Armed teachers and medics is insanity, we need to demilitarise our society

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Violent crime has led to calls for paramedics to be armed - and even teachers in the classroom. This is insanity.

OPINION | Courage may turn corner on corruption

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This week it was the turn of one of South Africa’s most skilled and committed former Cabinet ministers, Barbara Hogan, to give her testimony

MPs fight paints a grim picture

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This is not the first time that proceedings have descended into violence, but it is the first time that MPs have physically attacked one another

OPINION | DA’s racial divisions exposed

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The DA’s inability to effectively and resolutely handle De Lille over the last 18 months has exposed deep racial divisions in the party

OPINION | Have ‘champions of the poor’ been caught red-handed?

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EFF were fingered front and centre in the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) report into the shameless plunder of VBS

#Dros rape reminds us we must unite to fight sexual violence

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We have to outlaw rape once and for all, to render sexual violence as beyond the pale as murder.

Provocation to reconciliation

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Statues of Madiba depict him as an isolated individual, a role he strenuously rejected

Insurance claims spike over power cut harm

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Insurance companies have warned people that they should protect their household appliances from power surges.

Eskom denies sponsoring WEF event

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"Playing up to an international audience when in their own backyard they are creating conditions for an economic shutdown?

PO: talks to end strike ‘progressing’

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The Post Office has said that it was “happy to report” that negotiations to end the strike were progressing.

Chief negotiator excels at talks

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Dr Elize Strydom could be described as a woman of grace and elegance. But the chief negotiator for the SA Chamber of Mines is no pushover.

An advert most fowl

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“In June, government will try to put up chicken prices by nearly 50 percent. Stop them now. ”

FNB assures clients after systems breach

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First National Bank is the latest financial institution to be hit by a systems breach at online payment service provider, PayGate.

PayGate admits systems breach

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Online payment service provider PayGate has confirmed that its systems were breached and that some credit card numbers may have been exposed.

1Time criticises Acsa’s ‘negative attitude’

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Grounded airline says airports company’s ‘negative attitude’ ensured its downfall.

Ex-SAA chief grounds R200m damages claim

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South African Airways has just declared a R782 million profit – now it’s facing a R200m legal nightmare.

Workers prepare to stop working

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No buses, no refuse collection, no metro police and no clinics either. These are some of the vitally important services South Africans will have to do without next ...