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Unions, return to your socialist values
In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society.Now it seems they have abandoned their roots
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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Retrenchments, Al, cost of living behind SA's labour crisis
South African workers face a critical moment as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the casualisation of the workforce threaten to exacerbate retrenchments and the national unemployment crisis.
6 min |
May 02, 2025
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Vehicle accidents down but pedestrian deaths on the rise
This year, South Africa had recorded its lowest number of Easter weekend road crashes and fatalities in three years — although there had been a rise in pedestrian deaths, the minister of transport, Barbara Creecy, said on Tuesday.
2 min |
May 02, 2025
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The soul in the machine
In a world rushing toward automation, one city's cultural celebration reminds us that connection, spirit and story are still our most vital technologies
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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Kidjo still sings with purpose
The Grammy-winning icon brings joy, power and purpose to the stage — and there's no sign she's slowing down
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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New inquiry into blocking of apartheid-era crimes
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry to establish whether previous governments led by the ANC intentionally blocked investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes.
2 min |
May 02, 2025
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HONOURING THE EVERYDAY HEROES
Workers' Day is more than just a public holiday. It’s a day for reflection, dedicated to the unsung heroes of our workforce who are dutifully keeping our economy alive every day.
2 min |
May 02, 2025
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Leveraging two great minds
Mutual respect between Jürgen Klopp and Arne Slot has enabled the new Premier League champions to preserve their era of greatness
4 min |
May 02, 2025
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Fashion's gentle revolution
A soulful journey into Shaldon Kopman's Naked Ape, where African fashion meets heritage, sustainability and self-expression
4 min |
May 02, 2025
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Inkululeko a promise deferred
South Africa's liberation struggle may have brought democracy, but it did not bring freedom
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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Authentic voice of a generation
Step into Masai Sepuru's world — where township life and timeless questions collide
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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The power of Africa's critical minerals
Endowed with a third of the world's supply of them, the continent must push for actions that have the most benefits for its people
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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The return of the self
Gert-Johan Coetzee’s The Arrival opens South Africa Fashion Week, proving that fashion can be both a mirror and a vessel
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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Sex, a bit of politics — but very little else
Right off the bat, let me say the following. This one was tough for me. Like many men of my generation, my relationship with the erotic arts and entertainment is, well, complicated.
4 min |
May 02, 2025
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May Day: From the maypole to the picket line
Trade unions are still the best way of organising resistance to the violence of capitalism
6 min |
May 02, 2025
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DA to fight equity law in court
The quotas in the employment Act will make it extremely difficult for coloured and Indian people to find or keep jobs, the party argues
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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Hairy situations: The bald facts
The barber's mental health advice might be a cut above the barman's but let's not split ends about men's suffering in this regard
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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Baby Savers South Africa fights back
Organisations are going to court to challenge the constitutionality of Children's Act provisions
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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Adult literacy rates up in South Africa
But this starkly contrasts with the problems faced by the younger population, particularly in the early primary grades
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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Nature is dead. And we have killed it
Nietzsche's quote is useful as an ecological analogy of the destruction humans have wrought on nature, the very thing that sustains us
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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Budget 3.0 plus a coalition court battle
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana this week concluded a briefing where he announced that he would table the national budget anew by telling reporters, “Love you all.” It was a way of saying we've been through the trenches with the treasury on two failed attempts and he will see us back there soon.
1 min |
May 02, 2025
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Malema's 'a danger to the GNU and ANC'
The ANC secretary general says that it would not be a surprise if the EFF voted with the DA, should a motion of no confidence be brought against the president
3 min |
May 02, 2025
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Ugly side of the beauty industry
From billboards to social media, consumers are bombarded with adverts promising youthful, flawless skin.
5 min |
May 02, 2025
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'The budget talks could stabilise GNU
Godongwana promises fiscal prudence in his new budget but the growth forecast may change
4 min |
May 02, 2025
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Is the law indeed an ass in this case?
If it were to be established that the law is indeed as dumb as an ass, as suggested by English writer Charles Dickens in his 1838 novel Oliver Twist, what would society think?
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M&G 25 April 2025
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Zimbabweans adapt to water insecurity
The World Economic Forum notes that water scarcity is a key priority on the sustainability agenda. Water availability is not only needed to meet people’s day-to-day needs but contributes significantly towards a country’s overall health, economic growth and development.
4 min |
M&G 25 April 2025
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Hell is others: Sarajevo and the tragedy of intimacy
\"Only the dead have seen the end of war.\" Plato's observation is blisteringly true. War is humankind's perpetual default mode, the most intimate sign of its intrinsic cruelty.
3 min |
M&G 25 April 2025
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Toxic air: Court ruling slams Creecy
The supreme court of appeal has demanded action on the Highveld air quality plan
4 min |
M&G 25 April 2025
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Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for an immediate end to intensified attacks by Russia on his country and pleaded for increased support, including from the US, to push Vladimir Putin’s government towards greater commitment to an unconditional ceasefire.
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M&G 25 April 2025
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Decolonise the mind to power a green future
Green industrialisation in Africa is needed for the climate crisis and for a just development path
6 min |