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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: Opposition to the ANC has Ace up their sleeve
The ANC SG seems to have positioned himself as the opponent of Cyril Ramaphosa’s renewal message. And that's the biggest trump for opposition parties.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Caster, show us your boobs - inside the IAAF ruling
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says any member of the public who has paid attention to the last few thousand years of history and the policing of the black body will pick up on the more subliminal messages of this outcome.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: It’s all up for grabs in Elections 2019
For all the confusing, contradictory polling out there, a week is a long time in politics, says Judith February.
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SAM MKOKELI: Mayday for Cosatu, Ramaphosa and Mboweni?
Sam Mkokeli says Cosatu leaders seem to believe their problem is with Tito Mboweni alone and not at all with the man who appointed him to the finance portfolio.
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Why people in Vietnam use rhino horn
Considerable efforts have been devoted to reducing the demand for rhino horn in Vietnam. In 2015, the Government of Vietnam increased sanctions on the illegal trade and use of rhino horns.
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MIA LINDEQUE: When will Afrikaners cut ties with Steve Hofmeyr?
As an artist, Steve Hofmeyr has a huge platform that he uses to not only spew his own hatred, but to mobilise other Afrikaners around a political standpoint. Mia Lindeque says this is unacceptable.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: It's wrong to say voting changes nothing in SA
Whatever you wish to say about South Africa and how much it has disappointed you, please resist the temptation to say nothing has changed, says Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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ANALYSIS: Air Zim: If it's not safe for the president, it’s not safe for anyone
Oliver Matthews says it hasn't escaped the attention of locals that President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself doesn't fly Air Zimbabwe.
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ANALYSIS: Global inequality 25% higher than it would be in climate-stable world
Never mind the future – rich countries have already benefited from climate change, while poor countries have suffered dramatic economic losses.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: On Freedom Day, whose democracy is it anyway?
Busani Ngcaweni asks if the country is on the right path to achieve the ideals of building a prosperous and democratic society.
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[ANALYSIS] Freedom Day in SA – a reminder of unfinished business
As South Africa marks 25 years of freedom, many citizens have to contend with the harsh reality that they can't eat democracy.
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STUDY: Privilege and entitlement and cognitive functioning in white S Africans
A new study assesses the cognitive function and its association with privilege, entitlement and fragility (just for good measure) in a qualitative sample of white South Africans of all ages.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The triple challenge of Freedom Day this year
As South Africans celebrate 25 years of freedom, Judith February says we are jaded, we trust our leaders far less than we did in those halcyon days, and at times, we seem rudderless.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The political chess game: To pardon a king or not?
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says it should be concerning to anyone who values our democracy that the president can use his position to decide who gets released from prison and when.
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SAM MKOKELI: Behind the ANC's smokescreen ahead of elections
The ANC integrity commission's report into those on the party list who may be unfit for duty as MPs may be of no use in real terms, writes Sam Mkokeli.
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OPINION: Semenya v IAAF: Implications for women’s participation in sport
Arbitration case between athlete Caster Semenya and the IAAF centres on eligibility to compete based on testosterone – but there are other factors in play.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Why Tiger Woods must acknowledge his blackness
When someone steps out of their blackness when it matters most, they might as well be white, even if they're Tiger Woods, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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OPINION: How portrayal of protest in SA denigrates poor people
Protests in the townships and shack settlements where most poor people live in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Cape Town are in the news.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Implementing anti-corruption plans is better than promises
While all our political parties have intentions to end corruption, it's the implementation that's lacking, writes Judith February.
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OPINION: Rekindling hope is the missing elixir needed to fix SA’s economy
As Keynes explained, in his magisterial analysis of the drivers of private investment, written in the depths of the 1930s great depression.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Avoiding protests? Be prepared for criminality
Far too many people fear any condemnation of public violence and calling for law enforcement could be perceived as hankering for apartheid-style “skop, skiet en donder” mentality, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moyo.
