Talking Point
13.4.2018 08:57 am
Why so many new black farmers in SA are bound to fail
The battle to secure support has forced many struggling black farmers to rent out their land to established white farmers.
A new sense of urgency has entered South Africa’s land reform process after the country’s parliament took a resolution to amend the constitution to effect land expropriation without compensation. But even this will fail if the country doesn’t improve support for small and emerging black farmers who should be allocated a prime role in any reform process.
Why so many new black farmers in SA are bound to fail
The battle to secure support has forced many struggling black farmers to rent out their land to established white farmers.
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Grace Mugabe’s ‘poaching’ is a gift to President Mnangagwa
If the allegations are true, Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.
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Why SA business still associates white men with merit
White men will continue to dominate not because they are better than everyone else but because they think they are.
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Can the DA truly challenge the ANC in 2019?
It still has a lot of work to do if it wants to become a credible challenger to become the new ruling party.
Athletics
A new sexist policy may end Caster Semenya’s career
No one suggests that men with low testosterone should be eligible for female competition, but some women can supposedly compete with men.
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Science must fall? Why it still needs to be decolonised
We can’t reject science altogether, obviously, but reform is still required in how we learn about it and use it.
Business
Steinhoff’s board behaved badly. Why it needs to be held to account
It’s clear that the board members of Steinhoff live in a different reality where shame does not exist.
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Why Malema fan’s dismissal from SAPS for racist post about white genocide was upheld
The Labour Court confirmed Juda Dagane’s use of racist language in 2011 was despicable.
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Why sex machines should have rights too
Humans are already imposing our barely understood sexual ethic upon machines.
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Why giving SA’s chiefs more power adds to land dispossession
Power over rural land has become more and more concentrated in the hands of local chiefs in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Winnie’s legacy was that she was loved and loathed
The Mother of the Nation who never became First Lady was waging her own struggle within the struggle.
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Novel silver compounds offer potential cancer treatment breakthrough
Until recently, most chemotherapeutic drugs have targeted DNA, directly or indirectly, either by damaging the DNA or interfering with enzymes that repair or fold the DNA.
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Jail time for Vicki Momberg sets new precedent for SA
Estate agent Vicki Momberg was caught on video verbally abusing a black policeman. She used the word ‘kaffirs’ repeatedly during her tirade against men who were trying to assist.
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Ramaphosa has started cleaning up, but can he turn SA around?
The president faces deep challenges that go far beyond just winning the next elections.
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Why it’s hard to work out who really owns the land
In practice, land expropriation in SA may be a difficult matter if we must decide which descendants of the dispossessed are entitled to it.
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Why Ramaphosa is probably in no hurry to see Zuma prosecuted
With elections coming up, the ANC has many reasons for hoping its former leader stays as stubborn as ever.
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Black people beware: don’t let Black Panther joy mask Hollywood’s racism
Hollywood will allow the world of the Black Panther to be black, only if it doesn’t hurt white people’s feelings.
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Gender pay gap: Should men take a pay cut?
There’s no guarantee that the saving would be redistributed.
CPT Day Zero
Bold steps are needed toward a ‘new normal’ that allocates water fairly in SA
Discussions of the water crisis that has hit Cape Town tend to focus on supply and demand.
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Survey shows Zuma and ANC’s mutual dance to the bottom
Cyril Ramaphosa will have a lot of work to do to get the electorate to feel close to the party again.
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Can Ramaphosa centre the ANC and quell opposition parties?
Meeting the challenges from the opposition will strengthen the ANC’s dominance. How well its new leadership copes will become clearer over coming months.
CPT Day Zero
Cape Town’s plans for what happens after Day Zero just won’t work. Here’s why
The world is watching Cape Town, counting down to Day Zero.
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What ‘blackface’ tells us about China’s patronising attitude towards Africa
How a comedy skit demonstrates how clearly China sees itself as the continent’s saviour.
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Why things only change in SA when black people get angry enough
As a country, we’re stuck in a destructive pattern to achieve reforms. We can’t keep doing it this way.
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Why US’s secretary of state isn’t bothering to visit SA
Being a progressive, democratic state doesn’t help. You need to have a lot of terrorists.
CPT Day Zero
Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water
Cape Town is testing new strategies to nudge domestic users into reducing their water use.
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