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Football on the colonial frontier

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Still fighting for their right to return home, exiled Chagossians are using football to unite a diaspora
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‘There is blood in the tea’

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Kenyans who were expelled from their land by British colonisers — to make way for tea plantations — are demanding justice
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DA’s ‘street fighter’ to tone it down

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In his run for the post of party leader, John Steenhuisen says he will respect any outcome.
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Political leadership is in a mess

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Ironically enough, a potent drive for reform of the capitalist system will come from the private sector
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Cameroon’s anglophone conflict goes back 100 years

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On Monday, Cameroon will begin a national dialogue to try and end the separatist conflict but rebel leaders have already refused to take part
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Thomas Cook’s big fat Greek wedding ruined after firm collapses

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The couple, from the town of Hucknall near Nottingham in central England, said they had spent almost £10 000 on a wedding package with Thomas Cook
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What does the ruling on the suspension of British parliament mean?

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The court said that the advice the PM had given to the queen, who formally issued the prorogation order, was "unlawful, void and of no effect"
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The law aimed at blocking no-deal Brexit

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The Brexit law that received royal assent on Monday is at the centre of a constitutional stand-off with enormous implications for Britain
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe, 1924-2019: A tragedy in three acts

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Robert Mugabe shaped and twisted an entire nation in his own image. Now he can rule forever from the Great Presidential Palace in the Sky.
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On the power of language

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Educating our children in their mother tongues will help to address underdevelopment in Africa
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The hidden evils of “social cohesion”

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Bandied around as a panacea, “social cohesion” is actually a way for the elite to dominate citizens by forcing them to repress their differences
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Privacy watchdogs warn Facebook over Libra currency

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The regulators demanded Facebook provide guarantees that user information, such as transaction histories, will not be shared without explicit consent
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Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Looking inwards

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Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it
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Still fighting for their right to return home, exiled Chagossians are using football to unite a diaspora

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