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Germany, the UK, and the USA have sent an ‘unprecedented’ letter to Ramaphosa warning him that he needs to take action against ongoing corruption taking place in SA

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Germany, the UK, and the USA have sent an ‘unprecedented’ letter to Ramaphosa warning him that he needs to take action against ongoing corruption taking place in SA

The governments of Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA, the Netherlands and Switzerland have written to the presidency through their missions in Pretoria, warning that South Africa needs to make clear moves against corruption. Speaking to the Sunday Times, an official in the presidency said that the move was ‘unprecedented’ as foreign countries typically only..
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Not a good day to be a proud South African – South Africa, the 73rd most corrupt country in the world according to the Perceptions Index

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South Africa, since the dawn of Jacob Zuma’s tenure as the head of state, has been muddled with allegations of government corruption. It was shielded by spin doctors and deflective strategies for the most part of his presidency. However, we have gotten a front row seat, for the first time ever, into the theatrics of..
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The security entourage that still keeps the Gupta family safe in South Africa

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The Gupta footprint has not left South Africa, and it is well protected, it seems. While things have been rather quiet in the world of the Gupta family, matters relating to their movements in South Africa have peaked our interests.
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The cash-strapped and highly violent Zimbabwe asked South Africa for $1.2bn loan, that will be R17 billion rand

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If you don’t ask, you don’t get, right? The SA Treasury has revealed they’ve turned down a request from Zimbabwe for a monster loan.
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The well known franchise Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa

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High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left US coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans in South Africa.
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Two ANC government ministers in hot water and now need to face fraud charges in US investigation

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A project that was meant to cost the City of Johannesburg R600m ballooned to R1.7b. The Justice Department of America is seeking answers from three of the ANC’s top brass – two of whom are in Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet – after they were accused of fraud following the failed attempt to roll-out a cheap broadband service across Johannesburg.
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South African Courts:- Manuel Chang US extradition on the cards after Johannesburg court ruling

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Manuel Chang might be on his way to face the might of justice in the US. A South African judge on Wednesday ruled in favour of the arrest of Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang, who was detained at Johannesburg airport over alleged secret loans to Mozambican state companies totalling R27.9-billion.
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A South African citizen charged on terror-related activities

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International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called for a probe into the terror-related charges faced by South African citizen Andre Mayer Hanekom in Mozambique.
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Let’s have a look at how the new Electoral Laws Amendment Bill will impact elections

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While the bill was passed with support from most parties, the Democratic Alliance bemoaned ‘procedural flaws’.
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It’s not just medical staff looking to find their place in the sun elsewhere in the world, as statistics show that more and more whites are leaving South Africa

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It's not just medical staff looking to find their place in the sun elsewhere in the world, as statistics show that more and more whites are leaving South Africa

It is not just only the dozens of medical staff leaving the country to find happiness and new beginnings somewhere else, as statistics show that more and more whites are leaving the South-Africa. Among the main reasons being stated are the never-ending corruption, the persistent violence that becomes unsustainable, and the unemployment rate that forces..
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