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History shows chieftainship can still play a meaningful role

One of the issues that has featured prominently in our public discourse since the mid-1990s is the question of whether traditional leadership (or chieftainship)... Read Story

SA must use soft and hard power on continent

The recent tragic events which resulted in the worst military setback in post-apartheid South Africa, with the death in combat of 13 South African soldiers in t... Read Story

Youth need a free rein, not CVs

Considering academic qualifications when making appointments to leadership positions always met with resistance.

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Dr Mamphela Ramphele heads a new political party called Agang which means

Evolution of opposition to the ANC
March 31 2013 at 10:10

The ruling party is holding on as hard as it can to its position of strength, while the opposition is resurfacing in various forms and shapes

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Members of the South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) carry the mortal remains of 13 members that were killed in Central African Republic (CAR) during the handing over to the respective families at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, in Pretoria. REUTERS/Stringer

Why did soldiers die like this?
March 31 2013 at 10:13

Parliament must set up a multi-party inquiry into the SANDF deaths in the Central African Republic, writes David Maynier

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Moshoeshoe Monare Picture: Handout/Supplied

Limpopo does not deserve another faction
March 24 2013 at 09:45

Cassel Mathale committed the same mistake as his predecessor and backed the wrong gang.

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Robert Sobukwes political voice was silenced by the apartheid governments use of constantly amended laws. He is the reminder of a destructive time which too many people would rather not think about.

Lest we forget our Struggle heroes
March 24 2013 at 09:50

Attempts to airbrush Robert Sobukwe’s memory from our public consciousness are indicative of how those in power legitimise themselves.

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SADF conscripts make their weapons safe before entering base at Ruacana in 1988. The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale  a quarter of a century ago  was a pivotal moment in history of southern Africa. Kasrils writes that the events of that conflict led both to independence for Namibia and to the process of peaceful democratic change in South Africa. Picture: John Liebenberg

The mother of liberation battles
March 24 2013 at 09:43

The battle of Cuito Cuanavalle was a watershed military conflict for Southern Africa, writes Ronnie Kasrils

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In this file picture, Head of the Catholic Church in South Africa, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier. Photo: AFP

Church will always put any victim first
March 24 2013 at 09:38

The Catholic Church treats the sexual abuse of children first and foremost as a criminal act, writes Wilfrid Napier

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Karima Brown

Alliance partners need an overhaul
March 24 2013 at 09:32

The swirling mess in the Youth League is often mirrored by ANC provincial structures as well as regions and branches of the party

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Reuel Khoza, Chairman of Nedbank, has been the focus of media attention over his views on leadership and governance.File picture: Leon Nicholas

What’s the role of black executives?
March 24 2013 at 09:28

Black executives need to be more engaged and involved in public discourse in order to make a difference in people’s lives, according to the writer.

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Leslie Maasdorp

Rallying around National Growth Plan may save economy
March 10 2013 at 08:59

“The NDP will be implemented by government and budgets will be aligned to it.” This single sentence from the Budget speech was a watershed moment, writes Leslie Maasdorp.

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Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi joins in the singing with delegates at the Sactwu bargaining conference in Cape Town. Ndletyana opines that Vavi is a victim of dirty tactics in the union ranks. Photo: Neil Baynes

Ploy of character assassination
March 10 2013 at 08:54

Cosatu with its competing ideologies between ‘workerists’ and populists is fertile ground for struggles. Vavi is not the first to be targeted for his independent mind, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana.

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