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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The toxic nature of our public discourse
Judith February says as we try to grapple with the myriad of challenges we face in South Africa, we need to also restrain ourselves from the immediacy of the 'quick fix'.
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OPINION: Sharpeville struggle continues to haunt South Africa
ANC member Omry Makgoale says that the heroes of Sharpeville fought to have the right to elect their own MPs but that they died in vain as black people still do not have the right to directly elect MPs.
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EXPLAINER: Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights
Botswana’s High Court is considering a challenge to the provisions of the penal code criminalising consensual same-sex relations in the country.
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ANALYSIS: Momo hoax prompts parents to help children deal with scary media
While some experts suggest anxious adults are driving fear through their uncritical social media sharing, police and school alerts have emphasised the importance of parents being aware of the impact that technology has on children.
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'Babies are dying'. When will Mnangagwa act on Zimbabwe's death trap hospitals?
Oliver Matthews asks if a weeping doctor will finally make President Emmerson Mnangagwa see the massive problems facing Zimbabwe's healthcare system.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The newness of getting away from the news
Haji Mohamed Dawjee reflects on what happened when she was forced to get away from it all.
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ANALYSIS: Local solutions can boost healthier food choices in South Africa
How should countries like South Africa go about making sure that people – particularly poor people (where the burden of non-communicable diseases is highest) – have access to healthy food?
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The ‘c’ word of elections - coalitions
Judith February says if coalition politics is needed, the ANC may well need to find uncomfortable bedfellows such as the EFF.
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OPINION: I once had Luke Perry hair
The passing of US actor Luke Perry of ''Beverly Hills, 90210 fame prompted Regan Thaw to take a trip down memory lane and revisit his sartorial choices and the 90's notion of masculinity.
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OPINION: The ugly side of the MDC revealed
Oliver Matthews says the shaming of Nelson Chamisa’s rape accuser shows that dirty politics in Zimbabwe is not confined to Zanu-PF.
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OPINION: On Karima Brown, the EFF and the fallacy of a 'just-world'
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says Karima Brown is yet another woman at the mercy of a toxically masculine society sick with the disease of victim blaming in a culture rife with rape.
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OPINION: What a failed Joburg project tells us about mega cities in Africa
Modderfontein has faded away from the public consciousness. The story of why it failed has never been adequately told in the media.
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OPINION: Consistency key for Pollard in important World Cup year
Philasande Sixaba says Bulls flyhalf Handre Pollard is showing the kind of form that can help the Springboks challenge for a third World Cup title in Japan later this later, but he needs to be consistent.
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OPINION: South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health
South Africa is violating its own Constitution, and international obligations when it comes to undocumented children.
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ANALYSIS: Women's football isn't new. So why is Banyana still undervalued?
It should be impossible to undervalue the worth of a successful Banyana in the South African context, writes Adrian Ephraim.
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OPINION: SA has officially entered election mode
Judith February says suddenly politicians are hugging gogos and babies and holding big rallies promising the world.
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OPINION: 5 things Mugabe may have got right
In the aftermath of the former Zimbabwe president's 95th birthday, Oliver Matthews wonders where there was anything Robert Mugabe actually got right?
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[OPINION] Why 'money' gospel followers aren’t simply credulous dupes
Christian commentators have called for urgent government intervention to protect poor people duped by the improbable promises made by what they termed as 'scam' churches and 'fake prophets'.
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[ANALYSIS] 2019 Oscars may be more remembered for the crises than the ceremony
Ratings for the awards show have been declining for some years, perhaps because people have grown tired of the overt political messaging.
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[OPINION] We need to talk about this
We need to talk more openly to our children about love, sex, intimacy, and most importantly, appropriate sexuality.
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[OPINION] Mboweni, we need to look beyond the numbers
Judith February says we need to see the nameless and faceless in our society who have been let down by this weak and corrupt state again and again.
