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ANC’s future on the line as rifts start to emerge

Jacob Zuma was never all-powerful, he was always a symptom of ANC factional politics, writes Steven Friedman

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  Maimane seeks action against Zuma for ’misleading’ parliament

  DA leader says exposé confirms Jacob Zuma personally benefited from upgrades to his Nkandla homestead

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  • Is the notion of state capture a distraction from a bigger problem?
  • Jonas to spell out Gupta ministerial offer to ANC

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

  Labour

  • Labour court dismisses Amcu’s appeal
  • Solidarity seeks interdict on use of demographics in police hiring

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  • Water withdrawals in SA likely to increase in next 20 years
  • Communities in drive to clean up the Duzi River

  Law & constitution

  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Free speech rules but not for disrupters
  • Do we want a system that allows a judge to separate justice and the law?

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  • ‘Jobs for cash’ report to be made public next month
  • Sadtu frustrated over delay in ‘school jobs for cash’ report’s release

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  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Inquiry hears of huge gaps in healthcare regulation
  • Global health activists lobby UN panel in SA on medicine access

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Looming stagflation
  • Lack of nuclear transparency a cause for concern

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  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • SA’s small borrowers are subject to international credit rating standards
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  Would-be suicide bombers claim to be girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

  Islamist insurgency took 276 schoolgirls from school in Nigeria in April 2014

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  • Congo police fire teargas, make arrests at opposition meeting
  • Zimbabwe takes tough stance on indigenisation
  • Sassou Nguesso extends his rule after tense and disputed Congolese poll
  • ICC orders trial of Ugandan LRA commander
  • Ugandan opposition threatens to step up protests

  African Business

  • Nigerian parliament probes whether MTN fine can be reduced
  • Nigeria expects oil output freeze at Doha meeting even without Iran
  • Algeria to negotiate directly with foreigners on oil and gas stakes
  • MPs table law to cap bank lending rates in Kenya
  • Zimbabwean banks use rand amid dollar drought
  • Egyptian stocks set to extend record streak

  African Perspectives

  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • Ivory Coast attack should not cause waves of fear
  • Decision by Dos Santos to step down is good for Angola and for Africa
  • SA’s ignorance of Africa does everyone a disservice
  • Will Zuma’s visit to Nigeria bolster trade?

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  Easter slaughter targets Sharif’s push for a more liberal Pakistan

  Deadliest attack in fifteen months threatens government plans for more ‘educated, progressive’ Pakistan

  Africa

  • Would-be suicide bombers claim to be girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
  • Congo police fire teargas, make arrests at opposition meeting

  Europe

  • Belgium charges airport suspect
  • UN atomic chief warns on ‘nuclear terrorism’

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  • Easter slaughter targets Sharif’s push for a more liberal Pakistan
  • Samsung plans to adopt start-up culture

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  • Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over IS
  • Triple suicide bombings in Yemen kill 22

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  • Big election wins for Sanders in Alaska, Washington
  • Women: Achilles heel that could doom Trump

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  • LETTER FROM WASHINGTON: ‘Barbarians’ help state keep populace in check
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  Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative

  Significant victory for sexual and gender-based crimes at the International Criminal Court must not be instrumentalised to entrench narrow definitions of wartime rape, writes Kelly-Jo Bluen

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  JSE ends lower as global markets wilt under dollar pressure

  St Louis Fed president suggests interest rate rise as early as April is possible, propelling greenback towards its fifth straight day of gains

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  Zuma calls for greater economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

  Zuma says South Africa has a substantive competitive advantage on offer as a strategic point of entry to the Southern African region and the African continent

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  • Inflation surge means more and higher rates
  • Confidence in construction sector down in first quarter
  • Retail beats manufacturing in Cape Town’s 23 industrial zones
  • Formal sector adds 43,000 jobs in fourth quarter of 2015
  • Bank indicator shows economy stuck in doldrums

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  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Looming stagflation
  • Let’s not wait for the crisis to deepen before speaking out

  Columnists

  • SONGEZO ZIBI: Leaner SA needs policy reorientation and real sacrifices
  • HILARY JOFFE: A country downgrade would be utter misery for all

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  Zuma calls for greater economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

  Zuma says South Africa has a substantive competitive advantage on offer as a strategic point of entry to the Southern African region and the African continent

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  • Davies asks for comment on draft empowerment code for financial sector
  • Claims of Gupta family interference very concerning to mining industry
  • SA to keep preferential access under Agoa

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  • Technology firms continue not to advance women, study shows
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  Nigerian parliament probes whether MTN fine can be reduced

  Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament say original fine cannot be altered unless the law is amended

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  • Foschini acquires British fashion brand
  • Tribunal prevents Competition Commission from adding firms to probe
  • US opposition to ChemChina’s Syngenta deal grows
  • Cell C in legal fight with BEE partner
  • Sasol Inzalo shares soar despite debt

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  Caffeine consumption ups miscarriage risk

  Women have an increased risk of miscarriage if they or their partner consume more than two caffeinated drinks a day in the weeks leading up to conception, study finds

  Arts & Entertainment

  • The rise of on-demand viewing divides Hollywood
  • No reason to feel bored this Easter weekend

  Travel & Food

  • SA’s Michelin man will never again mistake ‘fowl’ for ‘breast’ in French
  • Walter Sisulu square in Soweto lacks the pulling power of Vilakazi Street

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  • US author Pat Conroy dead at 70
  • BOOK REVIEW: The Boy Who Could Change the World

  Health

  • Caffeine consumption ups miscarriage risk
  • Dairy law set new fat levels for SA products

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  • FIRST DRIVE: Worth waiting for Nissan’s new Navara
  • FUTURE MODELS: ‘Cool’ Mercedes coupe takes a bow
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  Cameroon, Morocco closer to Nations Cup qualification

  Leaders Cameroon maintain five-point advantage over third-placed Bafana Bafana in Group M after the two former champions slugged it out for a 2-2 draw

  Rugby

  • SA Rugby signs with Sportradar to deter match-fixing
  • Crusaders still a menace without McCaw

  soccer

  • Cameroon, Morocco closer to Nations Cup qualification
  • Euro 2016 will go ahead, says Uefa

  Cricket

  • Proteas play for pride against Sri Lanka
  • Windies make World T20 semis as Pakistan bow out
  • SA should note: West Indies do better without Gayle
  • Morgan not worried about batting

  Other Sport

  • Everybody liked Moore, says friend
  • McIlroy eager for win boost ahead of Masters
  • Tennis tournament director resigns after sexist remarks about women players
  • Djokovic fuels money debate after criticism
  • Alonso crash puts fresh focus on ‘halo’ device

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