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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 | We fear the camera more than the criminal: SA’s surveillance dilemma
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OPINION | We fear the camera more than the criminal: SA’s surveillance dilemma

11 Jun

Nthabi Nhlapo | A broken car, borrowed money and a broken career: The lesson SA must learn
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Nthabi Nhlapo | A broken car, borrowed money and a broken career: The lesson SA must learn

11 Jun

Pieter du Toit | The dishonourable Julius Malema
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Pieter du Toit | The dishonourable Julius Malema

11 Jun

OPINION | Tebogo Moraka: It’s not just Joburg: The bigger story behind SA’s municipal woes
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OPINION | Tebogo Moraka: It’s not just Joburg: The bigger story behind SA’s municipal woes

11 Jun

OPINION | Inclusion was promised, but for many children, it never arrived
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OPINION | Inclusion was promised, but for many children, it never arrived

10 Jun

ANALYSIS | Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis
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ANALYSIS | Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis

10 Jun

Ian Cameron | Rape survivors did everything right. The DNA system didn’t
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Ian Cameron | Rape survivors did everything right. The DNA system didn’t

10 Jun

Tony Leon | Triangulate or tergiversate: The only two moves left in the political playbook
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Tony Leon | Triangulate or tergiversate: The only two moves left in the political playbook

10 Jun

ANALYSIS | Xenophobia crisis: South Africans right to be angry but aiming at wrong target
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ANALYSIS | Xenophobia crisis: South Africans right to be angry but aiming at wrong target

10 Jun

OPINION | When should my child start school? Understanding your options as a parent
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OPINION | When should my child start school? Understanding your options as a parent

09 Jun

Mbhazima Shilowa | SA’s unfinished project: Honouring the vision of the Constitution at 30
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Mbhazima Shilowa | SA’s unfinished project: Honouring the vision of the Constitution at 30

09 Jun

Adriaan Basson | Is there a hidden hand behind the wave of anti-immigrant violence?
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Adriaan Basson | Is there a hidden hand behind the wave of anti-immigrant violence?

09 Jun

OPINION | Oldest trick in the book: Ramaphosa uses migrants to dodge 32 years of failure
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OPINION | Oldest trick in the book: Ramaphosa uses migrants to dodge 32 years of failure

08 Jun

Pierre de Vos | South Africa’s Constitution isn’t the problem... but changing it could be
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Pierre de Vos | South Africa’s Constitution isn’t the problem... but changing it could be

08 Jun

Anthoni van Nieuwkerk | Fragmented and at war with itself: Africa’s unity crisis
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Anthoni van Nieuwkerk | Fragmented and at war with itself: Africa’s unity crisis

08 Jun

FIRST TAKE | Was Ramaphosa pushed into a corner on foreign nationals?
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FIRST TAKE | Was Ramaphosa pushed into a corner on foreign nationals?

07 Jun

Essay | The forgotten Ogies oil con: Almost a billion rand gone... and nobody went to jail
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Essay | The forgotten Ogies oil con: Almost a billion rand gone... and nobody went to jail

07 Jun

Interview | Mel Viljoen on Trump the ‘Nazi’, ICE detention, and seeing SA with new eyes
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Interview | Mel Viljoen on Trump the ‘Nazi’, ICE detention, and seeing SA with new eyes

07 Jun

Bongekile Macupe | 5 years, 1 fire, zero accountability: Politicians fail Charlotte Maxeke
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Bongekile Macupe | 5 years, 1 fire, zero accountability: Politicians fail Charlotte Maxeke

07 Jun

My F*k, Mzansi | A coppuccino for Karl, Mr TikTok FlipFlop and MK’s Mama Stokfel
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My F*k, Mzansi | A coppuccino for Karl, Mr TikTok FlipFlop and MK’s Mama Stokfel

07 Jun

Iqbal Jhazbhay | Twin pillars: Kenya and SA shape a new age of African diplomacy
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Iqbal Jhazbhay | Twin pillars: Kenya and SA shape a new age of African diplomacy

05 Jun

FRIDAY BRIEFING | The Conference of the Left: A bold declaration or political theatre?
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | The Conference of the Left: A bold declaration or political theatre?

05 Jun

Ebrahim Fakir | The Conference of the Left and the contradictions it refuses to name
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Ebrahim Fakir | The Conference of the Left and the contradictions it refuses to name

05 Jun

Norman Masungwini | The left has spoken. Is the GNU listening?
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Norman Masungwini | The left has spoken. Is the GNU listening?

05 Jun

Solly Mapaila | Conference of the Left: A decisive turn from fragmentation to coordination
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Solly Mapaila | Conference of the Left: A decisive turn from fragmentation to coordination

05 Jun

Sy Mamabolo: IEC faces cyberattacks, but ‘no discernible increase’
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Sy Mamabolo: IEC faces cyberattacks, but ‘no discernible increase’

05 Jun

Nthabi Nhlapo | Free State Bursary Scandal: They stole far more than money
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Nthabi Nhlapo | Free State Bursary Scandal: They stole far more than money

04 Jun

OBITUARY | Witness to history: Gerald Shaw chronicled SA’s darkest hours
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OBITUARY | Witness to history: Gerald Shaw chronicled SA’s darkest hours

04 Jun

Hantavirus on Day 1, Ebola by week 3: NICD’s new boss Nazir Ismail’s baptism of fire
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Hantavirus on Day 1, Ebola by week 3: NICD’s new boss Nazir Ismail’s baptism of fire

04 Jun

Marvin Charles | Blue again: Is Liam Jacobs ready for hard, unglamourous work?
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Marvin Charles | Blue again: Is Liam Jacobs ready for hard, unglamourous work?

04 Jun

Jean Redpath | End of load shedding, not better policing, likely drove SA’s murder rate drop
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Jean Redpath | End of load shedding, not better policing, likely drove SA’s murder rate drop

04 Jun

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Small party, big moves: Rise Mzansi rises above its electoral weight
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Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Small party, big moves: Rise Mzansi rises above its electoral weight

04 Jun

OPINION | Fix Grade 1 to 3 maths or keep failing matric
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OPINION | Fix Grade 1 to 3 maths or keep failing matric

03 Jun

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