Latest articles on Thuma Mina

Vodacom bolsters its interventions in basic education

Special Reports Staff Reporter - 10 Feb 2020

More resources are being invested in early childhood development programmes

Editorial: Promises are on tap, but not water

Article Editorial - 8 Feb 2020

Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught

Another new dawn for South Africa

Article Vusi Gumede - 22 Jan 2019

The country is missing a viable social policy

ANC is playing it safe in the Western Cape

Article Lester Kiewit - 11 Jan 2019

The ANC’s Western Cape list has not yet been made public, but it is understood that veteran provincial legislator Cameron Dugmore tops the list

The eagle doesn’t chicken out

Article Paddy Harper - 11 Jan 2019

Ramaphosa draws on divine support – and ruffles the Thekwini mayor’s feathers

What drives Judy Dlamini’s success

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jan 2019

She credits her parents and their work ethic for the person she has become and she encourages others to follow suit

Editorial: We are not so free that we can afford to relax

Article Editorial - 4 Jan 2019

The ANC appears to have lost sight of the idea of freedom as something that we continue to strive towards

Proper sanitation in schools is a human right

Article Cyril Ramaphosa - 30 Nov 2018

In the public-school system, more than 11 000 schools have been provided with flush toilets since 1994

Putting Thuma Mina into action

Article Tamsin Oxford - 26 Oct 2018

SMMEs require collateral to get going and thrive: trust is the key

‘Fraud, poor governance’ cause municipal crisis

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 26 Oct 2018

Provincial departments have an estimated R25-billion in unpaid bills

Ramaphosa, und’funa ntoni?

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 14 Sep 2018

'Ramaphosa' by DJ Luvas has a playful approach, turning the seriousness of the president's Thuma Mina premise on its head.

Thuma mina: Unions unmoved by president’s challenge

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 3 Aug 2018

'All the problems of unemployment and inequality are all getting worse since President Ramaphosa took over'

Ramaphosa wants ANC to go back to the people

Article Dineo Bendile - 24 Jun 2018

Despite a national leadership being elected, factional divides continue to plague the organisation and have been visible at provincial level

The history of 100 days: From Napoleon to Ramaphosa

Article Vukani Mde - 29 May 2018

Fixating on the 100 days in office comes with an interesting history, and lessons

Same WhatsApp group: Thuma Mina and ‘we gon’ be right’

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 16 Mar 2018

Ramaphosa’s appropriation of Bra Hugh’s version of #CountryDuty falls into the realm of the calculated PR stunt.

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

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Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

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The Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Research and Publication Interventions

special reports - 13 Nov 2020

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