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Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane says his client Arthur Fraser, accused of treason, would come to the commission to share his knowledge of state capture. Sikhakhane says Fraser would share secrets about presidents, judges and parliamentarians. He added that ordinarily, Fraser would have liked to 'die' with the secrets he'd be disclosing with the commission. Former State Security Agency director-general…

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Two Free State police stations closed temporarily after staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Two Free State police stations – one in Bayswater and another in Smithfield – closed temporarily after staff members tested positive for Covid-19.LIVE | All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe police stations will be decontaminated.According to a statement that the…

South Africa instituted its ban on the sale of cigarettes in late March, 2020. On Wednesday, the Pretoria High court heard an application by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association for leave to appeal a previous ruling that kept the cigarette ban in place.The state argues the group is only focused on the financial interests of…

Government hospitals are likely to run out of beds before the end of July. The national health department has negotiated agreements with the private healthcare sector for additional beds at set prices. But how does this work in practise? We’ve asked Nicholas Crisp, one of the health department’s chief negotiators. Provinces are under pressure to finalise…