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Birthday wish for Archbishop Tutu
When the current state of South Africa’s democracy causes Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu to feel "just a sadness", we should all be worried.
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A cowed child reflects on us all
Gender-based violence: it is a useful term. After all, we need a portmanteau phrase to capture the panoply of horrors visited on women in our country.
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Arms and the man
Why has President Jacob Zuma suddenly decided that, after all, we do need the "closure" that a commission of inquiry into the deal would bring?
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The Survivor guide to ANC politics
The internal politics of the ANC can be hard for outsiders to understand. In fact, insiders very often find themselves baffled too.
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Mogoeng: Underwhelming exchange
Before President Jacob Zuma’s sole nominee for chief justice was interviewed by the JSC, we argued that Mogoeng Mogoeng was unsuited to the job.
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The great unravelling
Fifteen months from the ANC’s 2012 elective conference, the scenes outside Luthuli House were turbulent, but not surprising.
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Justice is not being well served
President Jacob Zuma’s supporters and advisers are not amused by ongoing questions about his choice of chief justice.
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Be joyous, go slut yourself
The global series of Slutwalk protests was sparked by the remark of a Canadian policeman.
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Deadly dangerous Judgment Day
Many South Africans were stunned this week by President Jacob Zuma’s nomination of Constitutional Court Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
Welcome to Zuma Inc, son
This week the Mail &Guardian reports on another attempt to stitch up a tender for government property
