Land expropriation report adopted, now what?
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[OPINION] Moral courage and decency irrelevant as SA's finance minister resigns
David Everatt says Nhlanhla Nene acknowledged his own mistakes, sought forgiveness and asked to be relieved of the trappings of office for which so many continue to drool and slobber.
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[OPINION] The Finance Minister merry-go-round
Judith February says it’s been another rough and tumble week in South African politics.
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[SATIRE] Nene, this is why you dropped out of my Lies 101 course
A pathological lies expert, professor and analyst has some strong words for a former student.
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[OPINION] World Mental Health Day and a can of worms walk into Twitter
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says World Mental Health Day is a wretched day painted in a colour that’s supposed to convey a more precious message.
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[ANALYSIS] SA’s stimulus package shows power is finely balanced in the ANC
Cyril Ramaphosa's stimulus package is more interesting for what it says about the politics of economic decision making than for its likely impact on the economy.
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[ANALYSIS] Nobel Peace Prize awarded for campaigns against sexual violence
This year's prize recognises that violence against women has become a weapon of war.
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[OPINION] Social media is making it harder to protect the identities of suspects
Social media presents new challenges in sensitive cases but media houses must stick to the law.
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[OPINION] SA's electoral system is weak on accountability
Judith February says if South Africa is to further the consolidation of its young democracy, ensuring greater accountability between the electorate and political parties is key.
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[OPINION] SA law needs a zero-tolerance approach to racist utterances
Calls to impose harsh prison sentences for verbal crimen injuria are often premised on the need to deter such behaviour.
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[ANALYSIS] Crime in SA may be dropping, yet fear is rising
Data from victim and crime perception surveys help make sense of South Africa's crime statistics.
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[ANALYSIS] Why do people work? Respect trumps money in SA case study
While pay and profit are not irrelevant in employees’ work decisions, there are other motivators.
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[OPINION] Trauma - you are not what happened to you
Lisa Joshua Sonn says until you work on healing and being in recovery from trauma, it will not leave your thoughts, your actions and reactions in the world.
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[ANALYSIS] Here’s why we should take fungal infections more seriously
Fungal diseases can be life-threatening for people living with HIV, cancer patients and those admitted to hospital.
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[OPINION] The disgraceful duo of Dlamini and Gigaba
Judith February says that everything touched by Ministers Bathabile Dlamini and Malusi Gigaba seems to turn to unethical ruin.
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[ANALYSIS] Time’s Up in 2018 – or is it?
Is the clock still ticking on Time’s Up and the entertainment industry in 2018? A year into #MeToo, what’s changed and has anything been solved?
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[OPINION] The ANC can no longer count on union ally to win elections
Electoral support by trade union federation Cosatu has been a huge asset for South Africa's governing ANC.
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[ANALYSIS] Land reform debate: what’s missing according to SA farmers
Some South African landowners feel like the current debate portrays them as being opposed to reform rather than cooperative.
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[OPINION] An imperfect U.N. is still the world’s best hope
The greatest single achievement of the UN has probably been to preserve and build that spirit of international cooperation as something positive and worth refining, even if it often fails in practice.
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[ANALYSIS] What it will take to complete Cape Town’s unfinished freeways?
Various attempts have been made to complete Cape Town's Foreshore Freeway scheme. A new approach is needed.
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[ANALYSIS] Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa
Informal trade between African countries is greatly underestimated. A study of patterns across Benin's borders helps fill the knowledge gap.
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[OPINION] SA frees cannabis from colonial and apartheid past
The recent Constitutional Court ruling may well undo decades of often racist cannabis law enforcement.
