Submitted by Henk Campher I am extremely proud of being African and South African. What we have managed to do over the past 15-odd years has been unbelievable. From the most despicable apartheid regime to a stable democracy and sound economic growth; from the bottom of the world pecking order to the leading global voice […]
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The chicken’s bare ass …
Submitted by Unathi Kondile Early last week, one of my United States editors asked if I had heard of the race incident at the University of the Free State. I said I hadn’t, and didn’t make much of it when he elaborated. I told him it was probably one of those African fables that are […]
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Rural health: The context is crucial
Submitted by Bernhard Gaede A few years ago I visited a small clinic in a remote area that had been waiting for more than a year for a telephone connection. In the discussion with the sister in charge, she told me that the technician had told her that “it could not be done faster”, giving […]
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Abortion: Should men have a say?
Submitted by Sibonginkosi Hlabangana South Africa has been and still is a highly patriarchal society. In the past, women did not have many rights. They could not vote, for example. However, over time and with the advent of the Constitution, a change can be seen. Women’s rights are gaining more and more recognition. There is, […]
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Why school fees?
Submitted by Paul Colditz The newly elected ANC president kicked off the new year with a seemingly sensitive and important issue, namely to institute free school education by 2009 for learners in 60% of South Africa’s public schools for the full duration of their school career. This declared objective requires extensive comment. On the face […]
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A ‘sudden’ return to reality?
Submitted by Conrad Booysen A normal, run-of-the-mill Monday was turned on its head in one act of senseless violence that ruined the lives not only of innocent victims, but their families too. I was horrified to read of the cold-blooded murder of the Skielik residents shot like worthless animals, an act for which Johan Nel, […]
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Why the Scorpions should go
Submitted by Kaizer Mohau I have for some time now been investigating the rationale behind the sudden outburst by the opposition and lunatic academic professors of the capitalist school of thinking regarding the integration of the Scorpions into the South African Police Service. To dissolve the Scorpions is a conference resolution taken by the ANC, […]