Academics urge Pando to launch inquiry into sex offences against staff, students
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[ANALYSIS] Kenya’s security forces did better this time. But there're still gaps
Kenya needs to disseminate and implement intelligence so that it can effectively prevent and counter future terror attempts.
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[OPINION] Books paint contrasting pictures of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
UWC political scientist Keith Gottschalk says writings on Winnie Mandela almost all fall into one of two categories – either hagiography or demonology.
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[OPINION] Zimbabwe’s just about reached the point of no return
Oliver Matthews says the recent events in Zimbabwe are not what Emmerson Mnangagwa promised when he took over after those jubilant scenes in 2017.
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[OPINION] Why al-Shabaab targets Kenya, and what can be done to stop attacks
The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner and Julius Maina spoke to Brendon Cannon and Martin Plaut following a deadly attack in Kenya.
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[OPINION] The silly season ahead of the 2019 elections
Judith February says the festive season is well and truly over but another silly season is upon us - election season.
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[OPINION] Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism
Foreign press took away the dignity of victims killed in the Nairobi terror attacks by publishing their pictures, argues academic George Ogola.
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[OPINION] Facebook’s ten-year challenge: What’s in a meme?
Haji Mohamed Dawjee ponders what is really behind the #tenyearchallenge.
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[OPINION] Steps Mnangagwa should take instead of fiddling with petrol price
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to double the price of petrol shows very poor judgement and bad leadership.
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[OPINION] What going to the World Cup means for women’s football in SA
Captain Janine van Wyk says Banyana Banyana's World Cup qualification is evidence that dreams can come true for aspiring young women in football.
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[OPINION] Cheat sheet for VCs running universities in turbulent times
Jonathan Jansen says that his long tenure in higher education has taught him that there’s additional knowledge that’s useful for a university leader to have, particularly in these turbulent times facing higher education.
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[EXPLAINER] What next for Brexit? Three main scenarios
Here are the three main scenarios facing Britain while the clock ticks down to 29 March 2019, the day it is scheduled to depart the EU after 46 years.
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[EXPLAINER] What happens if May loses vote on her Brexit deal?
May has warned that rejecting her deal opens up the possibility of Brexit being stopped, or that Britain leaves disruptively without a deal. She has promised to respond quickly to any defeat.
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[OPINION] The ANC must offer more than promises to win over South Africans
The African National Congress faces two big challenges: fewer South Africans trust it, while its electoral support has been waning.
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[ANALYSIS] A referendum on land reform in South Africa? Brexit suggests not
Referenda have their place in democracy, but can also be misused.
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[OPINION] The bitter pill we don't need to swallow in 2019
Lisa Joshua Sonn says that as South Africans continue to struggle for real freedom, we all need to lead by the example of listening to hear.
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[OPINION] Ramaphosa’s desperation to woo Zuma’s KZN supporters will cost him
Mahlatse Mahlase says Cyril Ramaphosa and his team have spent an inordinate amount of time appeasing Jacob Zuma and his supporters and begging them to come to the party ahead of the president's January 8 statement.
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[OPINION] 'Twas the season for slut-shaming
Haji Mohamed Dawjee tells the story of how on the second of Christmas, she was called a whore in a T-shirt.
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[OPINION] Is there new hope for Cosmo City?
DA councillor Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku responds to the view of Advocate Mahlodi Sam Muofhe who says the sanitation situation in Cosmo City is dire.
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[OPINION] 2019 will be the year of more state control
John Lloyd says the predictions of democratic failure in the face of authoritarian power will come true only if the public allows it.
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[OPINION] What DRC’s election means for emerging democratic culture in Africa
The recent poll in the DRC was messy. Nevertheless, it showed that significant change is underway in the country.
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[ANALYSIS] The ANC: the story of a liberation movement that’s lost its lustre
The ANC, alienated from intellectuals and the middle class and having lost most of its talented youth leadership, is clearly on a downward path.
