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 OPINION | The pandemic shut the country down, GBVF barely moves the needle
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OPINION | The pandemic shut the country down, GBVF barely moves the needle

If the language of “national disaster” is to retain its meaning within South Africa’s legal framework, it must be accompanied by measures that are visible and capable of producing real change, argue...

03 Aug
Jonny Steinberg | The villagers who fear that Ramaphosa wants to kill them
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Jonny Steinberg | The villagers who fear that Ramaphosa wants to kill them

03 Aug
OPINION | IDAC reset illusion: Why patching up half-measures will not defeat kleptocracy
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OPINION | IDAC reset illusion: Why patching up half-measures will not defeat kleptocracy

03 Aug
OPINION | Haidar Eid: Israel’s high-seas piracy and the West’s deafening silence
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OPINION | Haidar Eid: Israel’s high-seas piracy and the West’s deafening silence

19 May

ANALYSIS | US-Africa migrant deals ramp up as government transparency fails
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ANALYSIS | US-Africa migrant deals ramp up as government transparency fails

19 May

Muhammad Hussain | Do we want a system of second-class humans in SA?
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Muhammad Hussain | Do we want a system of second-class humans in SA?

19 May

Adriaan Basson | The refreshing candour of Geordin Hill-Lewis
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Adriaan Basson | The refreshing candour of Geordin Hill-Lewis

19 May

OPINION | The quiet exclusion of care in SA’s new immigration white paper
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OPINION | The quiet exclusion of care in SA’s new immigration white paper

19 May

ANALYSIS | South Africa is sitting on empty tanks... and a missed opportunity
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ANALYSIS | South Africa is sitting on empty tanks... and a missed opportunity

18 May

ANALYSIS | Made up or not, SA’s AI policy is already obsolete
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ANALYSIS | Made up or not, SA’s AI policy is already obsolete

18 May

OPINION | We must stop being selective when it comes to fighting corruption
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OPINION | We must stop being selective when it comes to fighting corruption

18 May

Essay | The ministry of shameful behaviour – meet the ANC’s dirty 30
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Essay | The ministry of shameful behaviour – meet the ANC’s dirty 30

17 May

A seat at the table: On bulk buying, bivalves and food sovereignty
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A seat at the table: On bulk buying, bivalves and food sovereignty

17 May

Interview | Simon Baloyi on why the petrol price is so high and his 10 Comrades medals
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Interview | Simon Baloyi on why the petrol price is so high and his 10 Comrades medals

17 May

My F*k, Mzansi | ANC hacked, and Cyril goes couchless for a spine
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My F*k, Mzansi | ANC hacked, and Cyril goes couchless for a spine

17 May

Emsie Ferreira | Moral ambivalence and the price of stability: SA’s Phala Phala crossroads
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Emsie Ferreira | Moral ambivalence and the price of stability: SA’s Phala Phala crossroads

17 May

Willam Gumede | BEE’s defenders are digging in... but South Africa has already moved on
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Willam Gumede | BEE’s defenders are digging in... but South Africa has already moved on

17 May

OPINION | Final edition: When City Press folded, a piece of my soul left with it
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OPINION | Final edition: When City Press folded, a piece of my soul left with it

16 May

Malegapuru Makgoba | Impeachment committee — not party politics — holds key to Phala Phala
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Malegapuru Makgoba | Impeachment committee — not party politics — holds key to Phala Phala

16 May

The Weekender | Why hantavirus isn’t Covid, the Everest con... and fake Trump vs real Trump
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The Weekender | Why hantavirus isn’t Covid, the Everest con... and fake Trump vs real Trump

16 May

ANALYSIS | Girls in SA get free HPV jabs. Boys don’t. Here’s why they should
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ANALYSIS | Girls in SA get free HPV jabs. Boys don’t. Here’s why they should

16 May

FRIDAY BRIEFING | Phala Phala: Is this the beginning of the end of the ANC?
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | Phala Phala: Is this the beginning of the end of the ANC?

15 May

Susan Booysen | Phala Phala, the president, and the ominous wave
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Susan Booysen | Phala Phala, the president, and the ominous wave

15 May

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Can Ramaphosa block his own impeachment inquiry?
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Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Can Ramaphosa block his own impeachment inquiry?

15 May

TIMELINE | How the Phala Phala saga played out
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TIMELINE | How the Phala Phala saga played out

15 May

‘Hantavirus is not Covid’: Expert explains why SA’s world-class outbreak system works
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‘Hantavirus is not Covid’: Expert explains why SA’s world-class outbreak system works

15 May

Nthabi Nhlapo | Cheering from the sidelines: How our selective outrage fails SA
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Nthabi Nhlapo | Cheering from the sidelines: How our selective outrage fails SA

14 May

ANALYSIS | South Africa’s police are above the law... and the numbers prove it
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ANALYSIS | South Africa’s police are above the law... and the numbers prove it

14 May

Pieter du Toit | Ramaphosa’s support in the ANC appears solid as Phala Phala reignites
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Pieter du Toit | Ramaphosa’s support in the ANC appears solid as Phala Phala reignites

14 May

ANALYSIS | Trapped: Trump, the Thucydides curse, and the unravelling of greatness
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ANALYSIS | Trapped: Trump, the Thucydides curse, and the unravelling of greatness

14 May

George Claassen | Silence is a lie: News24, Daily Maverick and the textbook saga
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George Claassen | Silence is a lie: News24, Daily Maverick and the textbook saga

13 May

Mbhazima Shilowa | Wounded, but not fallen: Ramaphosa and the divided buffalo hunters
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Mbhazima Shilowa | Wounded, but not fallen: Ramaphosa and the divided buffalo hunters

13 May

Tony Leon | From Westminster to Phala Phala: Two leaders, one fight for survival
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Tony Leon | From Westminster to Phala Phala: Two leaders, one fight for survival

13 May

ANALYSIS | Reclaiming the future: The case for SA’s decolonial history curriculum
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ANALYSIS | Reclaiming the future: The case for SA’s decolonial history curriculum

13 May

OPINION | Correctional centres must be places of skills transfers, not just incarceration
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OPINION | Correctional centres must be places of skills transfers, not just incarceration

12 May

ANALYSIS | Can civilians fill the peacekeeping gap in eastern DRC?
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ANALYSIS | Can civilians fill the peacekeeping gap in eastern DRC?

12 May

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