Letters
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The suggestion by President Jacob Zuma to discourage a national debate on racism is a stark contrast to the spirit of the people of this country when, in 2001, the South African government hosted a week-long world conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
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The most serious problem facing SA today is, arguably, our fractured education system.
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Let’s debate class, not race. Julius Malema wants to debate race, narrowly focused on government deployment. This is nothing but a tactic to try to create space for his comrades. It’s not like government is overcrowded with white politicians.
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ood grief! I never thought I’d live to see the day when the editor of the country’s best daily newspaper would write “we have very unique circumstances here” as, believe it or not
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Your report on the closure of SBH Cotton Mills (August 17) refers. Unfortunately the report’s focus on the credit squeeze on the company oversimplifies the problems faced by this industry.
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Thank you Nkosinathi Mzelemu (17 August) for alerting me to the existence of another kind of native — eliminativism
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Is Competitions Commissioner Shan Ramburuth (The law is there to help, 17 August) aware of the unintended consequences of competition law in, say, the wire and steel industry?
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Just as the ascension of the president to the highest office in the land met with mixed reactions, so too did his first 100 days in office.
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Opinion & Analysis
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To make the Reserve Bank happy, the parties have agreed to use inflation forecasts for the coming year
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THIS year is a festive one in Germany. Germans are celebrating a double anniversary: the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 60th anniversary of the German constitution
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THERE was a glaring miscommunication in the announcement that Dali Mpofu had received a reward of R11m for his role in getting the SABC to the mess it is currently in.
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PRESS coverage of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Africa trip focused on a flash of marital drama in which she took umbrage at being asked about her husband. The real drama went unnoticed.
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