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The left must eschew xenophobia

30 March at 13:35 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging

Applause for UN decision to finally name slavery for what it was

30 March at 13:02 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The resolution also reaffirms that crimes against humanity are not subject to statutes of limitation. This principle, echoed across legal and moral traditions, reflects a simple truth: grave injustices do not expire. They impose ongoing duties to tell the truth, educate future generations honestly and ensure non-repetition

Top things to do in Johannesburg

30 March at 07:41 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Johannesburg is one of those cities that gets better and better the more time you spend in it. You might spend a morning sipping flat whites in a chic café, browsing a weekend market, hiking through a nature reserve, or sitting down to a plate of delicious food. Whether you’re spending a day in the […]

How the DA’s grand-standing may undermine GNU coherence

30 March at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The DA’s growing tendency to publicly frame the successes of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as primarily its own achievement undermines the basic principles, protocol and discipline of government communication.

City Lodge bows out of Newtown

29 March at 09:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators

Due process in exile ignored

29 March at 06:15 AM, via Mail & Guardian

In spite of a US court judgment, individuals are removed on short notice, without clarity about their destination. Once abroad, they are detained without access to counsel

Tourism must be SA’s defining story

29 March at 06:10 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Although global instability may temporarily redirect travel flows, the real opportunity lies not in benefiting from conflict elsewhere but in ensuring that South Africa becomes a destination the world actively chooses, whether there is conflict in other regions or not

NHI is bugbear of the upper crust

29 March at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

It is the political and economic fightback of those who have long enjoyed the luxury of world-class care where wealth buys life, dignity and speed, while the poor are forced to queue, wait and too often die in silence

US/Israel war against International Law

28 March at 14:07 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The assassination of Khamenei was another blatant violation of international law. It was also part of a broader strategy to eliminate moderate leaders, whose absence is then used to justify replacing diplomacy with military campaigns

When art returns, who does it belong to?

28 March at 11:18 AM, via Mail & Guardian

As masterpieces by William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso return to Johannesburg, Homecoming becomes less about art on walls and more about who gets to claim it

Why brilliant ideas aren’t enough

28 March at 10:48 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The country has the talent. It has ideas. It has institutions. What it needs is the connective tissue to turn potential into performance — and the patience to accept that breakthrough innovation requires risk, failure and time

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