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We should use this Heritage Day to contemplate the effects of historical injustices, especially where people lost their homes due to their race, writes Siona O'Connell.Heritage Day, 24 September, is the highlight of Heritage Month in South Africa.Public and academic discourse about braais, 'traditional' dress, cultural practices and tangible and intangible heritage usually abound, and all…

for subscribers 1h ago Lloyd Burnard Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Enter recipient email address Subscribers can listen to this article Beresford Williams (Gallo) The organisation is currently walking the most delicate of tightropes, trying with what is left of its collective…

Professor Leon van Vuuren says corruption has become endemic to our society. The most popular ways to fight corruption are based on the notion of "fighting corruption". Billions are thrown at efforts to stem the tide. But why doesn't it work? Leon van Vuuren from the Ethics Institute looks for answers.Corruption has become endemic to…

It is time to stop turning a blind eye to what is going on in Zimbabwe, where the government has shown over and over that it is violent and willing to do anything to stay in power, writes Jamie Mighti.Am I my brother's keeper?This moral question is one that often confronts most people at some…

Professor Lizette Rabe has been sending letters of encouragement to her students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is one of her letters as students prepare for the second semester. Dear studentsThose of you who were fortunate enough to have received that invitation – surely one of the best invitations one can ever receive – means you…