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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Permanent Eskom CEO will be appointed 'soon'
In his weekly message to the country, President Ramaphosa says it's understandable that South Africans are frustrated and angry following the latest round of load shedding.
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ANALYSIS: A turbulent transition: The DA faces a rocky future
Because it's a blend of political influences, the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the Democratic Alliance.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture. What women say
While there is an unfortunate need for men to speak out about rape culture in South Africa, it's what women say that really matters, writes Charles Webster.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: To live in South Africa, we have to ‘see and unsee’
As inequality deepens in South Africa, it is becoming increasingly hard to ‘unsee’ the faceless ones, writes Judith February.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture and the ‘ownership’ of women
We have aeons of deeply ingrained ideas of ownership of women to break free from, writes Charles Webster.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: The double-edged sword of Kanya Cekeshe's case
The Fees Must Fall activist is at once an example of our hollow democracy and how successful violence as a language of persuading the state has become, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture 'prison' and the importance of consent
The rape culture in South Africa is like a prison for women, where they are the inmate who faces the very real threat of both physical and sexual violence all day, every day, from stronger and more powerful inmates, writes Charles Webster.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We must make it easier to do business in South Africa
President Ramaphosa says if we are to create jobs and reduce poverty, we need to grow our economy at a much faster pace. For that, we need much more investment, from both local and international business.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture roulette, every woman’s daily game
Over the course of their lives, South African women wake up to the knowledge that they have a chance of being one of the four out of every 10 women who will be raped – and today might be the day, writes Charles Webster.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Pressure on Mboweni to shape economic message for SA
South Africa talks far too much and does far too little. The time for endless discussion on economic policy must surely be over, writes Judith February.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: After World Mental Health Day, a Valkenberg story
As someone who lives with a mental illness, the history of syndromes, treatments, people and doctors at a place such as Valkenberg psychiatric hospital has always fascinated Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Helen Zille exaggerates the DA’s importance
A vibrant and vigilant civil society, not political parties, is the greatest asset to democracy, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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ANALYSIS: World Cup reminds South Africans that sport is still divided
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: South Africa’s future lies in Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa says the time is right for a new era of intra-African trade, where African countries no longer look abroad for the products and services they need, but to other countries on this continent.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The pervasive anxiety of cats
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says recent research on the socio-cognitive abilities of cats has provided her with some comfort.
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NKOSIKHONA DUMA: It is okay for students to sleep
The idea of young people denying themselves sleep so that they appear to be hardworking needs to be challenged, writes Nkosikhona Duma.
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JERRY MATEBESI: Former President Mugabe was 90% correct and 10% wrong
The legacy of former Zimbabwe President Mugabe remains a contested terrain and ought to be understood within the context of colonialism and neo-colonialism, writes Jerry Matebesi.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: In praise of art turning things upside down
Art and discourse must reflect the maturity, immaturity, struggles, contradictions and discomfort of our young society., writes Judith February.
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Old Mutual takes out bizarre full-page advertisement in Business Day
Advertising expert Andy Rice slams it. The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield’s response to the advert? “Hahahahahahahaha!”
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: We can’t airbrush Zuma’s failures from history
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says all those trying to cast former President Jacob Zuma as a hero should just stop.
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Woolies CEO earns R191m despite R11bn of write-downs and R32bn of market losses
It’s good to be a CEO in South Africa – whether you screw up or not, says a disgusted Anthony Clark (Small Talk Daily).
