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DA needs some seriously impressive policies for the future

The party needs to translate hard-set belief into a far greater emphasis on policy and ideas to capture the 2019 national election, writes Gareth van Onselen

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  Stampede leaves 50 dead in Ethiopia

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  May gives deadline to set Brexit in motion

  May reassures MPs that she will deliver Brexit despite her earlier support for a "Remain" vote in the referendum

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  New York conference on SA oversubscribed

  This week’s chance to ‘talk the SA Inc story’ in the US attracts a record number of applications

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  Medical schemes report loss of R1.2bn

  The industry’s net healthcare result is part of the reason why many schemes are implementing double-digit premium hikes in 2017

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  Famous Brands takes a big bite out of catering firm By Word of Mouth

  The franchise group moves into event catering in a deal that leaves By Word of Mouth founder Karen Short and her husband Adrian with a controlling stake

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  Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami tipped to win Nobel literature prize

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  Captain Faf steps up as Proteas destroy Aussies

  Du Plessis partnered brilliantly by JP Duminy — the hitman — during the middle overs

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