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Thirteen years later, the Gaddafi billions are still missing In 2011, billions of dollars were flown into SA from Libya. To date, no-one knows what’s happened to them… by Max du Preez January 10, 2025 News·Opinion
Joburg’s Teflon tannie Helen Botes is said to be in the running to be municipal manager. Surely the city deserves someone without serious questions swirling around them?… by Shirley de Villiers December 20, 2024 News·Opinion
US envoy Brigety leaves South Africa with hope – and a warning The US ambassador on South Africans ‘finding each other’, the price of being free, and constructive international relations. But no word on the Lady… by Max du Preez December 20, 2024 Opinion·Politics
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