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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Places of memory and a post-COVID reckoning
With the news that the future of the District Six Museum is in peril, Judith February says that within our deeply divided and scarred society, it’s imperative to ask what matters to us.
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OPINION: Brexit brinkmanship revives risk of worst outcome
Less than 11 months after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the European Union, his government may be preparing to undermine aspects of the deal.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We need national effort to rebuild SA economy
In a statement issued on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa stated: “Now is the time to act quickly and boldly to place South Africa on a rapid growth trajectory.”
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ANALYSIS: Who would win and lose if SA held all elections on the same day?
The bigger parties which contest elections at all three levels would benefit the most - but voters might split their votes.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Silence please - The US Open in times of corona
Our new normal is very, very weird, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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ANTHEA FREDERICKS: My emotional journey to love my hair
Learning to love her natural hair has been a process for Anthea Fredericks. But now, she wouldn't have it any other way.
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NKOSIKHONA DUMA: Unequal universities are a microcosm of SA's society
While unemployment among graduates continues to grow, it's the less privileged students who suffer, writes Nkosikhona Duma.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: 3 new GBV Bills seek to restore survivors' trust in justice
Three key Bills relating to gender-based violence have been introduced in Parliament that honours the promise made to protesters and women, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Did machete imports to Rwanda prove the genocide against the Tutsi was planned?
Félicien Kabuga trial brings to the fore the argument that the Rwandan genocide was planned against the Tutsi community.
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ANALYSIS: Are women leaders really doing better on COVID-19?
Female leaders are seen to have handled the crisis remarkably well. But does this anecdotal perception stand up to more systematic scrutiny?
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The breakdown of SA’s participatory democracy
Is it any wonder that there’s a cynicism when we hear of government’s trite promises to ‘fight corruption’, asks Judith February.
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ANALYSIS: Young black Americans not sold on Biden, the Democrats or voting
Many young black Americans may well sit things out in November, just as many of them did in 2016 when their behaviour swung that election to Donald Trump as much as anything else did.
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 survivors can suffer long-term heart conditions
New research showing evidence of heart complications in COVID-19 survivors raises concerns about the long-term impact of the pandemic.
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ANALYSIS: No, that’s not Duduzane Zuma’s Twitter account. Here’s why
A Twitter account impersonating former South African President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane Zuma, regularly dupes people into believing it’s the 36-year-old businessman’s official account.
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ANALYSIS: What if Trump refuses to accept defeat in November?
Five of the six contested presidential elections in US history were resolved and the country moved on - one ended in civil war. What will happen if the upcoming election is contested?
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FACT CHECK: Zweli Mkhize’s claims on SA’s ‘relationship with alcohol’
Africa Check looks at the claims by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize that although only 31% of the population drinks alcohol, South Africans drink more per person than anywhere in Africa. He also claimed that they are among the top drinkers in the world.
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ANALYSIS: Towards Wakanda: Chadwick Boseman’s passing & Afrofuturism's power
The 2018 movie Black Panther - starring the late Chadwick Boseman - has the extraordinary power to address racist stereotypes about Africa and Africans.
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RAMAPHOSA: Civil service should be for best and brightest to serve SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that to build a more capable state, government has to seriously and urgently address the shortcomings in the organisation and the capacity of the public service.
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ANALYSIS: How corruption is deeply rooted in SA's past & why that matters
Given this history, it is not surprising that corruption was a constant feature of the apartheid period, writes Steven Friedman.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: Until Ramaphosa acts, ANC's anti-corruption moves are cosmetic
The reason the ANC is unable to tackle corruption within its ranks is because the nobility of joining the party to lead and serve society has long disappeared, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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ANALYSIS: Coronavirus reinfection – what it means, and why you shouldn’t panic
How should we receive the news on reinfection of recovered individuals?
