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Achmat Dangor: On writing and change

Friday Andries Walter Oliphant - 12 Sep 2020

Celebrated author and political activist Achmat Dangor died on Sunday at the age of 71. Here, in a 1990 interview published in Staffrider, he speaks to Andries Walter Oliphant about his work and aspects of South African literature and culture

JM Coetzee: A fine mind, a formidable intellect

Article Angelo Fick - 7 Feb 2020

Behind JM Coetzee, the writer lauded for his ‘wonderfully brave, bold mind’ , is John Coetzee, the quiet man

Terror and beauty

Article Njabulo Ndebele - 27 Sep 2006

In this excerpt from his new book, <i>The Cry of Winnie Mandela</i>, Njabulo Ndebele investigates the formative experiences of the 'girl of Bizana'.

The new logic of war

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Apr 2003

This is a war that follows from the driven logic of inventing the ultimate means of destruction. The resulting weapons, accumulated over years of well-funded military research, reach a point where, straining to be tested, they become predisposed to attracting banal causes.

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Hlophe says ‘assassination plot’ is a bid to sully his name

Lester Kiewit - 19 Sep 2020

Allegations that Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe planned to assassinate his deputy, Patricia Goliath, are leading to further instability on the Cape bench

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Controversial oil reserves sale ‘corrupt’ and ‘dishonest’ court hears

Lester Kiewit - 19 Sep 2020

The sale of South Africa’s crude oil reserves is now facing a criminal investigation by the Hawks

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Q&A Sessions: A focused recovery plan will guide us — Trudi Makhaya

Tshegofatso Mathe - 19 Sep 2020

Trudi Makhaya, the president’s economic adviser, talks to Tshegofatso Mathe about her upbringing, favourite books, Covid-19 and solutions to get our country out of its economic stagnation, family, reading, books, literature

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

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Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

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POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

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CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

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JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'