December 25 was also traditionally the birthday of the Persian god Mithra, known as the Sun of Righteousness and Lord of Light.
One thing Radebe gets right about Mangaung is that "this is a water-shed for the movement", says the New Citizen.
Some of the policy proposals to be debated by the ANC at its leadership conference in Mangaung have been discussed publicly.
"Bad sex" writing is funny because the anatomical vocabulary of conventional sex writing is hackneyed, says Edmund White.
Both sides’ failure to follow the rules of political engagement has escalated acrimony and attacks, says Wadah Khanfar.
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/ 14 December 2012
Foie gras is torture, it’s inhumane, it’s … heavenly. All my reservations flood away as I tuck into my fifth course at Cube Tasting Kitchen.
The events of Marikana have renewed pressure on the ANC’s leadership to secure more radical change in terms of economic policy in Mangaung.
The health department could face litigation for not taking adequate interim measures to care for psychiatric patients.
A new book shows how, in exile, the South African Communist Party was pretty much the dominant influence on the ANC.
Some in the ANC have inflated room prices in the Free State for the Mangaung conference, but the leadership has rented school and university hostels.