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The ubiquity of sex scandals

20 comment(s) | Bill Clinton faced an excruciating trial for his extramarital affairs. Verashni Pillay wonders whether we will be as exacting with our president?

The spy who knew nothing

32 comment(s) | Siyabonga Cwele is an easy man to like. Nic Dawes interviewed him once in his parliamentary office at the height of the Browse Mole "scandal."

The flux of the Nation

11 comment(s) | The State of the Nation speech Jacob Zuma will not be giving on Thursday February 11.

Public tide turns against JZ

45 comment(s) | Charlotte Bauer: What has sobered me since the story went public is how very seriously South Africa's citizens are taking this turn of events.

The dark side of 'lawfare'

0 comment(s) | Advocate Michelle le Roux assesses the strength of our constitutional enterprise.

Mr Zuma, my drunken uncle

56 comment(s) | The news that President Jacob Zuma has fathered another child, out of wedlock, made me sick, to say the least.

Constitutional balancing act

4 comment(s) | Are current challenges to the legitimacy of South Africa's judiciary themselves legitimate?

With world domination, no one does it like Fifa

5 comment(s) | If I was a mascot I know who I'd want to be: Zakumi, the green-haired leopard for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa.

Chilly winds are blowing around South African media

4 comment(s) | South Africa faces a challenging year as far as media freedom is concerned, argues Dario Milo.

Extremism has no place in Islam

7 comment(s) | In South Africa questions are being asked about the World Cup and the potential for muslim extremism.

In defence of Justice Richard Goldstone

3 comment(s) | Attacks on the integrity of the judge after the UN report on Gaza are misguided. A more appropriate critical response is needed.

Dressing down sex work

10 comment(s) | Sex work is a problem. For a feminist, it is a particularly tricky problem, writes Marlise Richter.

Face up to chommies who bloat local councils

25 comment(s) | Our politicians often bombard us with fashionable new lines about how they intend tackling corruption, crime, et cetera...

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Deafening silence
Deafening silence Sheryl Cwele, wife of South Africa's state security minister Siyabonga Cwele, appears in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on drug charges on Friday. Cwele claims he has no knowledge of his estranged wife's dealings but his initial silence on the matter is a serious self-inflicted wound for Cwele, whose conduct looks more suspicious than it ought. (Reuters) Read more

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