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‘Kanarie’: Coming out in a silenced era

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Beautiful voices, good laughs and sadness in this film, about religion, war and conscripts during apartheid
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Minnie’s death raises questions

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The author was probing new leads after linking apartheid-era ministers to a paedophile ring
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‘Lost Boys’ author found dead. What happens now?

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‘Lost Boys’ co-author Mark Minnie was reportedly found dead on Monday in Port Elizabeth
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Bird Island child abuse: The truth will set us free

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Apartheid’s ministers must account for their crimes and we too need to confront them
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Winnie’s death a chance for us to introspect

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Judging her by long-held patriarchal standards only exposes our society’s misogynistic gaze
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Editorial: It is time that we listen and learn

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We find ourselves in a vitriolic debate about our history —who did what, why did they do it, who can be trusted and who sold out
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Mozambican war victims embrace their new home in Limpopo

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The land is not just the dusty earth on which we stand. It is an affirmation of self. It is the urgent aspiration for dignity and agency.
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Thanks for reminding us Steve, we want to apologise for apartheid

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As the architects of apartheid, it's time for black people to collectively say sorry for the system Mandela designed to exploit white people.
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Zuma’s Nkandla comparison raises alarms

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The FW de Klerk foundation has said Zuma's comments regarding the distinction between proper state expenditure and self-enrichment are disturbing.
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A plaas baas is still the bee’s knees

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Colonialism and apartheid came and went, but the defining symbol of status - a farm - remains the same.
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PW Botha’s secret stroke blocked path of reform

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Did the rupture of a blood vessel in PW Botha's brain prevent SA from starting the process of a negotiated settlement in 1985 rather than in 1990?
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The day apartheid started dying

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Hermann Giliomee explains how former president PW Botha's Rubicon speech increased white South Africa's isolation in 1985.
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From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force

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Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.
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Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

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Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
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Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

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Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion
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Press Releases

Press Releases

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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Special Reports

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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Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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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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Beautiful voices, good laughs and sadness in this film, about religion, war and conscripts during apartheid

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