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    Extreme Pressures and Fetishisation: The K-pop Industry Can Be Toxic

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    The K-pop industry has been in the spotlight particularly over the past few months as more and more of its idols have been thrust...

    How to get rid of an incompetent ward councillor

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    Ward councillors are meant to act as a bridge between community members and government. But councils are often the first places where communities come...

    Don’t be intimidated; security guards don’t have any special policing rights

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    Security guards in South Africa are known for abusing their power but what a few people know is that security do not hold any...

    Wearing Or Not Wearing Makeup Should Be A Woman’s Prerogative

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    "You look so different without makeup", "I prefer women who don't wear makeup", "You look so tired without makeup", "You're a feminist, but you...

    Celebrating Easter in South Africa

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    Celebrating Easter in South AfricaThis weekend marks Easter for Christians who honour and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but a lot still seems...

    Frantz Fanon: father of decolonisation

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    Frantz Omar Fanon, the psychiatrist, revolutionary and father of decolonisation, would be 92 years old. Born on the French colony Martinique, the fifth of...

    Why Is Everybody So Afraid Of DD Mabuza?

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    On Monday evening, Cyril Ramaphosa announced the first cabinet reshuffle of his tenure as president of South Africa. While there were many surprises and...

    Want To Enter Into A Muslim Marriage In SA? Here Are...

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    Arising out of the discussions at a recent workshop organised by the Muslim Personal Law (MPL) Network, it was clear that Muslims in South...

    Living With Gigantomastia When Private And Public Hospitals Will Not Help

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    Cami Neelse suffers from the rare illness known as gigantomastia. This is a rare condition which is characterised by excessive breast growth. It may...

    The Colonial History Of Tea

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    In most households around the world, tea is a staple part of people's diet. It is the first thing you drink when you wake...

    Nelson Mandela and Women

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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is etched into history as an icon and is lauded all over the world for his work in the struggle against...

    Understanding Load Shedding

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    UDPATE (16 October 2019): On Monday, Eskom announced that it would implement Stage 2 load shedding due to a "shortage of capacity." https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA/status/1184349226765041664  In an interview...

    Why You’re Paying So Much For Books In South Africa

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    Walk into any bookstore and expect to pay anything from R150 to R1500 for book. But why are books so expensive, or are they...

    Johan Pienaar: AfriForum Has Captured Afrikaner Identity

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    Often described as a civil rights organisation, South African non-profit organisation (NPO) AfriForum describes its mission as "to ensure that the basic conditions for...

    Is Black Friday worth it? Pros and cons

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    It’s Black Friday this November 26 and you know the deal. It means massive discounts on pretty much everything from groceries and clothes to...

    Winnie Mandela: The Woman Who Fought For Our Freedom

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    The nation mourns the death of the prolific revolutionary and struggle icon Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela, who died on Monday, 2 April at the age...

    The Gillette Advert Is Cool, But…

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    Gillette's new advertisement has everyone touched in some way: some think it's revolutionary in the face of the #MeToo movement and the fragile men...

    Charlotte Maxeke: Remembered in 5 quotes

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    The year 2021 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of liberation struggle heroine and human rights campaigner, Charlotte Maxeke. Mam' Charlotte Maxeke was...

    5 Things You Never Knew About Black Revolutionary Robert Sobukwe

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    Forty years ago on this day, February 27, Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe passed away. Sobukwe was a prominent South African political dissident who founded the...

    What The Skinny Sbu Socks Saga Teaches Us About Small Business

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    A couple of weeks ago Sibusiso Ngwenya (Skinny Sbu) shared on his social media platform that he had been struggling with depression and that...