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    7 non-fiction book releases to add to your TBR

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    As the year draws to a close, readers can usually expect the release of some really great non-fiction books. That’s definitely the situation with...

    Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s The Enemy Within: An Extract

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    Mpumelelo Mkhabela's The Enemy Within: How the ANC lost the battle against corruption looks at the ruling African National Congress. Mkhabela who is a...

    Language matters 

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    There has been a resurgence of xenophobic rhetoric over the past few weeks in South Africa. That of course seems to imply that xenophobic...

    What happens if the basic income grant isn’t implemented correctly 

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    At this moment, the basic income grant (BIG) is a matter of when and how and not if. There has been opposition to the...

    The Blinded City is a tribute to the people of the...

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    If you’re interested in the politics of the Johannesburg inner-city, then Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon’s book is a must-read. The Blinded City is a narrative style...

    How the Basic Income Grant has worked in other countries

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    Since 2020, the Basic Income Grant (BIG)/ Universal Basic Income (UBI)has been a huge point of discussion. From civil society to government to policymakers,...

    South Africa has been warned that it faces an ‘Arab Spring’:...

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    Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it...

    The GBVF Fund annual report is out 

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    In February 2021, the president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the launch of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund 1. Now the annual report...

    In Conversation about civic education with Civics Academy 

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    Civic education and participation is an important part of any democracy. Oftentimes though it is not given the importance it deserves compared to other...

    #TDVFridayRecommends: What Love Island Says About Desirability

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    The time of year where everyone buckles down to watch Love Island UK has arrived. This year’s season debut episode got more than 2.4...

    Opinion: South Africans have outsourced their political responsibility

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    The recent revelations about the current and sitting President, Cyril Ramaphosa illustrate that the is no good or bad African National Congress (ANC), the party...

    Interview with Captain Ben ‘Bliksem’ Booysen

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    In 2016, after a string of police botches, Captain Ben Bliksem Booysen took on the Krugersdorp Killers' case. On the Devil's Trail: How I...

    Extract: Clare: The killing of a gentle activist

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    Clare: The killing of a gentle activist by Christopher Clark is the story of Clare Stewart. Clare Stewart was a much-loved ANC activist and...

    Haji Mohamed Dawjee’s latest book is a “lost-and-found bin” of the...

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    “In conclusion, and after careful but obvious observation, you should know that tennis is the only sport in which, above all else, you have...

    Beyond Fear is “Ebie” Ebrahim’s story of bravery and courage 

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    In the past two years or so of the pandemic, there seems to have been a resurgence of memoirs and memoir writing. It's likely...

    A soulful reflection of the past at #KBF22

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    In Mandla Langa’s The Lost Language of the Soul, the author weaves a powerful story. It is a story about a search but it...

    Read an extract from “Now You Know How Mapetla Died”

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    In 1976 Mapetla Mohapi was the first Black Consciousness leader to be killed in detention. His comrade, Steve Biko, tried to get justice for...

    Let’s get to work. Now is the time for democratic renewal...

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    This is a paper written by Shaeera Kalla and Shafee Verachia. It was presented at the Defend Our Democracy Campaign’s Launch of the Conference...

    Fees Must Fall and the hunger to be Human in our...

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    CHASING FREEDOM is a new book covering diverse histories of student movements in post-apartheid South Africa. The book takes note of the historical moment...

    South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years...

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    Twenty seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble...