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/ 24 May 2002

The presidency’s new men

The presidency is breaking out of its circle of ”yes-men” to hire advisers from the political mainstream. The appointment of three new faces announced last week is being described as an attempt to ”beef up the sensible end of the scale in the presidency”.

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/ 24 May 2002

The blame game

Africans must find their own solutions to their problems rather than pointing fingers. Dinesh D’Souza’s two cheers for colonialism must look exceptionally preposterous to some. If I were John Matshikiza I wouldn’t have reacted as furiously as he.

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/ 24 May 2002

Tell me how to live ‘normally’

A year ago I was raped. With a gun pointed to my head, I gave up my independence to a stranger because I was afraid. It seemed a better choice to give him his few minutes of pleasure and walk away with my life. Like Magardie, I didn’t think rape was the worst thing that could happen to anyone.

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/ 23 May 2002

Man of the movement

Walter Sisulu can still bring the party together. If South Africa is in danger of having the ANC as its ruling party for the next 100 years, it is in no small part due to that movement’s uncanny ability to manipulate events — sometimes entirely by accident.