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    South Africans rally around #MakeItStop campaign

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    Finally, a Women's Month campaign that doesn't make us gag. #MakeItStop, a social media campaign spearheaded by 5fm DJ Thando Thabethe, was trending on...

    Middle class outrage and Other People’s Weddings

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    Sunday's episode of Our Perfect Wedding showcased a relationship that began as statutory rape, showing not only how normalised rape culture is in South Africa, but also...

    #SowetoAttacks and the far-off dream of reconciliation in SA

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    I was raised in a culture where we treat elders with the utmost of respect, no matter who they are. So last week, when...

    There are sound and rational reasons why Zuma should be recalled...

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    Four months ago, President Jacob Zuma tried to reshuffle the cabinet and appoint a new Finance Minister. Curiously, that decision four months ago has...

    Five R&B and hip-hop acts to start your spring

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    Start saving now R&B and hip-hop fans because several stellar musical artists are headed for SA’s shores this spring. ZILUNGILE MNISI rounds up five...

    CPUT’s military challenge to protesting students

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    The Cape Peninsula University of Technology's decision to move some of its exams to the Wingfield Military Base harkens back to the student protests...

    Middle-class xenophobia – it’s a thing

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    They may not pick up stones and throw petrol bombs, but the South African middle class is as guilty of committing xenophobia as any...

    Four lessons we can learn from the #ChickyLamba incident

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    As the hubbub around Chicky Lamba and his desperadoe begins to die down, social media expert MJ KHAN reflects on four lessons we can...

    Why I photographed these two cleaners at the foot of UCT’s...

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    This is a photograph of the two men who worked until 10.00pm on Monday night to clean the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on...

    How Cosplay and Roleplay Helps Boost Mental Wellbeing

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    Dressing up as your favourite characters from a film, book, or game and acting the part provides a wonderfully fun and creative outlet. It...

    Considering the costs of a continued shutdown at Wits

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    Fee hikes for 2016 fell on Friday but by Saturday Wits students, who believe their demands have not been adequately addressed by President Jacob Zuma,...

    Dr Gray: When we allow politicians to tell us about medical...

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    Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi last week suspended two doctors who performed a caesarian in a maternity ward, and subsequently lost both the mother and baby....

    How the Taj hotel tried to keep the Kaapse Klopse away

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    If you know anything about Cape Town, you know that the minstrel parade or "Kaapse Klopse", as we prefer to call them, has become an inherent part of...

    More Promises – Has the President finally shown South Africans his...

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    South Africans will once again be tuned in to listen to President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the “state of sorrow address” to the nation on...

    “University fees make it impossible to fulfil your dreams”

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    The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, a program that funds students from rural areas to study health sciences, may no longer be able to fund...

    Here’s why Lesotho is in deep, deep trouble

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    Lesotho, the mountainous landlocked kingdom, with a shaky political history stretching all the way back to its independence 50 years ago, is in turmoil....

    How can South African youth rewrite Freedom Day in 2023?

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    South African youth are finding themselves in the middle of a storm. They are grappled by socioeconomic and socio-political challenges. These are eroding the...

    Parent’s post about Woolworths’ gender binaries blows up online

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    A frustrated mom, Paula Chaplin probably didn't expect her Facebook post on the lack of diversity in Woolworths' toddlers' clothing to blow up like...

    Across the world, income and wealth inequality continue to rise

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    The damning statistics in the latest Oxfam global inequality report have many talking. MUSA MANZA explains what it means for South Africa, and what...

    Pay back the money, Greek crisis edition

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    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras shocked Europe late on Friday night by announcing a referendum on the bailout package proposed by eurozone creditors. Tsipras...