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Feminism 101: Pussies are not for grabbing
It’s been 30 years since I found my voice – now ‘nasty’ women around the world are fighting back
The witch is she who dares to act alone
Women have to unite in a country and parts of the world where the ultimate subjugation is death
What’s behind children being cast as witches in Nigeria
Children labelled as witches in Nigeria are often abandoned, shunned by society and turfed out into the streets.
‘Bad’ children condemned as witches
Youngsters in Tanzania who are suffering from epilepsy or who are just 'naughty' face exorcisms, beatings and even death.
Two more suspected ‘witches’ hacked to death in Tanzania
Two women had their throats slit and were hacked on suspicion of being witches, a week after seven people were burned to death on the same suspicion.
Seven accused of witchcraft burned alive in Tanzania
Police in Tanzania say 23 people were arrested in connection with the crime of seven people, accused of witchcraft, have been burned alive.
Presidency rejects claims of Zuma’s apartheid witchcraft
A media report that President Jacob Zuma practised witchcraft during apartheid was "ridiculous and misleading", says the presidency.
By the gods, what now?
After President Jacob Zuma called on his ancestors to help secure his next term, Mpho Moshe Matheolane wonders how the gods would react to this.
Albinos’ lonely call for recognition
Though defined as disabled, the state does not accord a albinos any rights and South Africans "are as deaf as the ground", activists say.
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Demolition of hope in Hangberg
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The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste
Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.
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Economic ramifications of Covid-19
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BCX empowers its finance staff with professional accounting qualifications
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Ensuring no prospective CA(SA) is left behind
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