SA's Parliament of paranoia

Explanations for the State of the Nation 2015 security drama of jammed cellphone signals came thick and fast, but few held any water.

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• Mahlobo blames Sona signal disruptions on 'glitches'
• Intelligence official blamed for Sona signal jamming
• We didn't know it was a signal scrambler, says adamant Mbete

Career or calling? The changing face of praise poets

The ancient tradition is having to adapt to changing times with more women involved and the younger generation seeing it as a paying job.

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Why on earth would I go to Mars?

Kobus Vermeulen has spent his life dreaming of adventure – and now the Red Planet is calling.

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Mining for goodwill will reap profits

Mining companies must move beyond rhetoric and look after the health and safety of workers and residents, writes Khanya Mncwabe.

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Heyneke Meyer will be a winner if he gets his mind over matter

The coach, as much as the players, must believe in winning instead of just fearing a loss.

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ANC cannot explain its huge expenses

The ANC in North West cannot explain how it spent at least R9-million allocated to it to fund political programmes.

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Who gets to hold a society's moral authority?

Ray McCauley mediated between the ANC and EFF as their issues were deemed moral, not political. But who are our moral figureheads?

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Bushmen cure-all offers locals a sustainable income

The commercial potential of intoxicating kougoed, or Sceletium tortuosum, is reinvigorating a Nourivier community in the Northern Cape.

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Securocrats serious about cyberwarfare

Loopholes exist in our laws covering interception of communications, and the state is abusing them.

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