THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 15:32 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 15:32

Lindiwe Mazibuko is not the role model we need

The DA's Lindiwe Mazibuko does herself an injustice with her attitude to race, writes Verashni Pillay.
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Speak up before you are gagged

COMMENT: Public hearings on the "Secrecy Bill" is your last chance to make your voice heard.
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Comment & Analysis

Unspoken judgment

A 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?
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Private schools are not the answer

Capitalism and education do not mix: privatising all of South Africa's schools would only deepen the crisis, writes Andrew Verrijdt.
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The waste we live with

Gavin Heron explains his frustration with the amount of waste we generate.
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Comment

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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Comment & Analysis

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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International relations

Tough questions in wake of contest

Hullabaloo over AU Commission chairpersonship.
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Comment & Analysis

Dreams of China vs local realities

Zuma looking to China for infrastructure development.
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Comment & Analysis

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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Miles Davis and the rebirth of Thabo Mbeki

The 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
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Education

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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Comment & Analysis

Clerical celibacy not so gay

Compulsory clerical celibacy rubbished by Christians outside the Catholic church.
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Comment & Analysis

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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Comment & Analysis

Malema's great ideological irony

Economic freedom implies unconstrained markets and less state intervention, not more.
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Comment & Analysis

A web of watchdogs and whistle-blowers

Survey suggests that over half of South Africans have experienced corruption.
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Comment & Analysis

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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Comment & Analysis

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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