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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
Susan Booysen | The ANC’s danse macabre as it slinks around disdain and decline
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Susan Booysen | The ANC’s danse macabre as it slinks around disdain and decline

10 Jul

Qaanitah Hunter | The ANC has finally stopped pretending
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Qaanitah Hunter | The ANC has finally stopped pretending

10 Jul

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | When the pot calls the kettle black: Parliament’s moral authority crisis
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Mpumelelo Mkhabela | When the pot calls the kettle black: Parliament’s moral authority crisis

10 Jul

OPINION | SA marks Gun Destruction Day, but relicensing system collapse is undoing the wins
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OPINION | SA marks Gun Destruction Day, but relicensing system collapse is undoing the wins

09 Jul

Fear and loading in Sandton: The journey to Malawi from outside the consulate in SA
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Fear and loading in Sandton: The journey to Malawi from outside the consulate in SA

09 Jul

David Bruce | Mkhwanazi opened SA’s eyes to the scale of high-level police corruption
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David Bruce | Mkhwanazi opened SA’s eyes to the scale of high-level police corruption

09 Jul

Nthabi Nhlapo | Precious stones case: A self-inflicted tragedy
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Nthabi Nhlapo | Precious stones case: A self-inflicted tragedy

09 Jul

Pieter du Toit | Steenhuisen’s revenge tour: Tony Leon’s dealings ain’t state capture
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Pieter du Toit | Steenhuisen’s revenge tour: Tony Leon’s dealings ain’t state capture

09 Jul

Ziyad Motala | Between NHI and private healthcare lies the real solution
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Ziyad Motala | Between NHI and private healthcare lies the real solution

09 Jul

ANALYSIS | Transformation without results: The hard truth about B-BBEE
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ANALYSIS | Transformation without results: The hard truth about B-BBEE

08 Jul

Tony Leon | Trump chooses division over unity during America’s milestone anniversary
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Tony Leon | Trump chooses division over unity during America’s milestone anniversary

08 Jul

Jean Redpath | The Nkabinde Inquiry nobody watched... and why it matters more than you think
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Jean Redpath | The Nkabinde Inquiry nobody watched... and why it matters more than you think

08 Jul

Poland’s Sikorski: Who is SA’s new ally?
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Poland’s Sikorski: Who is SA’s new ally?

07 Jul

Mbhazima Shilowa | Tripartite alliance’s slow death: Nehawu’s resolution is boost for SACP
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Mbhazima Shilowa | Tripartite alliance’s slow death: Nehawu’s resolution is boost for SACP

07 Jul

Carol Paton | Does Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma have a political agenda?
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Carol Paton | Does Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma have a political agenda?

07 Jul

Buti Manamela | SA’s STEM future is an economic settlement, not a coding lesson
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Buti Manamela | SA’s STEM future is an economic settlement, not a coding lesson

07 Jul

Beyond Africa: Why the AU needs a broader definition of reparations
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Beyond Africa: Why the AU needs a broader definition of reparations

06 Jul

OPINION | When the protector becomes the polluter
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OPINION | When the protector becomes the polluter

06 Jul

Jacques Pauw | Xenophobia exposed Riebeek Kasteel’s shame… and its grace
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Jacques Pauw | Xenophobia exposed Riebeek Kasteel’s shame… and its grace

06 Jul

Jonny Steinberg | The treacherous path from violent protest to the ballot box
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Jonny Steinberg | The treacherous path from violent protest to the ballot box

06 Jul

Fred Khumalo | Whoever is behind March and March, they are giving me Bell Pottinger vibes
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Fred Khumalo | Whoever is behind March and March, they are giving me Bell Pottinger vibes

05 Jul

Essay | In Mexico, the Cup is just a Cup. South Africa never understood that
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Essay | In Mexico, the Cup is just a Cup. South Africa never understood that

05 Jul

Bongekile Macupe | The ANC will never honour Tsietsi Mashinini – his brother tells us why
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Bongekile Macupe | The ANC will never honour Tsietsi Mashinini – his brother tells us why

05 Jul

Interview | Christo van der Rheede on Trump’s ‘lies’, FW de Klerk, and ‘being disruptive’
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Interview | Christo van der Rheede on Trump’s ‘lies’, FW de Klerk, and ‘being disruptive’

05 Jul

Ian Cameron | The ‘two dogs’ commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, leaves a legacy of failure
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Ian Cameron | The ‘two dogs’ commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, leaves a legacy of failure

05 Jul

My F*k, Mzansi | A menace of Zumas, M’delulu’s ANC ethics and Mr-Dr grounded
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My F*k, Mzansi | A menace of Zumas, M’delulu’s ANC ethics and Mr-Dr grounded

05 Jul

We built a wall and enforced a strict migration policy, says visiting Polish foreign minister
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We built a wall and enforced a strict migration policy, says visiting Polish foreign minister

04 Jul

Ryan Smith | March and March’s frustrations aren’t constitutional, they are political
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Ryan Smith | March and March’s frustrations aren’t constitutional, they are political

04 Jul

Wondering About? | Why policing is national, but crime feels local
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Wondering About? | Why policing is national, but crime feels local

04 Jul

FRIDAY BRIEFING | A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is coming. Are we ready?
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is coming. Are we ready?

03 Jul

As ‘super’ El Niño builds, experts warn SA cannot afford to be caught unprepared
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As ‘super’ El Niño builds, experts warn SA cannot afford to be caught unprepared

03 Jul

Wandile Sihlobo | Don’t panic about El Niño. SA’s fields are better prepared than you think
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Wandile Sihlobo | Don’t panic about El Niño. SA’s fields are better prepared than you think

03 Jul

ANALYSIS | World’s oceans hottest on record for June. El Niño set to turn up heat even more
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ANALYSIS | World’s oceans hottest on record for June. El Niño set to turn up heat even more

03 Jul

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