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    'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

    No clue, just his comment in passing.
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    SA Politics Thread Part 13 The Days of Madlanga

    Very true but does the tap have water? Or does one have to rely on a tanker from a cadre; ANC, EFF or ASA linked?
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    'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

    The other side of the coin. I have tribesmen in business in Zim and they tell me they are flooded with Zimbos who worked or were working in SA, well-qualified and experienced, desperate, just not enough work for them, obviously.
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    New demerit system: What South African motorists need to know

    Ahem, I have done a fair bit of driving around in Zim, tourism and business and never had a hard time at a roadblock (not that I have in SA), usually just a quick word and waved through; no checks of fire extinguishers, safety vests etc (I have avoided Beit Bridge). Zim traffic police often...
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    'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

    A number of Pakistani and Somali owned shops got cleaned out (looted) in Clermont and Kwadangezi etc in KZN on Tuesday. Police stood by and watched but I don't think owners were hurt.
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    Lesotho urges SA to help reverse economic costs of colonialism, apartheid

    Maybe we are both wrong on a technicality; it was the Boers pushing into land north of the Caledon R. Three wars nogal. https://sahistory.org.za/article/basotho-wars-1858-1868
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    'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

    Pre 94 was many small municipalities and towns then large areas governed by civil servants without much local representation (townships). Maybe the answer is back to the smaller entities with local responsibilities throughout; encourage self governance and responsibility but with some broader...
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    New demerit system: What South African motorists need to know

    Hayi wena you mean "discount for immediate payment in cash".
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    Lesotho urges SA to help reverse economic costs of colonialism, apartheid

    I suppose the Boers would say they were retaliating against the Basotho's who were stealing their cattle. Not new, the residents of Sterkspruit near the Lesotho border had a march yesterday demanding the SA government build better border fences to keep the Basotho's out of SA. Nothing new maybe?
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    SA Politics Thread Part 13 The Days of Madlanga

    Hmmm, some questions about vaccine cost which seems to have doubled in usual SA style. Who scored?
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    SA Politics Thread Part 13 The Days of Madlanga

    "grant recipients' "other income" is about five times higher than their grant income."
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    'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

    Insurance broker recommending his clients check their riot cover. Nothing mentioned on the construction sites I am involved with, one close to Sherwood, other South Coast. What is the consensus on what is going to happen?
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    NTCSA estimates that rooftop solar PV reached 8,294MW in May 2026

    Aye, AI tells me: 2000–2007: Demand rose consistently. Total electricity available peaked around 2007/2008, fueled by robust economic growth and low electricity tariffs. 2008–2021: Demand stagnated and fluctuated near 2008 levels. Supply deficits, economic instability, and mandatory rolling...
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    Curtailment, conflicts of interest and cash flow: Eskom's tightening grip on renewable energy producers

    I suspect they may have (cosy) take or pay contracts with the IPP's. Don't take, still pay.
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    South Africa’s DA seeks move for Steenhuisen to DTI, Rapport says

    Possibly you missed the court case outcomes, the amusement of his staff about the plight of farmers and their threats to farmers to f them up in court. He had one job; get out of the way and he did the opposite.
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