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New leaders inducted at Centenary Park

A senior academic at China’s Zhejiang Normal University was among 10 people inducted as leaders of the Ndlambe Links Korana Khoisan community in a ceremony at Centenary Park recently. Among those who attended were Paramount Chief of the…

NAMELESS HORRORS Johannesburg’s municipal workers bury the coffin of an unidentified body at the Olifantsvlei Cemetery.Picture: Guillem Sartorio/AFP

SA cities prepare for mass graves as Covid-19 death toll climbs

The Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg metros are making plans for a possible flood of deaths As SA’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 25 at the weekend – with health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize still warning about a calm before the storm –…

TLU SA requests foreign countries to take a stand against expropriation without compensation

Agricultural union launches #SOS-CAMPAIGN The Transvaal Agricultural Union (TLU SA) is preparing for the next phase in the battle over expropriation without compensation (EWC) by reaching out to foreign countries through the…

State shouldn’t own all land‚ the people should – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected a proposal by EFF leader Julius Malema that the state should be the sole owner of all land in the country. Responding to questions in the National Assembly from MPs on a range of issues‚ Ramaphosa…

Opinion: ANC land decision ‘cry the beloved country’

It is a big moment for SA‚ and for President Cyril Ramaphosa. His reservations about expropriation without compensation are well known. But even as he danced about his late-night announcement on Tuesday — “the ANC will finalise a proposed…