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@citizen Fri, 22 May 2026 03:20:00

Compensation Fund accused of bullying and failing injured workers

Some workers who applied for compensation benefits five years ago are allegedly still waiting for their claims to be finalised.

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@citizen Fri, 22 May 2026 02:58:44

Two bodies recovered from milk cooling tank in Eastern Cape

An inquest docket was opened for further investigation.

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@citizen Fri, 22 May 2026 03:00:00

'We will not sit at same table': Saftu snubs SACP conference, attacks ANC alliance politics

Saftu has criticised the inclusion of political and business formations at the SACP's leftist conference, calling the move contradictory and opportunistic.

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@citizen Fri, 22 May 2026 02:31:38

WATCH: From golf quip to trade, Roelf Meyer receives warm welcome from Trump

Meyer is expected to focus on countering the Trump administration's false narrative of racial persecution of Afrikaners.

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@citizen Fri, 22 May 2026 01:28:15

Joburg hijacking shootout: Suspect killed, five arrested and victim rescued

Police recovered an unlicensed firearm and seized several vehicles.

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:46:11

Bongeziwe Mabandla is ready to be fully present

With a new album on the horizon and sold-out shows across the globe, Bongeziwe Mabandla is stepping into the artist he was always becoming

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:48:47

Kingsmead Book Fair returns with conversations SA needs right now

As the 14th annual Kingsmead Book Fair returns to Johannesburg, the beloved literary gathering once again creates space for difficult conversations, thoughtful reflection and the simple pleasure of sitting with stories in an age defined by distraction

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:52:17

Maria McCloy made Johannesburg feel possible

Friends, creatives and a city in mourning gathered to celebrate the woman who helped shape how Johannesburg saw itself after 1994.

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:54:41

There will not be another Maria McCloy

Those who loved her remember a woman who gave everything — to her art, to her city, and to every person lucky enough to have her in their corner

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:20:00

Emberton placed under scrutiny

The NPA is close to making a decision on possible charges in a probe involving SA Steel Mills and allegations of questionable cross-border transactions linked to the company

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:21:00

Have African leaders betrayed the dream of 1963?

Africa Day is generally marked as a day for celebration, a day to rejoice at the steps taken by previous generations to fight against and eliminate the effects of colonialism, slavery, land dispossession and to chart a new course for a prosperous Africa.

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:25:00

Kenya hosts neocolonial delusion

The French president's visit to Nairobi was a spectacular flop that exposed the tension between African agency and Western entitlement

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:30:00

Africa has a gift the world still needs

The demographic case is equally striking. More than 60% of Africans are under 25. By 2050, one in three people aged 15 to 24 anywhere on Earth will be African. A continent this young is not a problem to be managed. It is a generation to be partnered with

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:30:00

ANC opens door to public in mayoral candidate search

The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:35:04

Gig Guide: Buhle Ngaba presents BLING! at The Market Theatre Laboratory, Venom & Shishiliza return with Saka Mama and Content Creator Awards entries are live

Your essential dose of art and culture

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:37:54

'Rise '76' confronts a generation haunted by how little it has done with its inherited freedom

A powerful and emotionally layered theatrical work revisits the 1976 Soweto Uprising through testimony, memory, contradiction and unresolved generational grief

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:00

Use BEE to resource civil society

The policy must be remodelled to become broad-based, helping make community organisations and social enterprises its core beneficiaries rather than political elites and their connections

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:01:00

A century of Kruger

Kruger National Park's 100-year milestone reflects both South Africa's conservation history and SANParks' efforts to shift from exclusionary "fortress conservation" to community partnerships and local economic development

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:15:00

Madlanga's swift brand of justice

Police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi is among a growing list of figures facing criminal charges linked to investigations associated with the Madlanga Commission, fuelling comparisons with the slower prosecutorial fallout of the Zondo era

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@mailandguardian Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:00

Working on Fire sues over tender

Working on Fire seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief