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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · Jul 17

Wrong number: Mchunu corruption allegations cast further doubt on the calibre of the ANC's leaders in KZN. Get your copy of this week's M&G and subscribe at mg.co.za/subscribe-to-m… …for more!

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OPINION | Paul Biya’s presidential candidacy a crisis of democracy in Cameroon mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. What is needed is a rethinking of leadership, a redistribution of political power and inclusive and accountable governance

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 5 h

OPINION | Diabetes is a disease that thrives on inequity: South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including making healthy food affordable. mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including by making healthy food affordable

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 7 h

OPINION | Open letter to Paula Slier: The readers of the Times of Israel and the listeners of Chai FM are profoundly ill-served by your work, Ms Slier. mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The readers of the Times of Israel and the listeners of Chai FM are profoundly ill-served by your work, Ms Slier

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 20 h

OPINION | Reimagining employment in the age of the fourth industrial revolution mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. Once jobs were clearcut relationships between employer and employee, but in the gig economy labour laws often fall short

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 22 h

OPINION | Africa’s entrepreneurs focusing on sustainability are the continent’s changemakers mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. Sustainability demands more than merely replicating global frameworks; Africa must frame its own sustainable future

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 23 h

OPINION | Acid mine drainage: South Africa can learn from Japan’s experience of toxic waste dumping mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The government needs to form partnerships with communities, including businesses, which should empower employees to create a shared vision of environmental sust

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 24 h

OPINION | Don’t believe everything AI tells you: A cautionary tale for academia – and everyone else mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. Artificial intelligence can be a powerful ally but only if we cultivate the skills and habits that affirm our commitment to truth, discernment and verification

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 24 h

OPINION | Flood damage: An act of God or governance failure? | @askashbroker mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. Everyone remembers April 2022, when torrential rains pummelled KwaZulu-Natal and floodwaters ravaged homes, roads and factories. Lives were lost, families were

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 1 h

Inflation ticks up to 3% in June on the back of higher food prices mg.co.za/business/2025-…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The rate is still within the Reserve Bank’s target range and supports the case for a further rate cut in the upcoming meeting, economists say

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 3 h

Born Free - The Podcast | Too many commissions, not enough justice – with Amahle-Imvelo “Jaxa” Jaxx – Podcast episode 13. mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 3 h

#MG200Young: The M&G 200 Young South Africans flagship is back! This year’s installation, brought to you by the province of Limpopo @OtpLimpopo, boasts of inclusive categories that aim to recognise and reward young people who have created resilient, entrepreneurial and robust…

mailandguardian's tweet image. #MG200Young: The M&amp;G 200 Young South Africans flagship is back! This year’s installation, brought to you by the province of Limpopo @OtpLimpopo, boasts of inclusive categories that aim to recognise and reward young people who have created resilient, entrepreneurial and robust…

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 5 h

New science hub bridges lab-skills gap for underprivileged students mg.co.za/education/2025…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 6 h

The Diplomat | Menlyn Maine launches Gallery of Giving for Mandela month mg.co.za/thought-leader…

mailandguardian's tweet card. Mandela Day on 18 July inspires South Africans to reflect on Nelson Mandela’s legacy and make a positive contribution.

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 6 h

South Africa must unlock financial sector for growth, says African Development Bank mg.co.za/business/2025-…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The AfDB says the country’s economy continues to underperform, weighed down by structural deficiencies that constrain the financial sector

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 7 h

ICYMI | ‘Arrogance led to her fall’: Political parties react to Nkabane’s axing mg.co.za/politics/2025-…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The parties said the higher education minister’s dismissal was a vital step towards restoring accountability amid governance failures and allegations of politic

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 17 h

FlySafair strike could go up to two weeks mg.co.za/news/2025-07-2…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The parties are meeting on Wednesday for mediation before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 18 h

Kenny Kunene: I was at the wrong place, at the wrong time for the right reasons mg.co.za/politics/2025-…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The Patriotic Alliance deputy president was present during the arrest on Monday of Katiso “TK” Molefe, who is accused of murdering Oupa Sefoka, otherwise known

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 19 h

DA to support departmental budgets after Nobuhle Nkabane’s axing mg.co.za/politics/2025-…

mailandguardian's tweet card. The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 19 h

We won’t attack Zuma publicly, even if he takes arms with Morocco, Western Sahara’s Beisat says mg.co.za/politics/2025-…

mailandguardian's tweet card. With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western Sahara should be a province and not an i

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Mail & Guardian@mailandguardian · 23 h

WATCH | Dululu Hlatshaneni, National Programme Manager at the Department of Basic Education @DBE_SA, provides insight on the department’s policy of the prevention and management of learner pregnancy in schools. This policy was established in 2021. Watch here:…

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