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ANALYSIS
As local elections loom, the ANC is frozen
By Stephen Grootes
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NUTRITION CRISIS
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SEISMIC SURVEYS
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ROVING REPORTERS
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MAVERICK EARTH
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THE STORIED MOUNTAIN
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Scorpio
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BOOTS ON THE GROUND
The SANDF arrives in Joburg as communities call for ‘permanent’ deployment
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SERVICE (NON-)DELIVERY
Joburg waste collection crisis deepens, with Pikitup and DA at odds over cause
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WHAT’S THAT SMELL?
Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Joburg’s infrastructure crisis worsens as City spends just 26% of capital budget
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DRIVEN UP A POLE
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PHOTO ESSAY
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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SOCCER
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AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE
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MEMORIAL SERVICE
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HERITAGE TRACKS
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THE INTERVIEW
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IN PICTURES
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JOBURG NEWSLETTER
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GAMING
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Op-eds
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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TRANSFORMATIVE WORK
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UNFINISHED COVENANT
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COHESION UPTICK
South Africa’s social fabric is fragile, but it may be starting to mend
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SHAPING KNOWLEDGE OP-ED
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Sports
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SOCCER
Tottenham Hotspur weathering a tumultuous storm as relegation looms large
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MOVING FORWARD
Women’s Super League growing, but Daisies remain the benchmark
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DERBY DAY
URC championship mentality under scrutiny as Bulls, Stormers clash in vital game
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WAITING GAME
Growing conflict in the Middle East throws global sport into uncertainty
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EXECUTIVE TURMOIL
SA soccer deserves better than Safa's boardroom brawls
TGIFood
Nelson Mandela Bay
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AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE
Seventh pylon collapse sparks blackout across Nelson Mandela Bay as metro needs R35m upgrade
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PYLONS AT RISK
NMB metro skips electricity pylon funding despite warning that towers are past design life
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
Not too late to unlock potential of the ‘Bay of Opportunity’
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HERITAGE TRACKS
A journey through Addo and memory on roads elephants once carved
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SECURITY FUMBLE
NMB council cancels maintenance budget for R6m ‘Loerbroer’ surveillance vehicle
Corrections
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SARS HELM
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY
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MATTER OF TRUST
Daily Maverick’s approach to corrections, Press Council and Press Ombud rulings
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PRESS OMBUD OUTCOME
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APOLOGY
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Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
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OPINIONISTAS
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OPINIONISTAS
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OPINIONISTAS
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