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Lindiwe Mazibuko is not the role model we needThe DA's Lindiwe Mazibuko does herself an injustice with her attitude to race, writes Verashni Pillay. Speak up before you are gaggedCOMMENT: Public hearings on the "Secrecy Bill" is your last chance to make your voice heard. Comment & Analysis
Unspoken judgmentA seat on the ConCourt bench should be the most sought-after honour in any judicial career, so why is a vacancy not attracting enough applications? Private schools are not the answerCapitalism and education do not mix: privatising all of South Africa's schools would only deepen the crisis, writes Andrew Verrijdt.
The waste we live withGavin Heron explains his frustration with the amount of waste we generate. Comment
Immigration's lies and stagnationSouth Africans can get a passport in days, but a foreigner is fortunate to get a permit within a year. Comment & Analysis
Parliamentary scorn for civil society a cause for concernParliament not giving enough attention to civil society and NGOs. Comment & Analysis
After the botched election the AU needs to bridge the divideElection of new AU Commission chairperson ends in a stalemate. International relations
Tough questions in wake of contestHullabaloo over AU Commission chairpersonship. Comment & Analysis
Dreams of China vs local realitiesZuma looking to China for infrastructure development. Comment & Analysis
Media self-regulation is idealRuling party's participation in the hearings of the Press Freedom Commission comes as a surprise. Miles Davis and the rebirth of Thabo MbekiThe recent and sudden revision of Thabo Mbeki's place in history reminds Charles Leonard of the re-evaluation of jazz legend Miles Davis's legacy Education
Black access to varsity: What’s the full story?Enrolment numbers alone do not reveal whether equitable access to university has improved. Comment & Analysis
Clerical celibacy not so gayCompulsory clerical celibacy rubbished by Christians outside the Catholic church. Comment & Analysis
Apartheid psychology persists in schoolsFew people realise how far South Africa's education system has come since the dawn of democracy in 1994. Comment & Analysis
Malema's great ideological ironyEconomic freedom implies unconstrained markets and less state intervention, not more. Comment & Analysis
A web of watchdogs and whistle-blowersSurvey suggests that over half of South Africans have experienced corruption. Comment & Analysis
Charter will test Africa's commitmentThe AU is going to ratify a document
that could usher in a new age of democracy and accountability. Comment & Analysis
If only workers were not also peopleCapitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates. 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. TOPICS IN THIS SECTION
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