June 28 2024

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GNU confronts the politics of compromise

Policy and cabinet decisions will be the result of combative discussions, which is good news.

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Child abuse: A tale of two courts

Luke Lamprecht from Women and Men Against Child Abuse speaks about the horrors he sees in his work,

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Joburg: 10 great things happening right now

The Jozi My Jozi movement is making strides with a clean-up that might signal the revival of a struggling city.

Image: Theodore Key | @theodore_key_illustration
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News flashes that overtake and tackle you

The arbitrary side of your week in memes, videos and obscure news stories.

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Glory to the tumbling Hawks

The SAPS elite investigative unit was born in sin. But its members, says a new book, carry on against heavy odds.

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‘No assegais’ for 1899 UK soccer tour

A century before Lucas Radebe captained Leeds United, a black Free State soccer team toured Britain.

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Between the Romans and the Dutch

Why should South Africa still have something that sounds as archaic and Eurocentric as ‘Roman-Dutch law'?

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The issues driving Kenya’s angry young protesters

President William Ruto withdrew the budget after two days of nationwide rallies.

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How the internet is tearing us apart

Unrestricted speech does not necessarily lead to more rational discussion.

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A better future need not dismiss the past

Whose history matters more, and who has the authority to draw a line under what happened before?

LIFESTYLE

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We’re zombies caught in a generic Netflix series

What has become of those who would rather overturn the table than sit at it with ostentatious appurtenances?

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Serial killers and cosy crime

A perfect thriller and an Indian detective mystery satisfy the wild streak in bookworms.

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A hunger for finely crafted love stories

A look at a love story to die for, crime fiction and a new list of Very Important Books.

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Hylton Nel’s colossal cats spin on Dior’s catwalk

This week, the Fomolistas also have a thing for spritzes, saying no, and the wisdom of Anaïs Nin.