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The fundamentals of fighting poverty
2008-09-15 06:00:01 Edition 1
Any reasonable analysis of conditions in South Africa must conclude that neither economic growth, nor the ANC's anti-poverty policies, can rescue the poor in a politically acceptable period. [ Full Story... ]
Obama - An African of the blood
2008-09-10 06:00:01 Edition 1
Will 'President' Barack Obama be the final fulfilment of upward political mobility? The answer lies in the womb of a history which is yet to unfold, writes Ali A Mazrui. [ Full Story... ]
Chainsaws cut deep in the forest
2008-09-09 06:00:01 Edition 1
It's survival of the fittest as the illicit local loggers wreak havoc, writes Eva Gilliam. [ Full Story... ]
Social security is the right of all
2008-09-08 06:00:01 Edition 1
Black Sash national director, Marcella Naidoo, calls for a comprehensive review of social security as a way to tackle the poverty and inequality, which she says, remain a big threat to South Africa's fledgling democracy, though it may mean higher taxes. [ Full Story... ]
Our judges cannot be immune from criticism
2008-09-08 06:00:01 Edition 1
The constitution and judiciary are not god-ordained entities, writes Thami Ka Plaatjie. [ Full Story... ]
What the navy needs to carry out its duties
2008-09-05 06:00:01 Edition 1
With 1-million sq km of sea and the threat of piracy and smuggling, the navy has a big job, writes Helmoed Römer Heitman ... [ Full Story... ]
Still in ruins, Angola needs a leader
2008-09-03 06:00:01 Edition 1
The MPLA has ruled Angola since 1975 and evidence of its failures is abundant. But the opposition is unlikely to unseat it in this week's poll, writes Foreign Editor Peter Fabricius. [ Full Story... ]
Land reform needs new debate
2008-09-01 06:00:00 Edition 1
South Africa urgently needs a debate about the future of the countryside: a debate not only on the "land question", but about every aspect of how agriculture works, how we feed our people and how we care for the environment. [ Full Story... ]
Airborne
2008-08-30 06:00:01 Edition 1
After years of construction, dust and scaffolding, it appears the patience oftens of thousands of travellers to OR Tambo has paid off, writes Kevin Ritchie [ Full Story... ]
An unusual alliance of women and patriarchs
2008-08-30 06:00:01 Edition 1
The ANC was primarily urban-based and that is where it drew most of its Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) recruits. [ Full Story... ]
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