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Vegetarians

In defence of chicken soup
Article
/ 3 January 2020

In defence of chicken soup

What happens when cultural traditions conflict with the ethical imperative to give up meat?

By Francesca Newton
Can you rationalise your pound of flesh?
Article
/ 15 June 2018

Can you rationalise your pound of flesh?

Dr Motsamai Molefe asks why we rationalise consuming animal flesh.

By Motsamai Molefe
​On meat, love and revolution
Article
/ 15 December 2016

​On meat, love and revolution

Reducing meat consumption is about more than animal rights — it can be a revolutionary act.

By Carla Tsampiras
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Article
/ 15 May 2016

Nobody listens to vegans

Brent Meersman ponders whether veganism and being a food writer can go together.

By Brent Meersman
Eid-ul-Adha: Lambasting the slaughter
Article
/ 4 November 2011

Eid-ul-Adha: Lambasting the slaughter

Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, has activists, Islamaphobes and Muslim vegetarians in a spin.

By Qudsiya Karrim
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Article
/ 19 January 2010

Five fatal flaws of animal activism

From tacky nude posters to dubious concepts such as ‘happy meat’, animal rights groups are losing the fight for real change.

By Victor Schonfeld
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Article
/ 13 November 2009

Vegetarian eateries mushroom

Barbara Ludman looks at the choices available
for those of us who don’t eat meat.

By Barbara Lundman
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Article
/ 13 November 2009

Coming out of the green closet

Despite our carnivorous cultural heritage, more and more South Africans are converting to vegetarianism, writes Percy Zvomuya.

By Percy Zvomuya

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