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OPINION: Response to Stephen Grootes: 5 ways to miseducate the public
Kgotso Maja unpacks why he believes that a recent opinion by Stephen Grootes miseducates the public.
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BONGA MAKHANYA: Why Tito Mboweni's austerity is bad for growth
Countries should actually be spending their way out of a crisis and not tightening belts, writes Bonga Makhanya.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa can’t avoid difficult decisions about Mkhize
The media will continue to ask tough questions about Zweli Mkhize’s role in a dodgy R150 million tender, and President Ramaphosa would do well to act decisively on the matter, writes Judith February.
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DAVID MAIMELA: The Zondo inquiry and why SA must formalise lobbying activity
Under normal circumstances, lobbying activity is perfectly legitimate. But in a climate where state capture is the buzz word, the activity gets criminalised. That is where South Africa is today, writes David Maimela.
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RAMAPHOSA: It is up to us to make vision contained in our Constitution a reality
In the month that we celebrate the 25th anniversary of South Africa's Constitution, South Africans share a common responsibility, as both the state and citizens, to respect, protect, promote and fulfill the Bill of Rights, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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ANALYSIS: Tobacco control: Why SA must do more to help people quit smoking
South Africa's approach to smoking doesn't adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
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ANALYSIS: Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?
A new study finds that women are just as likely as men to assume something's wrong with a woman who decides she wants to sleep with a handful of partners.
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ANALYSIS: How SA is tracking adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
Each province and district in South Africa has allocated persons responsible for investigating adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.
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PALESA MANALENG: The importance of organisations like Queerwell for children
The LGBTQI+ community are one of the worst affected when it comes to mental health. Here, Palesa Manaleng writes about the struggles she faced without the support of such an important organisation.
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ANALYSIS: What genetic analysis reveals about the ancestry of SA’s Afrikaners
Given the central role that ethnicity played and still plays in South African politics, it is good to have an unbiased estimate of Afrikaners' genetic history.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: This Africa Day, we must pay attention to our shortcomings
While we celebrate the progress we have made towards building a peaceful and prosperous continent, events in faraway North Africa show that we still have a long way to go, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Inside the arms deal and the insidious creep of state capture
Commissions of inquiry cannot be an ex post facto substitute for effective strong democratic institutions, writes Judith February.
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MCEBO DLAMINI: On the indignity of black labour
The kinds of jobs black people have to do shows the dearth of dignity for them in South Africa, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
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LUCAS LEDWABA: Does SA need a special court to settle royal disputes?
Reports of pending litigation over Balobedu nation’s leadership further raises the question whether traditional leadership disputes need to be heard by a special court, writes Lucas Ledwaba
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Dear young mind, this is your mental health speaking
This Mental Health Action Day, Haji Mohamed Dawjee asks everyone to listen to what their minds are telling them and discover the language they lack to explain it.
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ANALYSIS: Here's why some fully vaccinated people will still get infected
Reports of fully vaccinated people getting infected with coronavirus shouldn't cause alarm.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Is polyandry patriarchy’s worst nightmare?
The debate on polyandry in South Africa needs to exit the bedroom, writes Busani Ngcaweni.
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ANALYSIS: Many questions as conflict deepens between Israelis and Palestinians
Are we witnessing the early stages of a third intifada, in which casualties mount on both sides until the participants exhaust themselves?
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ANALYSIS: This is why South Africa must ban sugary drinks sales in schools
A ban on sugary drinks sale and advertisements in schools is likely to hold more promise in improving the diets of children and help prevent obesity in children than voluntary actions.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We stand with the Palestinian people
In his weekly newsletter, President Ramaphosa said South Africa was committed to being part of international efforts aimed at reviving a political process that will lead to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state existing side-by-side in peace with Israel.
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SEABELA MAILA: The Modjadji lineage & the fetish for a romantic precolonial past
Let us learn to approach traditional governing systems with the required respect and sensitivity, writes Seabela Maila.
