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Paying more for less power
Citizens are paying far more for electricity despite using less of it, as rising tariffs, fixed monthly charges and municipal costs reshape household bills and intensify affordability pressures
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Working on Fire sues over tender
The environmental protection organisation seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Africa and our hollow unity
Budgets are rewritten in Washington and Brussels rather than in Harare, Accra or Nairobi
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M&G 22 May 2026
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An unforgettable reckoning with June 16
Rise ’76 resists simplified liberation mythology, presenting June 16 as lived trauma remembered imperfectly across generations of South Africans
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M&G 22 May 2026
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ANC looks outside for mayors
Party asks public to nominate candidates for key metros and cities ahead of crunch local government elections
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M&G 22 May 2026
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ANC opens door to public in mayoral candidate search
The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Madlanga’s swift brand of justice
Police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi is among a growing list of figures facing criminal charges linked to investigations associated with the Madlanga Commission, fuelling comparisons with the slower prosecutorial fallout of the Zondo era
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Have African leaders betrayed the dream of 1963?
The founding president of independent Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, sounded a warning to Africa during the historic summit that gave birth to the Organisation of African Unity in Addis Ababa in 1963.
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M&G 22 May 2026
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How to know whether to buy or rent
The same property in different cities will give you different outcomes. Here’s what to consider:
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M&G 22 May 2026
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FROM SYMPATHY TO SYSTEMS
What a menopause-smart workplace actually looks like in practice
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Africa must rise, for good
In this week’s edition we pay homage to the Mother Continent as she marks Africa Day.
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Africa has a gift the world still needs
The demographic case is equally striking. More than 60% of Africans are under 25. By 2050, one in three people aged 15 to 24 anywhere on Earth will be African. A continent this young is not a problem to be managed. It is a generation to be partnered with
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Engineering underdevelopment
Nations that escaped colonial domination find themselves surrendering economic sovereignty to creditors, ratings agencies and technocrats miles away. This is remote-controlled neocolonialism without the geography
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Emberton placed under scrutiny
The NPA is close to making a decision on possible charges in a probe involving SA Steel Mills and allegations of questionable cross-border transactions linked to the company
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Africa—Asia development divergence
What has prevented most African countries from performing as well as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam in economic modernisation is connected with the continent’s ‘soft Westernisation’, focused mainly on appearance
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Working with communities, women, youth and traditional leaders
Inclusive conservation — working alongside communities, traditional leaders and local knowledge holders — remains central to the work of the Natural Heritage Alliance (NHA), a civil society coalition advocating for conservation reform in South Africa.
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Whale strike risk rises as shipping surges off SA coast
Scientists warn that increasing global shipping traffic rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope is intensifying overlap with whale habitats off South Africa’s west coast, raising the risk of vessel strikes
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Kingsmead Book Fair returns
The annual Kingsmead Book Fair creates space for difficult conversations, thoughtful reflection and the simple pleasure of sitting with stories in an age defined by distraction
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Celebrating Africa Month in Côte d’Ivoire
The journey through culture, heritage and hospitality showcased that beyond the landscapes and landmarks is the warmth of the people and their optimism for the future
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Fully present, finally free
On a world tour and approaching a landmark new album, Bongeziwe Mabandla is done deferring his dreams — and his music has never felt more alive
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Transformation trajectory on trial
The challenge about the pace of implementing change in the legal sector represents more than a dispute playing out in the high court
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Africa’s renaissance hinges on partnerships
Twenty-five years after Nepad, there is an urgency to act on what its founding fathers envisaged for the continent’s renewal
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Johannesburg has lost a cornerstone
Friends, collaborators and the artists whose careers she helped shape remember Maria McCloy — one of Johannesburg’s most beloved cultural forces
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M&G 22 May 2026
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‘For South Africa, Africa Day carries an even deeper meaning’
SA citizens are not xenophobic for demanding lawful migration, secure borders and fair access to limited opportunities
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Kenya hosts neocolonial delusion
The French president's visit to Nairobi was a spectacular flop that exposed the tension between African agency and Western entitlement
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Use BEE to resource civil society
The policy must be remodelled to become broad-based, helping make community organisations and social enterprises its core beneficiaries rather than political elites and their connections
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M&G 22 May 2026
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Frank Dialogue: Transforming the financial sector
Tackling South Africa’s structural inequalities could help unlock funding for small businesses and advance meaningful financial-sector reform
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M&G 15 May 2026
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Ramaphosa’s Constitutional Court dilemma
Ramaphosa’s decision to pursue a judicial review and the Constitutional Court’s call for Parliament to start an impeachment inquiry, will create tensions in the GNU
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M&G 15 May 2026
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It is time for the Second Republic
The extreme gap between rich and poor is still, overwhelmingly, a gap between races. The richest remain overwhelmingly white and the poorest remain overwhelmingly black
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M&G 15 May 2026
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Fadiel Adams arrest a ‘‘sideshow’’, says Sindiso Magaqa family
The family of Sindiso Magaqa, the slain former ANC Youth League secretary-general, said it will not be swayed by the arrest of Fadiel Adams, viewing him instead as a small player in a much bigger conspiracy surrounding Magaqa’s assassination.
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