We set out to explore what it means to be black and middle class in contemporary Gauteng, without developing a narrow and definite definition of either blackness or middle-classness. We were interested in everyday experiences over abstract categories and in…
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Residents of Khutsong said they resorted to violence because they were not being listened to and lived in fear. By killing six alleged gang members, they said, they were doing the job that the police should have done, which now…
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GLOBAL markets scrambled on Thursday to establish a new equilibrium following better than expected US gross domestic product (GDP) figures and an unexpected rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB). The euro fell to a seven-week low against the…
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In an unprecedented development at the arms deal commission, critics are stepping forward to cross-examine witnesses they believe have had an easy ride from legal teams. Author Paul Holden questioned a witness on October 21, amid fears those giving testimony were…
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WE ALL have nothing to lose but our chains” was the phrase used by the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) “commissar” for policy and research, Floyd Shivambu, in closing an opinion piece published in Sunday newspapers this week. Simultaneously, lawyer Dali…
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The fight against e-tolling in Gauteng is not over, the DA said on Thursday. “Without fail, we chose the most cumbersome, the most expensive … system that only benefits a few, rather than considering the majority of this province,” said Democratic…
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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is consulting members on a revised wage offer from Northam Platinum mine, the union said on Thursday. “The company tabled a revised offer on Tuesday. The offer will be subjected to internal discussions in…
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Public Works director general Mziwonke Dlabantu is accused of lying under oath and is not to be trusted with producing all existing Nkandla-related documents, the high court in Pretoria was told on Wednesday. The submission was made on behalf of…
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MODERATE Republican Chris Christie easily won re-election as New Jersey governor, while a conservative Republican popular with the Tea Party movement narrowly lost his bid for the Virginia governorship, in two races closely watched for signs of voters’ moods ahead…
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Public Works director general Mziwonke Dlabantu is accused of lying under oath and is not to be trusted with producing all existing Nkandla-related documents, the high court in Pretoria was told on Wednesday. The submission was made on behalf of…
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