan to push South Africa’s growth past 3%
Partnership expands to target over 3% annual economic growth with focus on mining, tourism, infrastructure and agriculture
Record 910,000 cars pass through Transnet ports in a year
Cheaper Asian brands have flooded South Africa, resulting in more activity at the country’s ports
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Party battles declining reputation as internal strife and scandals mount
MARK KEOHANE | Series opener is everything to the All Blacks and just the start for the Boks
With the world’s top two teams possessing opposite rugby identities and both selecting their strongest combinations, Saturday’s game at Ellis Park promises to be the closest and most compelling of the four Tests