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    While Facebook was down…

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    The world just had its first serious digital disaster of 2015. Both Facebook and Instagram crashed, leaving millions of users to stab in panic...

    #JesuisSaxAppeal: Has the RAG mag crossed the line again?

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    It is that time of the year again, when students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) get heavily drunk and take to the...

    Should statues of colonialists have an expiry date?

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    In recent days, there has been a growing call among students for the removal of a statue of colonialist Cecil John Rhodes, which stands...

    The ANC is not the “defender of black humanity” says author...

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    Everyone has something to say about Mmusi Maimane being elected to lead South Africa’s official opposition – and even those people who may disagree...

    Wits academic warns Habib against presence of security forces

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    *This post has been removed as per the author's request. You can view the original letter on Facebook. Featured image by Stuart Thembisile Lewis

    To vote or not to vote? LIVE magazine debate

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    Our managing editor KHADIJA PATEL participated in a debate on youth participation in this year's general election.

    How the #FergusonDecision caused ripples across America

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    Americans took to the streets to protest this week after a grand jury decided to not indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal...

    This land is our land … No really, it is.

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    Farmers to give 50% of their land to their workers? That's the gist of Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti's recently published...

    Togo youth turn e-waste into cheap 3D printer

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    A group of innovators from Lome, Togo, will enter the history books as the inventors of the world’s first 3D printer made out of...

    The Julius Malema verdict in five tweets

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    Julius Malema's fraud and corruption case, which dates back to 2012, was thrown out of court on Tuesday, after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)...

    No, this isn’t déjà vu. It’s another blackface scandal.

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    You'd think university students would have learnt by now that blackface isn't okay, it's racist.

    *That* kiss with Drake, and 5 other crazy stunts from Madonna

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    Madonna furiously made out with Canadian hip-hop superstar Drake at the Coachella music festival in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon – with pictures showing...

    KZN goverment saving taxpayers’ money by forcing contraception on female students

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    So here's the story. On Tuesday the Daily News reported that the  KwaZulu-Natal health department will be injecting 12 female university students with contraceptives to stop them from...

    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...

    From government officials to social media creatives, rape culture is everywhere

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    When comments and videos perpetuating rape culture are left unchecked, what message is being sent to survivors and victims of sexual violence? A popular South...

    Why is Miss Universe happening in Israel in the first place?

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    In South Africa, there has been a lot of attention on the Miss Universe pageant set to happen in Israel. There have been calls...

    12 Ramadaan struggles only Muslim girls will understand

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    Ramadaan, the Muslim month of fasting, is upon us, and while it is no doubt a blessed time which everyone looks forward to, it’s...

    Children and screens – making it through the holidays

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    It comes as no surprise that children are spending more time watching screens as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Catherine Draper, University of the...

    So what is this NFT thing that’s all over the internet?

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    NFTs seem to be all over the internet. There isn’t any place where netizens can escape them. Twitter has even updated to allow users...