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FACT CHECK: The first US presidential debate
Accusations were traded over voter fraud, the economy and the coronavirus pandemic.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: What does it mean to be South African?
Perpetual uncomfortable reckoning awaits us and we will need to ask afresh what it means to be South African in this place of many stories, writes Judith February.
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Suspension of aid to Ethiopia is another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa
By suspending some aid, the US has reopened the debate on whether developing countries should depend on foreign aid to realise their economic goals.
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YONELA DIKO: The creeping disaster - how to prepare for country's droughts
Drought is a natural phenomenon. But there's a lot more we can do as government and people to mitigate against the effects of it, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Plans to ease load shedding are in place
We can draw encouragement, confidence and hope from the measures we are taking now to address our immediate electricity challenges, writes the president.
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ANALYSIS: Case law suggests SA must do more about disrupted schooling
The country's Constitution, as well as several court rulings, offer clear guidelines for how children's best interests should be managed and prioritised.
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ANALYSIS: Why the DA’s policy on racial inequality is out of sync with reality
The party resolved at a recent policy conference to oppose policy that uses race and gender as a criterion in a bid to set it apart from the governing African National Congress.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Sit down Adele, Alanis has a new album
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says that the new album from Alanis Morissette makes no sense in a time that makes no sense.
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ANALYSIS: What the tourism sector can learn from Cape Town’s drought
In the event of future droughts, the use of terms and alarmist messages that may scare away investors and tourists should be avoided.
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FACT CHECK: Lerato Kganyago’s claims about child trafficking in South Africa
Africa Check takes a look at two claims made by influential South African television presenter and DJ Lerato Kganyago about human trafficking in South Africa.
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ANALYSIS: Has the skin lightener industry learned from Black Lives Matter?
Cosmetics companies have agreed to remove racially offensive language from their skin products - but history, in Kenya and South Africa, shows they've done the same before.
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YONELA DIKO: EC crisis: municipal management needs water efficiency KPIs
The idea that municipal management can sit back and watch their water infrastructure disintegrate without consequence can no longer be tolerated, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Women & the climate crisis must be prioritised at UN GA meeting
It is only through multilateralism that we can forge common strategies for the benefit of all, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Does today's ANC hold Sol Plaatje's leadership & values?
We have almost become inured to the ANC-led government’s abuse of power, writes Judith February.
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YONELA DIKO: Urbanisation of poverty & lasting solutions to land invasion
No wealth is worth excluding millions of citizens from their natural right to land, writes Yonela Diko.
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READ: President Ramaphosa's full speech on easing of lockdown to alert level 1
On Wednesday evening President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision to further downgrade the COVID-19 lockdown to alert level 1 following weeks of steady decrease in the number of transmissions.
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ANALYSIS: Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa
Several African governments are hosting foreign military bases, despite the African Union Peace and Security Council’s concerns.
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ANALYSIS: Black Lives Matter but slavery isn’t our only narrative
Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by a linear narrative that is dominated by American voices.
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MBALI NTULI: The politicisation of Democratic Alliance disciplinary processes
In a leaked internal memo, DA leadership hopeful Mbali Ntuli makes scathing allegations against the party's current leadership.
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ANALYSIS: How false advertising misleads consumers in SA
Claims that a product can boost testosterone levels imply that this will lead to a gain in muscle and strength.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Why we need more journalists - not fewer
We owe a debt of gratitude to South Africa’s hardworking and tenacious journalists, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
