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President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke out strongly against xenophobia and illegal immigration when he tabled the Presidency’s budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.

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Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has labelled claims by ATM parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula about a meeting between herself and lawyers for the president as “false, unwarranted and defamatory”.

The National Prosecuting Authority will re-enrol the fraud case against Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Themba Mathibe after the presiding officer struck it off the roll of the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court after he found that the State’s request for more time was unacceptable.

The National Prosecuting Authority will re-enrol the fraud case against Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Themba Mathibe after the presiding officer struck it off the roll of the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court after he found that the State’s request for more time was unacceptable.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) faulty portal will be up and running by November, acting commissioner Malebo Mabitje-Thompson said on Monday.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) faulty portal will be up and running by November, acting commissioner Malebo Mabitje-Thompson said on Monday.

An investigation by the Special Investigating Unit into the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme uncovered serious maladministration to the tune of more than R8 million, including one official awarding bursaries to relatives and 13 officials being awarded full-time bursaries in contravention of policy.

An investigation by the Special Investigating Unit into the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme uncovered serious maladministration to the tune of more than R8 million, including one official awarding bursaries to relatives and 13 officials being awarded full-time bursaries in contravention of policy.

Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

March and March’s leaders say their movement is not xenophobic. They say it is a peaceful organisation. But the facts say otherwise, and March and March is playing with fire.

March and March’s leaders say their movement is not xenophobic. They say it is a peaceful organisation. But the facts say otherwise, and March and March is playing with fire.

The R320 million Durban Solid Waste fraud trial involving former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has been halted by illness and a traditional cleansing ritual, causing delays in the trial that has entered its sixth year.

The R320 million Durban Solid Waste fraud trial involving former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has been halted by illness and a traditional cleansing ritual, causing delays in the trial that has entered its sixth year.

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene visited Spain on Monday, where they were welcomed by King Felipe VI.

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene visited Spain on Monday, where they were welcomed by King Felipe VI.

Cambodia initiated a UN-backed dispute resolution process with neighbour Thailand over overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, where undersea energy reserves are valued at around $300 billion.

Cambodia initiated a UN-backed dispute resolution process with neighbour Thailand over overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, where undersea energy reserves are valued at around $300 billion.