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Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy (Die Burger/Francois Nel)
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Auditor General takes issue with Ingonyama board

In your news wrap: AG Kimi Makwetu has taken issue with the Ingonyama Trust Board for failing to provide supporting documents to account for land

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Zuma’s lawyers were given until Friday to submit the application to bring to a halt his corruption trial that has already faced numerous postponements. (Marco Longari/AFP/Gallo)
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Competition Commission spends R15m on protection for senior staff

In your news wrap: The Competition Commission has spent millions on security services for senior officials subjected to a spate of criminal acts

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How to steal a bank

In your morning news roundup: A forensic report on the failure of VBS Mutual Bank has implicated Brian Shivambu, Jacob Zuma and Dan Matjila

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Tito’s titanic task

In your morning news roundup: The finance minister will have to ensure the successful implementation of the stimulus package to revive the economy

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​Nene tells Ramaphosa: Relieve me of my duties

In your morning news roundup: Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene feels the heat after public outcry over his Gupta meetings

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Westbury protests halt hospital probe (Photo Archive)
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Westbury protests halt hospital probe

In your news wrap: Protests in Westbury have foiled the South African Human Rights Commission’s plans to visit Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

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Millions spent on upgrades to presidential houses

In your news wrap: Prasa’s board has launched a probe into an alleged irregular fibre deal worth more than R1-billion

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Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy (Die Burger/Francois Nel)
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Emfuleni municipality to probe R872m in irregular expenditure

In your news wrap: Suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane launched an attack on Minister Pravin Gordhan, accusing him of ‘envy and downright jealousy’

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​Sars drops claim against former spokesperson

In your morning news roundup: Sars has withdrawn civil proceedings it brought against Adrian Lackay

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​UAE extradition deal

In your morning news roundup: South Africa has penned extradition treaties with the United Arab Emirates

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SAA’s drain on public purse to continue

In your morning news roundup: The Treasury may write down about R23-billion of its investment in crisis-hit SAA

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(Gemma Ritchie/M&G)
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Mbeki blasts ANC on land

In your morning news roundup: Thabo Mbeki has weighed in on the land question, saying the ANC has abandoned its historical values on nonracialism

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The People’s Tribunal on Economic Crimes wants the NPA to investigate every transaction of the arms deal, such as the purchase of Gripen fighter jets. (SAAB)
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Tribunal implicates apartheid arms embargo violators

The People’s Tribunal was organised by civil society organisations, which said the state had failed to fully investigate allegations of corruption

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Mwasa, which was established as a union for black journalists in the late 1970s, has about 3 000 members — a far cry from the 17 000 members the union boasted in its heyday. (Gemma Ritchie)
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Man who called Ramaphosa k-word in video ‘mentally unstable’ — relative

In your news round-up: The family of Kessie Nair, who went on a racist tirade in a video clip, has distanced themselves from him

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With changing business models, critical, independent news media need to balance a multiplicity of revenue sources with finding and keeping audiences.(Oupa Nkosi)
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Comeback king: Plato returns as Cape Town mayor

In your news wrap: Dan Plato was mayor of Cape Town before Patricia de Lille took over in 2011 and now, he’s back

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Unions rally around teachers following North West stabbing

In your news wrap: The fatal stabbing of a teacher in North West has sparked all too familiar fears for teachers across the country

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Let’s get high: See things from a different perspective by booking a sunrise balloon safari in the Magaliesberg. Photo: Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images
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Gauteng public hospitals struggling with overcrowding — Motsoaledi

In the news wrap: The Gauteng health department is battling two deadly diseases that killed 15 infants in hospitals

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Families want government to answer for deaths of firemen

In your morning news roundup: There was no water in the government building that went up in flames last week, says a firefighter

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​Bheki Cele’s lament: We dropped the ball

In your morning news roundup: If the secretary-general of the ANC is to be believed, his get-together with Jacob Zuma was just one big coincidence ​

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(Gemma Ritchie/M&G)
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Premiers splurged on Guptas

In your morning news roundup: The state capture commission has heard how premiers pumped millions of rand into propping up the Gupta media empire

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