4 November set: IEC prepares for crucial local vote

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4 November set: IEC prepares for crucial local vote. SA hits imported washing machines with steep duties. And our infrastructure crisis is not due to a funding problem; it’s a systems failure.

4 May 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Voters abandon ANC, but opposition parties fail to inspire confidence

‘People believe that politicians can't be trusted. They also say that politicians are only interested in their own welfare and in that of their friends, family and their patronage networks,’ says Mari Harris, political analyst at Ipsos.

3 Nov 7AM 7 min

SA begins JET skills zone rollout

ANC support slides as Ipsos poll points to coalition battles in key metros. Gambling industry challenges Treasury’s 20% tax proposal.

3 Nov 5AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] Durban's Olympic bid faces questions over cost, corruption and accountability

‘I could say that Durban lacks the moral and ethical fibre, and the organisational and administrative integrity and capacity to host the Games,’ says Professor Brij Maharaj of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

2 Nov 7AM 8 min

Wage dispute rages on, Joburg services suffer

Durban eyes Olympic glory as safety and spending questions mount. Digital passports take flight as travellers demand faster airport journeys. Why your voting station may have changed.

2 Nov 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Pityana: Economic despair is fuelling hostility towards foreign nationals

‘South Africa's economy has not been performing in the last probably 10 to 15 years and there's a phenomenon of an economy that is actually not progressing in any manner whatsoever,’ says veteran anti-apartheid activist, Dr Barney Pityana.

30 Oct 7AM 8 min