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Selling a DA/EFF coalition to the voters

Polls show Democratic Alliance faces a tough sell to an audience deeply distrustful of a coalition with unsuitable EFF, writes Gareth van Onselen

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  Police may not remove MPs from Parliament, Constitutional Court rules

  The Constitutional Court has inserted words into a section of law to show that an MP can not be removed from Parliament for creating a disturbance

  Politics

  • With his allies dominating the NEC, Zuma may weather his latest crisis
  • Mentor says Guptas promised to make her a minister ‘in a week’

  Media

  • Sunday Times launches improved mobile app
  • DA approaches High Court to set aside Motsoeneng disciplinary inquiry

  Labour

  • Pikitup workers set to be disciplined
  • Samwu president, deputy president and treasurer dismissed

  Science & environment

  • Communities in drive to clean up the Duzi River
  • Farmers left out in cold over drought intervention

  Law & constitution

  • Do we want a system that allows a judge to separate justice and the law?
  • SA was obliged to arrest Bashir, court rules

  Education

  • Stellenbosch academics feel the strain of dual language decision
  • Student protesters cause more than R145m in damages in three months

  Health

  • Global health activists lobby UN panel in SA on medicine access
  • Mbeki’s poor judgment left more than just a death legacy

  Opinion

  • COMMENT: High time the ANC took decisive action against this scourge
  • Mbeki’s poor judgment left more than just a death legacy

  Columnists

  • THICK END OF THE WEDGE: #Gupta: An affair to remember
  • ‘Spoils factionalism’ will ensure Zuma stays in place
• Africa

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  Zimbabwe to evaluate compensation for evicted farmers

  Agricultural union welcomes government attempts to address the issue of compensation for farmers whose land was seized by the state

  African News

  • UN worried about row with Morocco over Western Sahara
  • International justice for crimes in Africa must be prioritised
  • Women trapped between scourge and perception
  • Zimbabwe expects IMF loan in third quarter
  • Senegal’s resorts largely ignore threat of Islamist attacks

  African Business

  • African Bank to offer limited service from next month
  • JPMorgan to assist Barclays
  • Proposed restructuring of Mozambique bond ‘tantamount to default’
  • Nigeria lifts suspension of MTN services
  • Kenya’s Equity eyes Barclays Africa ‘spoils’
  • Consumer market outlook in Africa ‘still positive’

  African Perspectives

  • SA’s ignorance of Africa does everyone a disservice
  • Will Zuma’s visit to Nigeria bolster trade?
  • Blood in the fields as big business eats up Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwean reform a smokescreen to save the ruling party
  • New president has a broken nation to repair

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  Turkey may cut its overnight lending rate

  Presidential adviser says overnight lending, which finances the banking system, may be the subject of a discount on the upper band interest rate

  Africa

  • Zimbabwe to evaluate compensation for evicted farmers
  • UN worried about row with Morocco over Western Sahara

  Europe

  • Turkey may cut its overnight lending rate
  • Richemont’s Fornas to retire as co-CEO after 20 years with the firm

  Asia-Pacific

  • Mine chiefs not so hot at commodity picks
  • Troubled Toshiba sells its medical devices division to Canon

  Middle East

  • Tusk cautious on deal with Ankara on migrants
  • Putin lauds his troops’ role in Syria

  Americas

  • Spotify reaches settlement on royalty payment issue
  • Mass rallies as Brazilian president faces impeachment

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  • Analyses show US voters leaning to the left
  • UK’s sins of taxation need fixing

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  • Trump and Malema appeal to prejudice
  • SIMON BARBER: Trump’s victories put Republicans in a pickle
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  STREET DOGS: Reprehensible Mr Miser

  Michel Pireu: What greater evil could you wish a miser than long life?

  Editorials

  • EDITORIAL: A quarter point compromise
  • EDITORIAL: Bashir ruling a timely reminder

  Columnists

  • THICK END OF THE WEDGE: #Gupta: An affair to remember
  • NATASHA MARRIAN: ‘Spoils factionalism’ will ensure Zuma stays in place

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  • LETTER: Life or death matter
  • LETTER: Better municipalities

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  Banks and financials lift JSE to another 2016 high

  Reserve Bank increases repo rate 25 basis points to 7%, despite a downward revision to its economic growth and inflation outlooks

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  • Banks and financials lift JSE to another 2016 high
  • Bonds softer as rand retreats due to firmer dollar
  • Rand softer as dollar gains on euro

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• Economy

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  State urged to help localise aluminium value chain

  Local beneficiation of aluminium will allow motor companies to stop importing up to 50% of metals used in their cars

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  • Bank points to political uncertainty fuelling