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    “Traffic light teacher” peddles Zulu words on street corners

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    Moses Mackenzie (23) has been homeless for four years but instead of seeking dubious means to make ends meet, he has found an honest and creative...

    Zuma “wrong and crazy” on victimless corruption

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    On Sunday, the City Press reported that, in a 2009 National Prosecuting Authority report, President Jacob Zuma stated that “corruption is a Western paradigm”...

    Is it a question of “diversity but no inclusivity” at Stellenbosch...

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    Stellenbosch University, along with North West University’s Potchefstroom campus, has been accused of failing to create a welcoming atmosphere for students of all social...

    “I’m not sure if Julius and his party know boundaries”

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    On Tuesday, the EFF walked out of a disciplinary hearing held by Parliament's powers and privileges committee. On 2 August EFF MPs disrupted parliamentary proceedings...

    The sext debate: “I assume that he already knows the dangers.”

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    The Pretoria school sexting scandal has once again highlighted the dangers that modern technology can hold for children. PONTSHO PILANE asked parents how they...

    The sext debate: Online culture and personal responsibility

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    A debate on the impact of Internet culture on young South Africans is raging after nude pictures of 20 boys from prominent Pretoria schools...

    Dewani Trial: South Africans show support for Anni Dewani

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    On Monday, the Shrien Dewani trial finally began in Cape Town. Dewani’s wife Anni was shot and killed during a taxi ride in Gugulethu...

    The politics of getting hired at UCT: “It’s how this country...

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    A controversial article on staff transformation by University of Cape Town (UCT) vice chancellor Max Price has drawn criticism from black staff and students on...

    NSFAS: A necessary struggle for many students

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    In many South African universities, tuition fees are high and continue to skyrocket on a yearly basis. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)...

    South Africans react to the Zuma, Thales bribery allegations

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    On Sunday, the Sunday Times reported that President Jacob Zuma had allegedly accepted bribes from French arms company, Thales. The allegations came after Ajay Sooklal, who was...

    Heritage Day: “I was just starting to become myself, and then...

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    Louie Peterson was just a child when he and his family were evicted from District Six. He spoke to RA'EESA PATHER about his heritage. I...

    Open Mosque: “This is wrong, it must be stopped.”

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    The controversial Open Mosque launched in Cape Town on Friday amid protests and calls for the mosque to be boycotted. Members of the media and...

    SA’s obesity crisis: How do South Africans eat?

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    South Africa has been declared "the third-fattest nation in the world with the highest overweight and obesity incidence in sub-Saharan Africa. As a developing...

    Kashmir Floods: A mountaineer steps in to help the stranded

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    KARN KOWSHIK is a professional Indian mountaineer who was on his way up a mountain in India. But he changed his mind. After hearing...

    UKZN riots: Are students being tear-gassed over a rumour?

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    Students at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal’s (UKZN’s) Westville campus rioted this week after learning that the university could ask for up to R9,000...

    OPTrial: Oscar walks away with lesser sentence

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    Judgement was handed down in the Oscar Pistorius case on Friday, with Judge Thokozile Mapisa finding Pistorius not guilty of murder but culpable homicide....

    Kashmir floods: I am just happy to be alive

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    I cant remember exactly when it all started. It was late at night, and we were sitting at home. The rains had come and...

    Shopping mall robberies: “I just don’t feel safe.”

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    There have been no less than 11 robberies at Gauteng shopping centres in the last month. Earlier this month two shopping centres – Maponya...

    Affirmative action: Privilege in an “Irish coffee society”

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    Last week the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the case concerning Renate Barnard, a white police...
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    Muggings and road rage: Do cyclists have a place on SA’s...

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    Two months ago, a GoPro video of a South African cyclist being mugged at gunpoint went viral on Youtube.  In March this year, South Africans...