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A furious Twitter row between a TV personality and South African politician about slavery sheds light on the failings of arguments in 280 characters.
Freedom day marks the first time all South Africans cast their vote for a democratic government.
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This years’ Freedom Day in South Africa can signify a difference: a renewal and return to the values of the 1994 social contract
Strikes are a common sight in South Africa. Data helps to put them in context.
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Data reveals that South Africa’s strike action is lower than many other countries, and not as prolonged as politicians claim.
African countries holding elections increases the quality of civil liberties.
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The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions.
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni refuses to relinquish power.
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Not all African leaders are willing to be swept by the democratic reforms of the early 2000s.
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Manufacturing one of the world’s most important vaccines will have several benefits for South Africa.
Great growth is possible if small-scale farmers are taken seriously.
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South Africa’s land reform programme will fail if it continues to neglect smallholder farming.
Young people don’t always know exactly what they want to study, or what their interests are. Flexibility helps.
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Curriculum structure and flexibility can play a crucial role in students’ progression and success.
The cabbage plantation on Lonwabo Jwili’s farm emerged from the toils that up-and-coming black farmers have to endure.
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South Africa’s land reform process will fail if it continues to neglect small and emerging black farmers.
Jonas Gwangwa performing in Germany in 2010.
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South African jazz veteran Jonas Gwangwa has been getting recognition for the pivotal role he played in ‘singing down apartheid.’
A white shark attacks a seal.
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If sharks habitats aren’t known, it’s harder to conserve either the animals or those habitats.
In happier times: Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith talk to the media during the victorious Ashes series.
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Altering the condition of the match ball is against the rules of the sport, contrary to ‘the spirit of cricket’, and deemed to be ‘unfair’. It is a form of cheating.
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The South African Reserve Bank needs to guide the market on how it is going to treat VAT increase in its inflation targeting approach.
Peter Dutton’s sympathy for white South Africans has long historical roots.
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Peter Dutton’s call for ‘civilised nations’ to rescue white South African farmers draws explicitly on a long history of equating civilisation with a global white identity.
South Africa needs to harness the small business sector to jump-start its economy.
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Trapped in low growth trajectory, South Africa needs to boost small business development.
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Corporates are willing to embrace corporate social responsibility initiatives. But many fail due to cultural insensitivity and misplaced communication strategies.
Harvest season on a wine farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The country is struggling with land redistribution.
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South Africa’s land policy is flailing around in the dark, with the haziest of understandings of how well or how badly land reform is doing.
Reconstruction of a Permian swamp.
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Plants, in their fossil forms, can reveal a great deal about past environments and climates.
South Africa needs review policies meant to support people living with disabilities to give them a better deal.
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A new study reveals the challenges faced by people living with disabilities who want to open their own businesses.
A skit on China’s English language TV station CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala featuring ‘blackface’ actors has gone viral.
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China’s offensive ‘blackface’ skit intended to highlight the positive aspects of China-Africa relations, has done the opposite.