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We got our sorry asses co-opted

The ANC is a creation of the intelligentsia, not the trash-talking, faeces-throwing looters we see today, says Mandla Zibi.

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A shift in the political landscape

Allister Sparks weighs up the two new parties set to participate in the 2014 elections

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Land redistribution stuck in mire

Policy fine-tuning must stop property owners holding out for big payouts without opening a door to graft, says Pierre De Vos

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Media bashing is in vogue, says the writer. Picture: Motshwari Mofokeng

Media must not let others define them
June 7 2013 at 10:24

There’s no engagement, just a condescending attitude by those who think they are God’s gift to us all, writes Makhudu Sefara.

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Former President Nelson Mandela is in a serious but stable condition after being admitted to a Pretoria hospital early on Saturday morning due to a recurring lung infection.

Inheritance is a gift, not a right
June 6 2013 at 14:05

The Mandela family court battle and other cases ike it leaves Pule Makgale feeling ashamed.

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South Africa will need to produce more food to support its growing population and that requires a different approach to the challenge of ensuring sustainable food security, says the minister of agriculture.

Empower women for food security
June 6 2013 at 18:51

The world will reap huge gains from empowering women in agriculture, with food security increasing drastically, says Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

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Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has reportedly sent out an e-mail announcing he needs money to start a new political platform. File photo: Bongiwe Mchunu

Time for Cassel Mathale to go
June 6 2013 at 14:05

A new premier must be appointed to stop the rot and improve service delivery in Limpopo, writes Jack Mokobi.

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The DA's Johannesburg branch leader Mmusi Maimane says the party will launch a

ANC racism dashes non-racial dream
June 6 2013 at 14:04

The ANC continues to use narrow-minded campaigning to drive a wedge between South Africans, says the DA’s Mmusi Maimane.

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Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu has established a school of government to turn out highly skilled public servants. Picture: Phill Magakoe

Back to school for public servants
June 6 2013 at 13:11

A school of government will be started to build a more professional and capable public servant, writes Lindiwe Sisulu.

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Chaos erupted when police and security guards turned a hose on refugees in Cape Town. You can tell a lot about a country by how it treats refugees, says Khaya Dlanga. File photo: Thomas Holder

Treatment of refugees speaks volumes
June 6 2013 at 09:09

You can tell a lot about a country by how it treats refugees, writes Khaya Dlanga.

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President Jacob Zuma. File photo: Sizwe Ndingane

What Jacob Zuma should have said
June 5 2013 at 11:35

Zwelinzima Vavi's call to miners is baffling, but Jacob Zuma's inaction is even more puzzling, writes Allister Sparks.

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Columnist Christi van der Westhuizen says Glynnis Breytenbach's (pictured, centre)

Failing NPA serves political masters
June 5 2013 at 11:35

The National Prosecuting Authority is running riot at the behest of its political masters, writes Christi van der Westhuizen.

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One of the fences along the border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe has been vandalised by those wanting to come into the country. Photo: Masi Losi

Porous borders negate our crime battle
June 5 2013 at 10:36

South Africa needs to step up measures to secure its seas and borders, writes Ian Ollis.

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Independent Newspapers

We got our sorry asses co-opted

Independent Newspapers

A shift in the political landscape

REUTERS

Land redistribution stuck in mire

Media must not let others define them June 7 2013 at 10:24

Inheritance is a gift, not a right June 6 2013 at 14:05

Empower women for food security June 6 2013 at 18:51

Time for Cassel Mathale to go June 6 2013 at 14:05

ANC racism dashes non-racial dream June 6 2013 at 14:04

Back to school for public servants June 6 2013 at 13:11

Treatment of refugees speaks volumes June 6 2013 at 09:09

What Jacob Zuma should have said June 5 2013 at 11:35

Failing NPA serves political masters June 5 2013 at 11:35

Porous borders negate our crime battle June 5 2013 at 10:36

Media must not let others define them
June 7 2013 at 10:24

Inheritance is a gift, not a right
June 6 2013 at 14:05

Empower women for food security
June 6 2013 at 18:51

Time for Cassel Mathale to go
June 6 2013 at 14:05

ANC racism dashes non-racial dream
June 6 2013 at 14:04

Back to school for public servants
June 6 2013 at 13:11

Treatment of refugees speaks volumes
June 6 2013 at 09:09

What Jacob Zuma should have said
June 5 2013 at 11:35

Failing NPA serves political masters
June 5 2013 at 11:35

Porous borders negate our crime battle
June 5 2013 at 10:36