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Stone-throwing politics is futile. In the absence of a single miraculous fix for the country, we need courageous leaders to see things anew and collaborate with allies — and foes

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A new student allowance payment mechanism for universities and colleges will be fully developed by September 2024

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Steenhuisen: NHI bill a populist stunt before the elections
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/ 21 May 2024

Insect decline threatens migratory bird

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Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes
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/ 21 May 2024

Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said he had applied for arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over the conflict

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/ 17 May 2024

Give us land, we will vote for you, Phoenix residents tell Malema

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader criticised the NHI Act, arguing that the government was outsourcing its responsibility

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/ 16 May 2024

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A new documentary charts the struggle of playwright Athol Fugard against the violence of apartheid.

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