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ELECTRICITY

Workers trapped at Sibanye mine earlier this week due to Eskom power failure

Terrifying example of how the poor functioning of state-owned enterprises – particularly Eskom and Transnet – have negatively impacted the mining sector

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
insider said the SACP sought to have its chairperson, Blade Nzimande, remain a cabinet minister.
ATTACKS

Timeline: State security-compromising attacks

Eskom, parliament, constitutional court, looting could all be linked. ‘We smell a rat’, says Blade Nzimande

  • Tunicia Phillips
2 min read
Influence: Several political parties have voiced concern about overreach and lack of accountability in the judiciary. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G
ARSON

Zondo: Attack on constitutional court ‘very serious’

The acting chief justice called on law enforcement agencies to take steps to prevent further such attacks on court facilities.

  • Emsie Ferreira
2 min read
The supreme court of appeal is yet to rule on the appeal to the high court finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful and he should return to prison. (Michele Spatari/POOL/AFP)
ZUMAUNREST

Zuma children call for his unconditional release

The Zuma family also urged people to continue to desist from destroying infrastructure, adding that it opposed the arrest of Ngizwe Mchunu

  • Lizeka Tandwa
3 min read
Pillaged: Workers clean up the Shoprite supermarket at the Naledi Mall in Vosloorus, Gauteng, after looters emptied the shelves. The mall was set on fire after shops had been emptied and vandalised . (Andy Mkosi)
ZUMAUNREST

Destruction hits business confidence

An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
Smoke rises from a Makro building set on fire overnight in Umhlanga, north of Durban, on July 13, 2021 as several shops, businesses and infrastructure were damaged in the city, following four nights of continued violence and looting. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)
ZUMAUNREST

Intelligence failure on co-ordinated insurrection will cost South Africa billions

The state’s inability to foresee or forestall this week’s frightening and destructive series of events defies explanation

  • Farouk Araie
2 min read
Break-ins, vandalism and the burning of poor, under-resourced schools are not new in South Africa. (John McCan/M&G)
CRIME

Security at schools is not the community’s responsibility

It is unrealistic to expect vulnerable people to ensure that nearby schools aren’t vandalised or robbed

  • Sean Mbusi
3 min read
SOUTH AFRICA

Telkom reports vandalism during strike

At least 17 acts of suspected sabotage and vandalism took place during countrywide pickets by the communication sector on Wednesday, Telkom said.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
ISANDLWANA

Thieves vandalise Isandlwana statue

Metal thieves have vandalised a statue of dead Zulu warriors at the entrance of the Isandlwana battlefield in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read