Where were the open letters during the biggest crises this country has seen, asks <b>Verashni Pillay</b>
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/ 21 February 2011
Meaningless stereotypes of the noble African have lead Oprah to her present crisis, says <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
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/ 16 February 2011
A voice saying "Madame Deputy Speaker, on a point of order," changed the tone of what was due to be a dry, predictable Tuesday afternoon in Parliament
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/ 14 February 2011
The ANC in the Western Cape are similar to the Idols hopefuls they shared conference space with this weekend, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
New government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi was on a charm offensive on Wednesday night, speaking to journalists ahead of the State of the Nation address.
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/ 7 February 2011
<b>Verashni Pillay</b> puts her foot down as a Christian and says, not in my name.
In a shock announcement on Wednesday, controversial labour DG Jimmy Manyi will take over top government spokesperson Themba Maseko’s job.
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/ 31 January 2011
It lies lost and buried beneath the ground. <b>Verashni Pillay</b> imagines what it may be used for.
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/ 24 January 2011
WikiLeaks has provided yet another way for South Africans to obsess about what others think about us, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>
Despite middle-class misgivings, South Africa’s universal healthcare plan puts us well ahead of the Asian powerhouse.
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/ 10 January 2011
Drowning in cardboard, <b>Verashni Pillay</b> ponders the sound and fury of business networking.
Twenty-seven million. That’s how many people of Indian descent are living across the world, as the Indian government vies for their investment.
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/ 24 December 2010
Zapiro may be facing yet another lawsuit from the president, but if his latest cartoon is anything to go by, he won’t be silenced any time soon.
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/ 6 December 2010
There is no logic behind rewarding the violence of losers, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
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/ 29 November 2010
<b>Verashni Pillay</b> thanks WikiLeaks for telling us what our governments are really thinking after years of doublespeak
The set of US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks this weekend, which sent shockwaves through the world, has a South African twist.
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/ 22 November 2010
Two smoking hot girls have landed themselves in the criminal news limelight recently, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
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/ 16 November 2010
The bread price-fixing scandal struck a blow to the poorest of South Africans. The <em>M&G</em>’s Lloyd Gedye takes us behind the award-winning story.
A campaign mocking ANCYL president Julius Malema has proved popular on Twitter but concerns are being raised about the tone of the satire.
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/ 8 November 2010
Robert Mugabe and Julius Malema are making hip hop tracks to push their political agenda? Has the world finally gone stark raving mad?
After an uproar over Cape Town Opera’s tour to Israel, opera managing director Michael Williams has written a letter of apology
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/ 2 November 2010
It’s the activism backlash and its high priests are creating fantasy First Worlds to live in, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
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/ 11 October 2010
Once SA was the kind of country whose leaders were awarded Nobel Peace Prizes. Now we side with governments who crack down on those who get them.
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/ 25 September 2010
<b>Verashni Piillay</b> took some time out of the national general council to talk to some delegates about their take on the conference.
It turned out to be a national general council (NGC) of compromises for the ANC, as President Jacob Zuma delivered his closing address on Friday.
When it comes to the ANC, jobs for the girls are one thing, but gender equality for the nation is a much bigger issue.
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/ 21 September 2010
SA’s National Health Insurance (NHI) will kick off in 2012 and be implemented over a period of 14 years, according to the ANC.
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/ 20 September 2010
Being a good girl, <b>Verashni Pillay</b> always avoided the F word. Feminism. It causes polite people to flinch slightly.
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/ 16 September 2010
Julius Malema once said he’d die for Zuma, but now he’s making ominous noises about Zuma’s future. We look at Malema’s take on Zuma in quotes.
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/ 13 September 2010
If it’s a choice between China and India, <b>Verashni Pillay</b> would rather be speaking Hindi when the new order takes place.
Cosatu’s joint venture with Indian mining parastatal trumpeted as true empowerment.
Glenn Agliotti is tweeting up a storm from court — and keeping his enemies closer than his friends.