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ANC’s future on line as rifts start to emerge

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

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  ‘Jobs for cash’ report to be made public next month

  Minister Motshekga to release report after consulting relevant parties, briefing Cabinet and parliamentary structures

  Politics

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

  Media

  • 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

  Science & environment

  • 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?

  Education

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

  Health

  • 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

  Columnists

  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • SA’s small borrowers are subject to international credit rating standards
• Africa

  TOP STORY

  

  Sassou Nguesso extends his rule after tense and disputed Congolese poll

  Republic of Congo strongman declared the winner of an election that took place under a media blackout and that has been criticised by the opposition and international community

  African News

  • ICC orders trial of Ugandan LRA commander
  • Ugandan opposition threatens to step up protests
  • Nigerian parliament finally passes 2016 budget
  • Uber car torched in Nairobi
  • Zimbabwe’s ‘farming wizard’ grows bumper crop in worst drought in years

  African Business

  • 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 Bank to offer limited service from next month

  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?

  African Leader
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  Belgian authorities face growing pressure to deal with IS threat

  Belgium’s federal, regional parliaments lead national minute’s silence in presence of King Philippe, paying homage to those killed in IS attacks

  Africa

  • Sassou Nguesso extends his rule after tense and disputed Congolese poll
  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative

  Europe

  • Belgian authorities face growing pressure to deal with IS threat
  • BHP eyes new office space in London

  Asia-Pacific

  • Samsung plans to adopt start-up culture
  • US opposition to ChemChina’s Syngenta deal grows

  Middle East

  • US charges consultant to Iran with evading sanctions
  • Warring parties in Yemen agree to a cessation of hostilities

  Americas

  • Rockefeller Family Fund divests from fossil fuels
  • Visit forces Obama to tackle US’s troubled history with Argentina

  Opinion

  • China faces tough balancing act
  • Power of inheritance is waning

  Columnists

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

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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

  Editorials

  • EDITORIAL: Looming stagflation
  • EDITORIAL: Sinister tinge to document thefts

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  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • SIMON BARBER: ‘Barbarians’ help state keep populace in check

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  • LETTER: Traffic lights priority

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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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  • JSE ends lower as global markets wilt under dollar pressure
  • Dollar heading for 5th day of gains, best run since April
  • Rand loses further traction against dollar

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• Economy

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  Inflation surge means more and higher rates

  Sharp spike to 7% — its highest level in nearly seven years — supports Reserve Bank’s interest rate hike

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  • 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
  • Water can create work, UN report

  Economic Indicators

  Petrol price

  R11.74

  -69c

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  Repo rate

  7%

  0.25pp

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  Prime rate

  10.5%

  0.25pp

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  CPI (March)

  7%

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  PPI (February)

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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

  New Agenda
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  Hawks launch Guptas probe after DA complaint

  Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC is not for sale, as business groupings warn of the consequences of corruption for constitutional democracy in SA

  Trade & Industry

  • 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

  Management

  • Technology firms continue not to advance women, study shows
  • Freedom to tailor work life to suit all your life
  • How to disagree with your manager

  Innovation

  • Freedom to tailor work life to suit all your life
  • Are we right to rage against the machine?
  • Insect protein on menu of the future

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  Foschini acquires British fashion brand

  Local fashion retailer buys entire share capital of Whistles, which has standalone stores across UK, has stock in international departmental stores

  More News

  • 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
  • Grotech obtains R62m to invest in ‘disruptive’ firms

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• Life

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  FUTURE MODELS: Project a shot in the arm for marque

  Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing will join forces to produce a future hypercar for the British sportscar maker

  Arts & Entertainment

  • No reason to feel bored this Easter weekend
  • Doorway to the Brinks’ world of unspoken feelings

  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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  Gadgets & Gear

  • The next big thing in phones may not be a phone
  • Epidemic of ‘ransomware’ is growing hacking threat

  Books

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

  Health

  • The complicated emotions of caring for a partner with Alzheimer’s
  • Ugandan forest holds clues to Zika’s spread

  Motoring

  • FIRST DRIVE: Worth waiting for Nissan’s new Navara
  • FUTURE MODELS: ‘Cool’ Mercedes coupe takes a bow
• Sport

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  Mashaba makes hopes dip for Cameroon tie

  Coach Shakes Mashaba mum on Bafana’s two crucial approaching matches

  Rugby

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

  soccer

  • Renard begins quest for third Afcon title
  • Song snubs Cameroon call

  Cricket

  • Proteas in a spin with Duminy injured and Windies waiting
  • Kuhn homes in on magical batting mark
  • Crafty Black Caps have tails up ahead of Pakistan clash
  • Proteas’ bowlers have lost their way and seem stumped

  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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