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SIPHO MASEKO TO STEP DOWN AS TELKOM CEO IN JUNE 2022

Written by on 23 July 2021

Maseko joined Telkom in 2013 and since then, the company’s become the third-largest mobile operator in South Africa. Telkom group chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko will step down in June next year after eight years at the helm. The telecommunications company, in which government is a shareholder, made the announcement in a statement on […]

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Unresolved anger, trauma could be the cause of Phoenix violence’

Written by on 23 July 2021

Shops vandalised and looted after violent protests in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Director of the International Centre of Non-violence at the Durban University of Technology Crispin Hemson says unresolved anger and trauma could be the cause of what is currently happening in Phoenix, northwest of Durban. Fears are mounting that the rising racial tensions in the […]

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Maimane against poll postponement

Written by on 21 July 2021

Local government elections should proceed, that’s according to One SA Movement’s Chief Activist, Mmusi Maimane. Maimane says a delay will affect officials being held accountable for poor governance in local government. WATCH | IEC | Feasibility of polls amid COVID-19 An inquiry found that municipal elections will not be free and fair if held in October. […]

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There is no social distancing in our cells’ – inmates welcome govt’s Covid-19 vaccination drive

Written by on 21 July 2021

Prisoners at the Johannesburg Prison have pleaded with society to understand that they are also human and are entitled to Covid-19 vaccines. Inmates expressed excitement after receiving their Johnson & Johnson jab. The Department of Correctional Services is aiming to vaccinate more than 800 inmates per day to reach its 10 August deadline. About 2 […]

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Poverty and Inequality Institute highlights importance of basic income grant

Written by on 21 July 2021

The Poverty and Inequality Institute has emphasized the importance of a basic income grant of R1 268 per month – saying people living on the poverty line will have a chance to better survive and move the country’s economy forward. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that government is looking at the feasibility of implementing such […]

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NGIZWE MCHUNU, ONE OF THE ALLEGED INSTIGATORS OF KZN, GAUTENG RIOTS, DENIED BAIL

Written by on 21 July 2021

One of the main alleged instigators of last week’s widespread violence, Ngizwe Mchunu, has been denied bail in the Randburg Magistrates Court. Mchunu, a former radio host, appeared in court briefly on Wednesday morning two days after he handed himself over to police in Durban. Earlier this week, Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni […]

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