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    “Thigh gap jewellery” helps highlight unrealistic body trends

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    International body standards have always been unrealistic and quite ridiculous. On social  media, they start trends encouraging women to starve themselves in order to...

    Winnie Madikizela-Mandela “heartbroken” by country’s poverty

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    Winnie Madikizela-Mandela says the Nelson Mandela's dream is still only "half done". "For as long as there are poor children, like I'm seeing here, I'm...

    Marikana report: an analysis in 20 tweets

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    South African thought leader BRAD CIBANE offered up a Twitter analysis of the Marikana report on Thursday evening, breaking down the core underlying issues:...

    This is how champion teachers are helping learners return to school...

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    Tefo Gaebetse and Frederick Ocansey — Champion Teachers in the Yethu network in the Northern Cape have prevented not one but four learners from dropping...

    We think it’s time you met the #AmlaArmy

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    They dress in white. They wear floppy hats. And they also don fake fist-long beards. With a beer in hand, they scream "Hashim! Hashim! Hashim!...

    You really shouldn’t be posting pictures of your kids online

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    The excitement around the first day of school never grows old. The oversized backpacks and school uniforms on children will never lose its cute...

    Six standout moments from Zuma’s Q&A

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    It was never going to be a dull day in Parliament with President Zuma taking questions from the house. Six questions were agreed upon...

    Cancel Culture and moving forward

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    In the past ten years, many of our interactions have moved online. We have immediate and constant access to public figures. We can engage...

    #SowetoAttacks: five responses by the ANC

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    The African National Congress (ANC) has taken centre stage for its response to the recent attacks against foreign shopkeepers in Gauteng. As government grapples with...

    Twitter can’t even any more with this cabinet reshuffling

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    Twitter's meme game is strong right now. Maybe it's because the holidays are almost upon us, or maybe it's just the result of so...

    The kota gets the Debonairs treatment and South Africans are having...

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    For many South Africans, Debonairs turning the kota into a pizza is just one step too far. A kota, a derivation of the word quarter,...

    Zille: It’s deeper than just crapping on a journalist

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    Nothing that happens on Twitter will affect the outcome of South Africa’s 2014 elections, but that doesn’t mean that important stuff doesn’t happen there, writes SIMON WILLIAMSON.

    Labor Exploitation, Burnout, And Gender Discrimination In Gaming

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    Just a few weeks ago, a 16-year-old boy from the US made headlines worldwide. He won the inaugural Fortnite World Championships. His prize money:...

    BCCSA Confirms Zodwa Wabantu Complaint As She Tries To Defend Herself

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    UPDATE: The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) confirmed to The Daily Vox that it had received the complaints against Wabantu. "At this...

    This video of Ntokozo Qwabe celebrating the end of exams will...

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    After a tumultuous year at the University of Oxford, #RhodesMustFall activist Ntokozo Qwabe is about to graduate from the elite British university. And he's celebrating with...

    Tone deaf women’s department trolls women

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    The Department of Women doesn’t have a stellar reputation to begin with. And on Thursday it went some way towards cementing that reputation for...

    All your records are belong to us: Gayle bows down to...

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    No, it’s not a typo. South Africa's cricket captain blew the history books – and everyone’s minds – away in a sublime innings against...

    Burnout bites. Here’s how to fight back

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    Have you ever felt so physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted that performing at your job seems like an insurmountable task? Do you wake up...

    5 Reason We Love Halle Bailey As The Little Mermaid

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    If you haven’t heard by now (where have you been?), the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid is being rebooted as a live-action adaptation and...