Motorist arrested for fatal hit-and-run incident involving JMPD officer
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ANALYSIS: Disconnect between business & state contributed to Marikana massacre
A lesson from the 2012 massacre of mineworkers is the need for government to retain its role as primary governance agent, enforcing clear rules and ensuring the provision of public goods and services.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Not all journalism is memoir
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says story telling does not come cheap, and neither does journalism.
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ADRIAN EPHRAIM: The strength in being Mokgadi Caster Semenya
Being Caster Semenya means being a global athletics star, an activist, and a catalyst for social change. History will prove that she's perfectly equipped to be all those things and more, writes Adrian Ephraim.
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Setting the record straight on the EFF case - a letter from Sanef chair
"Some of the commentary expressed on the case between ourselves, five journalists and the Economic Freedom Fighters has misinterpreted our case."
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EXTRACT: I am not Zephany, call me Miché
This is an extract of the story of Miché Solomon, who was kidnapped when she was a baby named Zephany Nurse. She only found out the real circumstances of her birth 17 years later following a bizarre sequence of events.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Asking Ramaphosa to leave over his funders is naive
Political parties and figures have been funded by business from time immemorial, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Are we being sold healthcare utopia for the poor?
This state has shown itself to be entirely incapable of running anything. Who will run an NHI fund serving the entire country, asks Judith February.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Motorcycles and the wheels of justice
Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks at an example of how the justice system fails citizens and loved ones when the wheels turn too slowly and when the punishment does not fit the crime.
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SELLO LEDIGA: A tale of two ANCs
If you hadn’t realised it by now, civil war has broken out in the ruling African National Congress, writes Sello Lediga.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: SABC enforcers must hang their heads in shame
Shouldn’t we be holding Parliament, the ANC and many others responsible for the madness which occurred at the public broadcaster, asks Mahlatse Mahlase.
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MIA LINDEQUE: Why does she have to fight her battles silently?
Fighters come in different forms - the survivor, the warrior, the dragon lady, the academic, and so many others, writes Mia Lindeque.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The SABC and what it tells us about the state
The report into wrongdoing at the public broadcaster is an example of the state increasingly unable to meet its obligations because of how it allows individuals to run institutions as though they were their private fiefdoms, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Remembering Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela in August
"She who defies all forms of chauvinism. She refuses to be defined by anything other than her worth, her humanity, character and intellect."
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FACT CHECK: The danger of owning a firearm in SA
Africa Check looks at the claim by a South African charity that you are “four times more likely to have your gun used against you” than be able to use it against your attacker.
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ANALYSIS: Captive lion breeding in SA: the case for a total ban
South Africa has the biggest captive big cat industry in the world and it is largely unregulated.
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ANALYSIS: South Africa at 25, what does the future hold?
Busani Ngcaweni, Lawrence Matemba, Khwezi Mabasa and Dawn Nagar unpack last week's 25-years of democracy conference.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa has tricky waters to navigate
We do not have the luxury of political factionalism, infighting and populist distraction in South Africa, writes Judith February.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Tshwane authorities are aiding, abetting anarchy
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says a government that will not actively enforce the laws of its own state actively encourages anarchy.
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FACT CHECK: Do 1 in 4 South African employees have depression?
Africa Check takes a closer look at the statistic published by a number of news outlets that one in four workers have been diagnosed with depression, usually attributing it to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group.
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ANALYSIS: Mediterranean migration: why it’s time to put EU leaders on trial
The International Criminal Court may be the only institution capable of breaking the current legal impasse by threatening to bring Europe’s leaders to criminal account.
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ANALYSIS: The internet is rotting – let’s embrace it
Every year, some thousands of sites – including ones with unique information – go offline.
