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One-way flow: From Nelson Mandela to Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa (above), there has never been a standard of high engagement between the press and the president in South Africa.
ACCOUNTABILITY

Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship

To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.

  • Luke Feltham
10 min read
Schrödinger’s babies: The 10 babies appear to be a con; a bunch of lies foisted on us by the intersection of an overactive imagination and a lack of basic journalism. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images
16 JUNE

Decuplets miss family meeting

While the nation is seized with the 10 babies soapie, the third wave is upon us and the country has moved to level-three lockdown

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS)
ALCOHOL SALES

South Africa to remain on level one: Do’s and don’ts for the long weekend

Aside from slight tweaks to alcohol regulations and measures on religious gatherings, not much has changed as South Africans prepare for the long weekend

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read