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For decades Africa's response to drugs has reflected a fundamental contradiction. We have sought to protect communities while measuring success largely through arrests and seizures. tinyurl.com/58698kj5

Former police deputy commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya allegedly made a threatening call to Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala's wife in an attempt to block the accused from disclosing certain information, the Madlanga commission heard on Monday. tinyurl.com/3upfb9c7

Job losses in private households, agriculture and construction nudge rate higher. ebx.sh/bC7grH

Deal will give the bank access to more than 4-million account holders and a bigger role in payments tinyurl.com/u4bby4tv

South Africa's poultry industry fears the government could sacrifice local chicken producers in its efforts to secure better trade terms with the US, tinyurl.com/46p2z7ec

Financial services provider Mukuru has partnered with payments technology company Flash, which has an extensive network of spaza shops across South Africa, tinyurl.com/697fp9fe

Former president says leadership should act on longstanding promises of organisational reform tinyurl.com/bs9zfrvk

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has proposed replacing South Africa's apartheid-era laws for compensating miners who contract lung diseases tinyurl.com/4ybf87rc

The ANC will shun a Council of the Left meeting on Wednesday involving the South African Communist Party (SACP), EFF, MK party and left-leaning political parties, tinyurl.com/mr8hy35u

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SPONSORED | @OldMutualSA’s Jurie Strydom says capital follows opportunity: South Africa needs more projects that are well prepared, well governed and commercially credible to attract more long-term investment. ebx.sh/JU18yT

Former president warns against prioritising coalitions over party renewal ebx.sh/kH0cKc

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi proposes new laws that will prevent class action lawsuits against mining companies. ebx.sh/rF1w58

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Restaurant network grows to 751 and shares hit record high as strategy cycle ends tinyurl.com/87dnz7ex

Rise of smaller parties signals deep fractures in political landscape, writes Tasneem Essop ebx.sh/b8maxh

Political change is probably the most important indicator of any society's freedom to choose to be different. tinyurl.com/mryszrnd

Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala opposes Madlanga commission’s use of previous plea agreement, which was declared null and void ebx.sh/aXoCwk

The defining feature of this election is not a transfer of power but the spread of hung councils. tinyurl.com/bd9skr85

SPONSORED | Building fibre-ready homes in historically underserved communities can help connect the country’s housing and digital ambitions, writes deputy CEO Charles Cheng, as @HuaweiSAR trials the concept through a collaborative project in Empangeni. ebx.sh/2ujzr4