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Parliament says SA has hard choice between climate change and load shedding

By Banele Ginindza South Africa is facing a difficult choice of braving load shedding or living up to its commitments to the Paris Agreement and its own Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) as it has to continually relax the emission standards for petrochemical giant Sasol and power utility Eskom.

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Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini accuses government of curtailing his powers

By Zimasa Matiwane King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is threatening to take the government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of trying to curtail his power through weakening traditional leadership with the intention of defrauding the Zulus of their land.

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‘They refuse to listen to me’: AmaZulu king to summon Thoko Didiza over Ingonyama Trust dispute

By Nkosikhona Duma AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has claimed the AmaZulu nation is under threat because of the government, but the state has dismissed this.

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AmaZulu King threatens to take government to the ICJ over Ingonyama Trust control, but that’s not possible

By Nkosikhona Duma The AmaZulu King, Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has threatened to take the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over control of the Ingonyama Trust, but this is not possible.

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Report calls for forensic audit of Ingonyama Trust

By Tauriq Moosa A report from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has raised concerns about the Ingonyama Trust’s financial management, saying the trust has been “vague” in its reporting and is not subject to “meaningful” public finance oversight.

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