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A prince with dignity and determination

Portia C Allen by Portia C Allen 14 March 202214 March 2022

Prince Ngarambe’s goals are to become Rwanda’s first transgender model and to uplift the country’s youth

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The EFF’s principles are unshakeable

by Sihle Lonzi 14 March 202214 March 2022

Unlike the ANC, the core values of the freedom fighters do not change with each leader it elects

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When we see racism, we better believe racism

Portia C Allen by Portia C Allen 4 March 20224 March 2022

Concern with the fact that Black people fleeing Ukraine are facing racism is not a denial of a ‘more important’ conflict

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Sisulu vs. Ramaphosa: the ANC’s war of (stolen) words

Ian Siebörger by Ian Siebörger 9 February 20229 February 2022

We need robust and open discussion about South Africa’s transformation. What we don’t need is ham-fisted attempts at political posturing and calling our judges names

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The EFF is not xenophobic

by Sihle Lonzi 9 February 20229 February 2022

Malema’s visits to the hospitality industry are about the greedy business owners, not their workers

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Open Letter to President Thabo Mbeki – Recommitting ourselves to nation building

by Kefentse Mkhari 9 February 20229 February 2022

‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’

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Governance re-imagined: Is politics without parties possible?

by Bronya Hirschman 29 January 202229 January 2022

Sortition offers inclusiveness and creates a diverse, non-partisan government and it asks citizens to take responsibility for their governance

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It’s not poor management, it’s poor leadership

by Willie Thabe 25 January 202223 January 2022

Attuned leadership, is guided by its ethics and virtues but has self-agency and makes choices informed by their own communities’ felt needs

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Compassion needed as poverty threatens our social fabric

Farouk Araie by Farouk Araie 15 January 202215 January 2022

Monumental disparities raise the risk of epic upheaval in South Africa and globally

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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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We must save the soul of the ANC

Thabang Maseko by Thabang Maseko 10 December 202110 December 2021

In the Eastern Cape we have an urgent task to lead the unity and renewal of the ANC and tackle two features that are corroding our movement — corruption and disunity

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A new political order shakes the old laager in local government elections

Gugu Ndima by Gugu Ndima 12 November 202118 November 2021

The evident and glaring story about this local government election is that South Africans are no longer afraid to move on, with or without the ruling party.

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