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Opinion | Protecting children is everyone’s responsibility
In the province, more than 43 000 children are currently in foster care, while a further 2 800 children are being cared for in NPO-run child care centres.
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WAT DIE HART VAN VOL IS | Wanneer die huppel ‘n neurie word
’n Roerende rubriek oor ’n vroegopstaner se lewensreis, die liefde vir sy kinders, en die besef dat tyd vinnig verbygaan. Koester elke oomblik.
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Opinion | Party-hopping in South African politics, when the jacket turns
In South African politics, the jackets keep turning. The real test, writes Namhla Monakali, is whether anything underneath ever does
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THINKING OUT LOUD | Confessions of a childhood fart gun
One mother’s well-meaning eczema remedy turned her child into a walking toxic fart machine — a funny, honest column about flowers of sulphur.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | Cape Town’s four seasons in 48 hours
Cape Town storms arrive with chaos, floods and uprooted trees — then disappear, as the city quickly slips back into denial.
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Opinion|Winnie Madikizela-Mandela legacy still asks uncomfortable questions
A perspective on how the docummentary of Winnie Mandela revives urgent questions about memory, liberation and South Africa’s still-unfinished democratic promise.
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Book review: Royal Spin — a smooth ride that lacks tension and climax
Scobie and Benway’s Royal Spin is escapist royal romance with White House intrigue, but lacks tension and delivers an anticlimactic ending.
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Powerhouse writing duo pen offbeat locked room murder mystery
Book review: The Ending Writes Itself by VE Schwab & Cat Clarke. A gripping locked room mystery with 6 authors trapped on a Scottish island.
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Wat die hart van vol is | Waddehel? Nee, regtig, wat gaan aan?
’n Satiriese blik op politiek en samelewing laat die skrywer wonder of realiteit en komedie nog onderskeibaar is te midde van verkiesings en chaos.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | Socks, storms and stubborn summer vibes
Winter brings comfort for some, but harsh reality for others, as Cape Town flooding shows. A reminder to stay grateful, compassionate, and mindful this season.
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