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Timothy Fish Hodgson
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Southern Africa has cracked down on fake news, but may have gone too far
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Eswatini, South Africa and Zimbabwe have implemented new rules on disinformation. But these may have unintended consequences
State’s failures impede land reform
Scathing Constitutional Court judgment bemoans land reform department’s inability to get job done in time
SA’s women are fighting for social justice remarkable women
Female activists are at the forefront of claiming socioeconomic rights through the courts
‘The current state of basic education should cause outrage’
Take it back to the basics and focus on reading, writing and understanding
Winners announced at the Accenture Rising Star Awards
Recognising and developing South Africa’s brightest stars helps to grow the economy
Get on the Hallyu Wave, K-pop is taking over the world
The music phenomenon has an unusual origin: South Korea ‘created’ it to pay off an IMF loan – and now its global fanbase is exploding
Cops drop charges against #TheTotalShutDown GP
Some of the charges levelled against the movement include violating the permit, intimidating the president and violence at the Union Buildings
What I learned about freedom at the Oslo Freedom Forum
‘When you choose whose struggle you give a platform to, you decide who is afforded human dignity and human worth’
Is Capitec Another Steinhoff? Not Quite.
Capitec stock fell by about 20% when Viceroy Research released a report claiming that Capitec bank “is a wolf in a sheep’s clothing and a loan shark”
ANC presidential hopefuls have used Khwezi as a political gimmick to curry favour
The ANC national conference is looming, and presidential candidates have been using every cheap trick in the book to win at Nasrec.
South Africa’s #MeToo gap: No accountability for high-profile men
We need more hashtags and awareness, but more importantly we need action and accountability.
Discipline in schools: What the law says you can and can’t do
There is a difference between discipline and corporal punishment: one means teaching acceptable behaviours and the other intends grievous bodily harm
Dismissed student teachers are suspicious of ‘untrustworthy’ education NPO
Some students say that NPO Numeric has an illegitimate relationship with bursary scheme Funza Lushaka, as it uses student bursaries to fund itself.
UCT SRC demands release of fees commission report, may march To Parliament
Students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) are calling for the immediate release of the Fees Commission Report and a 0% fee increase.
Modern day superwomen: Students who are mothers too
Some women play the role of both student and mother, balancing family and household responsibilities