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Can Eskom be fixed? This is one of the questions Jan-Jan Joubert asks in his book of 17 questions about our country

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Find out what’s making South Africa tick – and fizzle

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Cyril’s compromised compromise cabinet

Ramaphosa plays the long game in cabinet reshuffle

Mosebenzi Zwane, The chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee for transport, will be indicted for the dairy farm scandal this week

Gupta past haunts new mines minister

Linked to two scandals involving the politically connected family, Mosebenzi Zwane will now oversee decisions involving their mining interests.

No demands: Zola Tsotsi didn’t want his departure from Eskom to be disruptive.

How Tsotsi left the Eskom building

Far from being a fiery confrontation, the Eskom chair’s exit was a distinctly gentlemanly affair.

When did it become acceptable to be a sadist?

Going down on Fifty Shades

Four Mail & Guardian women went low-brow so you don’t have to.

The president had a strong start at the ANC’s policy conference

Zuma’s got the upper hand – and he knows it

The president has had a strong start at the ANC policy conference, setting him up for victory on key policy points linked to his "second transition".

Sudley Adams.

A tough and creative spirit

The staff of the M&G were devastated to learn of the death of brand manager Sudley Adams, who died in the early hours of May 21.

Tokyo

Tokyo, Kgalema fuming over Zuma’s oily move

Kgalema Motlanthe and Tokyo Sexwale are deeply unhappy about President Jacob Zuma’s decision to release the Donen report into the Oilgate scandal.

Gumede smears M&G

Gumede smears M&G, amaBhungane

Businessman Robert Gumede launched a smear campaign against the M&G and amaBhungane following questions posed to him by the paper’s investigative team

ANC MP says info Bill ‘goes too far’

Make the press ombudsman more transparent rather than impose a media tribunal in the form proposed by the ANC, a ruling party MP has argued.