Opinion
JUDITH FEBRUARY: No matter who governs, SA’s future political landscape is messy
Quite what the future political landscape will look like after the local government elections is unclear, writes Judith February.
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FACT CHECK: Why the EFF is wrong to compare vaccines
After South Africa suspended the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Economic Freedom Fighters urged “better” jab options. But as Africa Check explains, there really is no need to compare.
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ANALYSIS: US support of IP waiver is major, but no guarantee of vaccine equity
Much remains to be resolved before the waiver is translated into increased vaccine supply.
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MCEBO DLAMINI: Demystifying the myth that blacks are lazy and do not think
We exist within a structure that makes it difficult and sometimes almost impossible for black people to progress, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
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YONELA DIKO: Are these the architects of the new ANC Youth League?
The ANC Youth League task team has a mammoth job ahead of it - to ensure it is different from the last league, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Waiving intellectual rights for COVID is a human rights issue
If we are truly committed to human rights and the values of equality and non-discrimination, vaccines should be viewed as a global public good, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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DAVID MAIMELA: State capture and its discontents: What lies ahead for SA?
The concepts of corruption, state capture and contestation for state power are sometimes used interchangeably and thus obfuscate the debate rather than illuminate it, writes David Maimela.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Traversing the trivialities of life through tennis
Just like in tennis, we have to approach ourselves the same way players approach the game, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: After UCT library fire, we must again look at SA’s painful past
The burning of a library and the emotion it evokes also speaks to what makes a society what it is, what matters most to us and how we value knowledge as part of the society we want to build. What is it that should inform our common life, asks Judith February.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: Defending media freedom in SA is a continuous battle
Despite the fact that the media’s rights are enshrined in our Constitution, we have learnt in the 27-year journey of our democracy that even when guaranteed, freedom still needs defenders, says Sanef’s Mahlatse Mahlase.
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THEMBI SIWEYA: South Africa’s story is not only one of doom and gloom
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya writes that as government learns from its mistakes, it's been looking at how best to ensure that the constitutional requirements of a representative and participatory democracy are implemented better and more firmly.
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DAVID MAIMELA: Bafana Bafana, a classic case of trickery & hypnotism
The main activity of Safa since the days of champion coach Clive Barker has been the hiring and firing of coaches, not the winning of tournaments, writes David Maimela.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We must jealously safeguard our country’s media freedom
In his weekly newsleter, President Ramaphosa looked at the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, which has described the state of media freedom in South Africa as ‘guaranteed but fragile’.
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MPHO LAKAJE: What kind of nation allows its roots to rot?
Mpho Lakaje looks at why the houses of some of our freedom fighters have been abandoned. Do we not care about preserving our history?
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MATUBA MAHLATJIE: I am the older queer man I wanted to see as a child
Matuba Mahlatjie says he cannot believe it's only now in 2021 that he is reflecting on the past trauma of having nowhere to belong.
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RAMAPHOSA: Tackling climate change a national priority for SA
Even as we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling climate change is a national priority for South Africa., says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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ANALYSIS: As SA to appoint new chief justice, the stakes have never been so high
The judicial process in South Africa is hugely contested. This places an exaggerated burden on the courts to act with maximum independence and impartiality.
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OPINION: The trial of George Floyd: There are no broken justice systems
Justice is not conviction. Corrective action is the afterthought of justice. Justice is and should be first and foremost, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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SPOTCHECK: JHB's mayor shares debunked and flawed SA rape statistics
Africa Check takes a closer look at the claim by the City of Johannesburg’s mayor, Geoff Makhubo, who tweeted in early April that South Africa has been confirmed to be the rape capital in the world.
