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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The DA is stuck in no man’s land
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says the DA’s game of consolidating around being opposed to the ANC is doomed to failure simply because there are just too many ways and good reasons to be opposed to the ANC.
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DANIEL GALLAN: Andile Phehlukwayo - the Proteas keystone
Daniel Gallan says that Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the most important players of any side at this year’s World Cup and if he fires, South Africa could well win the tournament.
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ANALYSIS: The 7 things new leaders need to do to fix South Africa
Those in charge in South Africa following the recent election should focus on improving governance and weeding out corruption.
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JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH: British control of Chagos Archipelago can't continue
Jean-Jacques Cornish says Britain's behaviour in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago does not wash today.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Belinda Bozzoli, let music free your colonial mind
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says MP Belinda Bozzoli seems to have a gap in her understanding of why and how the ‘self’ and the world changes when the oppressed sing together.
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ANALYSIS: Ramaphosa’s Cabinet: who & what’s needed to end SA’s malaise
President Cyril Ramaphosa has to ensure that reform of critical institutions is placed first. Everything else will be compromised if this fails.
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ANALYSIS: Data fails to capture complexity of SA’s unemployment crisis
South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
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JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH: The generational battle in African politics
Jean-Jacques Cornish says age has been a determining factor in a number of recent African political contests.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Obstinate Gumede is hindering the ANC's renewal efforts
If the eThekwini mayor has the best interests of the “glorious movement” at heart, she can do no better than take a holiday, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Game of Thrones and a philosophical ruler
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says 'Game of Thrones' is a great story because it moves the audience to start seeing a real world that’s not too far-fetched from the one on screen.
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ANALYSIS: SA has a new presidential advisory unit. Will it improve policy?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has revived a presidential advisory unit shut down by his predecessor. He needs it if he is to use his power effectively to improve his government's policy coherence.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: What's needed for our new Parliament to be effective
Things have decidedly slipped since the first democratic Parliament which featured the ‘Great and the Good’ of the ANC and which worked hard to repeal 789 pieces of race-based legislation, says Judith February.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: What is the South African agenda?
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says until South Africa gets a leader who can spell out and rally the nation around a common agenda, the country will remain stuck in its quagmire.
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ANALYSIS: Safeguarding women after disasters: some progress, but not enough
Women in disaster zones are frequently targeted by sexual predators who take advantage of their vulnerability.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The brutal lows & great highs of the SA elections
Judith February says President Ramaphosa will need to move pretty swiftly to neutralise the most egregious elements within his party.
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SAM MKOKELI: Ramaphosa's flanks are under attack
Sam Mkokeli says the sand is slowly shifting under the feet of the ANC and its survival is not guaranteed.
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EXPLAINER: The who, why & what of SA's minority Afrikaner party
The FF+'s constituency is overwhelmingly Afrikaner white Protestants. But it appears to have made inroads among coloured conservatives.
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OPINION: Ramaphosa saves the ANC’s bacon. But this could be its last chance
Some have argued that were the ANC to win 60% or more in this election, it would have given the party a blank cheque for further larceny.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: No election in the world is perfect
Judith February says that when things go wrong in an elections, it's crucial that an electoral commission act in a manner consistent with its own laws, rules and the Constitution.
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JJ CORNISH: Claims of electoral cheating make me laugh
Jean-Jacques Cornish say after covering and observing elections all over Africa, Europe and the United States, he has seen election fraud in action.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Voting means looking at the past & the future
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says one of the things we need to learn from the past is to avoid creating martyrs and heroes of those who do not rightfully deserve the attention and accolades.
