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On conspiracy theories and hopelessness in the Rainbow Nation

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A resurgent conspiracy theory that Nelson Mandela died in 1985 reveals the growing hopelessness in South Africa that rampant inequality is irreversible
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Snapchat checks for deception in political ads

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The strategy seems to be a middle ground between Facebook's controversial tolerance of proven lies in ads and Twitter's decision to ban them
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‘Game Changers’ review: What’s the beef?

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‘The Game Changers’ is a peculiar trip down the path of athletes on a plant-based diet that has got everyone else in a tizzy
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Successfully impeach Trump? What are Democrats smoking?

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The Democrats will need about 19 Republican senators to vote to impeach the US president
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Hamilton stirs up social media storm with pro-vegan post

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The five time world champion said that the only way to save the planet is to go vegan
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Fallist court case isn’t black and white

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The ruling on Kanya Cekeshe makes it clear that the law and justice don’t always coincide
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Are SA’s university professors a bunch of socialists?

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A recent column by Ivo Vegter in the Daily Maverick posited that there is a ‘strong left-wing tendency in academia
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A tangled web: UK judge’s spider brooch trends online

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Judge Brenda Hale delivered the court’s damning verdict against Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a huge glittery spider pinned to her right shoulder
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EDITORIAL: Justice must be seen to be done – in court not online

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Judges should expect their judgments to be robustly debated, trashed even if it is warranted
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The age of the feminist influencer

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One African feminist's view on how social media clout chasing has stalled progressive politics
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New app developed to detect Twitter bots — in any language

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A new application is able to detect auto-generated tweets independent of the language used relying on machine learning
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‘Be strong my leader’ — Zuma shows support for embattled Gumede

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The former president, who is also facing corruption charges in the Durban High Court has asked his comrade to be strong as "this too shall pass"
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A resurgent conspiracy theory that Nelson Mandela died in 1985 reveals the growing hopelessness in South Africa that rampant inequality is irreversible

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