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Children can barely play in their bedrooms as gunshots go off in the streets of Helenvale in Gqeberha, which notorious for its gang-related killings, prompting parents to take their kids and duck and dive between the furniture in fear of stray bullets coming through their window.

During his time in Parliament, Pravin Gordhan stared down the state capturers in his own party and dared an angry EFF mob who stormed him during a debate to "touch" him. However, towards the end of his tenure, he fell into the hubristic trap so many ANC ministers have fallen into, with a reluctance to play open cards in a controversial SAA deal, writes parliamentary reporter Jan Gerber.

During his time in Parliament, Pravin Gordhan stared down the state capturers in his own party and dared an angry EFF mob who stormed him during a debate to "touch" him. However, towards the end of his tenure, he fell into the hubristic trap so many ANC ministers have fallen into, with a reluctance to play open cards in a controversial SAA deal, writes parliamentary reporter Jan Gerber.

Carol Paton looks critically at Pravin Gordhan's public life and his towering achievements.

Fine dining should be an inclusive and comfortable experience for all diners, not just the elite. It should be a space where guests feel the experience is centred on them, allowing them to dress casually and feel at ease without formal attire or ceremony.

Johann Mettler began his third year as Tshwane's municipal manager, and yet again, he must navigate an unstable coalition. Muhammad Hussain chats to him at the capital city's municipal's offices to find out more about him, how the city is doing administratively and where to from here.

Pravin Gordhan's life was tied to South Africa's struggle for liberation and he had a hand in a number of watershed moments, taking on different roles and functions as he faced the demands of each new challenge, writes Jonathan Ancer.

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As the Currie Cup takes centre stage on Saturday with two semi-final blockbusters, the competition will look to capitalise on the attention it receives as it fights for relevance in the rugby ecosystem.

"I don't want to spend what is left of my life fighting Discovery…" a desperate stage 4 cancer patient told Wendy Knowler.

Emfuleni, south of Johannesburg, has run up huge annual deficits for years, all while promising surpluses.

Unilever’s shrinkflation move on its pack of popular Magnum Mini ice creams is a double whammy – there’s one fewer ice cream in the pack and those remaining are "mini-er" than they were before, writes Wendy Knowler.

The first thing that made the late former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan the phenomenal man he became was that he was "absolutely a man of integrity, ethical and principled, almost bordering on stubbornness".

After Manisha Ramsaroop told her Penzance Primary School Grade 5 class their classmate, Zarah Ramsamy, had been killed, many of them immediately "broke down".

The first thing that made the late former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan the phenomenal man he became was that he was "absolutely a man of integrity, ethical and principled, almost bordering on stubbornness".

After Manisha Ramsaroop told her Penzance Primary School Grade 5 class their classmate, Zarah Ramsamy, had been killed, many of them immediately "broke down".

Trevor Manuel, who was democratic South Africa's longest-serving finance minister, has credited Pravin Gordhan with the idea of the forming the United Democratic Front during the years of the struggle against apartheid.

Education stakeholders and civil rights organisations are optimistic consensus would be reached over two controversial clauses in the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill that were suspended by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Trevor Manuel, who was democratic South Africa's longest-serving finance minister, has credited Pravin Gordhan with the idea of the forming the United Democratic Front during the years of the struggle against apartheid.

Education stakeholders and civil rights organisations are optimistic consensus would be reached over two controversial clauses in the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill that were suspended by President Cyril Ramaphosa.