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Truths that kill

by Lukhanyo Sikwebu 16 February 202216 February 2022

Our religions may preach tolerance but more often our convictions lead to conflict

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Collaboration fatigue: Why saying yes means saying no

Struan Robertson by Struan Robertson 9 February 20227 February 2022

It is possible that people are tiring themselves out through their acceptance of collaborative engagements that do not necessarily lead to better organisational or development outcomes

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The ‘master’ and the slave: an analysis

by Rafael Winkler 8 February 20228 February 2022

Professor Rafael Winkler unravels several philosophies of the age that lie behind an anti-slavery 19th century lithograph

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South Africa, which lags behind on mercy killings, should take another step and legitimise suicide

by Glen Heneck 24 January 202223 January 2022

The ambit of every person’s personal liberty should be expanded to include the freedom to decide on the timing of their death

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Lest we forget: South Africa needs to remember our war dead

Shaun Read by Shaun Read 24 January 202223 January 2022

The act of remembrance is the recognition of the futility of war and mourning the loss of men and women whose future ended too soon

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The end of humans

by Simphiwe Dhlamini 13 January 202213 January 2022

The Anthropocene or modern human era could be humanity’s last – though the Earth will survive us – unless we act to stop global warming

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Remembering Tutu: To forgive is not to forget, and memory can heal

Vusi Gumede by Vusi Gumede 9 January 20229 January 2022

As we bid farewell to the older generation that brought us political freedoms, we must never forget where we come from as a society

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Reconnecting with our interstellar family

Tim Murithi by Tim Murithi 27 December 202127 December 2021

This year has seen shift away from a policy of non-disclosure as more official statements reveal the extent of UFO activity

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South Sudan pushes hard to raise quality of education, improve adult literacy

Deng Deng Hoc Yai by Deng Deng Hoc Yai 24 December 202124 December 2021

Education offers a way out of poverty, but Covid-19’s disruption to the nation’s schooling system risks undoing much recent progress

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Pilchards and cabbage on Christmas Day? Abantu bazothini?

by Lorato Mokwena 11 December 202114 December 2021

Is there such a thing as dijo tsa makgowa and black people’s food? How traumas, insecurities, childhood doctrines and more influence what, how and when we eat

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Why do foreign donors wish to control African CSOs?

Portia C Allen by Portia C Allen 19 November 202119 November 2021

Donors keep telling Africans to ‘be patient’ and ‘remain hopeful’, but most haven’t increased their funding since Covid-19

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The race for profits complicated racial identity in South Africa

Phakamisa Ndzamela by Phakamisa Ndzamela 22 October 202122 October 2021

There are Afrikaners with West African ancestry, blue-eyed amaMpondo, English amaZulu

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