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    Reporters' Notebooks

    On the Rhodes to Elections: What do students in Grahamstown think?

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    AMANDA XULU writes from Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape where she says students seem apathetic about this year’s election.

    Conversations with our Elderly

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    RUMANA AKOOB reflects on her time spent with elderly South Africans in Durban this week.

    Why do we vote?

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    RA’EESA PATHER reflects on the conversations she’s had with Capetonians during the last weekend of voter registration.

    The colours of a march

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    RUMANA AKOOB narrates the myriad colours of an ANC rally in Durban.

    Unemployment: “The bottom line is people are suffering”

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    Listen to an audio version of this story: Statistics South Africa recently revealed that the national unemployment rate has increased to 25.5%, up 0.3 %...

    Lessons on the state of the nation

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    RUMANA AKOOB has learned some valuable lessons in her efforts to discover the "state of the nation".

    “In this country, when I start my sentence with ‘I am...

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    These are the words of Sunette Bridges, an artist and self-proclaimed human rights activist, during the live recording of the eNCA’s The Big Debate episode on racism....

    #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...

    Travelling a jobless road

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    RA’EESA PATHER mulls the plight of South Africa’s unemployed.

    In a country of many stories, the elderly tell theirs

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    UYANDA SIYOTULA says it is the elderly, those who have seen and heard it all and have their stories to tell, who will tell the great South African story.

    My X: Better health for all!

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    Our government is not an epitome of good health. It has been diagnosed by the media, analysts and political figures as having several political chronic ailments, corruption, unemployment, poor service delivery, the Marikana massacre and Nkandlagate. How can we expect the health system to be fit and strong under such governance, asks UYANDA SIYOTULA.

    Election Day: the view from Durban

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    The day dawned on our country like a holy day. South Africans once more had an opportunity to exercise their freedom and right to vote. But will elections bring real change to our society? NONDUMISO MABASO canvasses the mood of Durban residents.

    Listening to the Old-Timers

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    We may not always hear South Africa’s elderly, but sometimes they speak to us in surprising ways, writes RA’EESA PATHER.

    A call to redefine democracy

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    It is often said that the grass is greener on the other side, but that is not the case when you pay a visit in either Kliptown or Bekkersdal, writes UYANDA SIYOTULA.