Student leader aces studies while in jail: He sat in his prison cell in yellow “detainee remand” pants and shirt. The prison warders didn’t use his name; they simply said “prisoner”. But they watched this curious-looking young man, with his academic books scattered across the floor. The other inmates have no books – some play football or smoke dagga to pass the time – but Bonginkosi Khanyile (26) was there in his quiet cell, reading. Khanyile was taken into police custody during the #FeesMustFall protests last year. He was a student leader in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Student Command, which stood on the frontline of protests at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). He was arrested in September last year. After six months in…
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Imizamo Yethu businesses struggling after fire: More than a month after the fire that left many residents in Imizamo Yethu informal settlement homeless, business owners say they cannot manage without help from the City of Cape Town. ……
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‘Tiny giant’ Ontlametse Phalatse to be laid to rest: President Jacob Zuma is among the guests that will bid farewell to “tiny giant” Ontlametse Phalatse. ……
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Ruling expected in Tim Noakes dietary advice case: The HPCSA is expected to make a ruling in the misconduct hearing of sports scientist Tim Noakes. ……
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Plantwise, Southern California has much in common with South Africa: In subsequent email exchanges with Luthando Crab, who works as a conservation horticulturist on the southern tip of Africa, I learned that the national flower of South Africa is the king protea . Fully expanded, king protea blooms, pale pink to crimson in color, may reach one foot across. ……
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Unions slam ‘outsourcing’ of exams: Teachers and teacher unions have slammed a department of basic education plan to outsource the…
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Calls for Cosatu leader’s head after Zuma bash: Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini could face a motion of no confidence during the union federation’s central committee meeting for attending President Jacob Zuma’s 75th birthday party despite Cosatu’s stance that Zuma should step down. Several Cosatu leaders said this week that they planned to confront Dlamini, a vocal Zuma…
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Nkosazana’s curiously coy website: NEWS ANALYSIS Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has a security problem. Not…
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SaveSA distances itself from ‘Freedom Movement’: Lobby group SaveSA has distanced itself from the “Freedom Movement” which opposition parties created to ensure President Jacob Zuma is removed from office. ……
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Double standards when it comes to racism, hate speech – Solidarity: There appear to be double standards in South African society when it comes to issues of racism and hate speech, trade union Solidarity says. ……
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