Immigration's lies and stagnation

South Africans can get a passport in days, but a foreigner is fortunate to get a permit within a year.
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Parliamentary scorn for civil society a cause for concern

Parliament not giving enough attention to civil society and NGOs.
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After the botched election the AU needs to bridge the divide

Election of new AU Commission chairperson ends in a stalemate.
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Tough questions in wake of contest

Hullabaloo over AU Commission chairpersonship.
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Dreams of China vs local realities

Zuma looking to China for infrastructure development.
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Media self-regulation is ideal

Ruling party's participation in the hearings of the Press Freedom Commission comes as a surprise.
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Black access to varsity: What’s the full story?

Enrolment numbers alone do not reveal whether equitable access to university has improved.
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Clerical celibacy not so gay

Compulsory clerical celibacy rubbished by Christians outside the Catholic church.
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Apartheid psychology persists in schools

Few people realise how far South Africa's education system has come since the dawn of democracy in 1994.
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Malema's great ideological irony

Economic freedom implies unconstrained markets and less state intervention, not more.
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A web of watchdogs and whistle-blowers

Survey suggests that over half of South Africans have experienced corruption.
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Charter will test Africa's commitment

The AU is going to ratify a document that could usher in a new age of democracy and accountability.
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If only workers were not also people

Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.
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Are Equatorial Guinea's boundless Afcon ventures justified?

Tutu Alicante feels Equatorial Guinea's plans for the Africa Cup of Nations will not benefit the country's poverty-stricken population.
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Malema is more trick than treat

He and his followers espouse 'economic freedom' to drum up public support for their own ends.
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Remember the women who blazed the trail

The ANC's centenary celebrations will no doubt honour the forefathers of the struggle but let us ensure that we do not forget the heroines.
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Rivalries that could rock SA’s diplomatic boat

There is no doubt the Ibsa forum was one of the seminal diplomatic achievements of the Thabo Mbeki presidency.
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The exclusivity of freedom

The ANC is accused of rewriting the past to give itself the starring role in the struggle.
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The art of tattoo collection

It is a skin thing, but is it art? At its extreme, tattooing might seem a radical subculture that defines your whole existence.
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Fanon's nightmare, our reality

New forms of social apartheid and structural destitution have replaced the old colonial divisions, writes Achille Mbembe.
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