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![[LOCKED] In between the political noise this weekend and criticism against Cyril Ramaphosa, a critical point was raised ...](https://img3.medioq.com/614/751/526598566147514.jpg)
[LOCKED] In between the political noise this weekend and criticism against Cyril Ramaphosa, a critical point was raised about our president, writes Qaanitah Hunter.
In between the political noise this weekend and criticism against Cyril Ramaphosa, a critical point was raised about our president, writes Qaanitah Hunter.
![[LOCKED] Ebrahim Harvey examines what the key lessons are from the recent Transnet strike for creating a feasible and du...](https://img3.medioq.com/948/973/526509649489739.jpg)
[LOCKED] Ebrahim Harvey examines what the key lessons are from the recent Transnet strike for creating a feasible and durable social compact between government, labour and business.
Ebrahim Harvey examines what are the key lessons from the recent Transnet strike for creating a feasible and durable social compact between government, labour and business.
![[FREE] When coalition governments operate on the basis of trust and principle, as they do in Denmark and many other coun...](https://img3.medioq.com/950/453/526361649504539.jpg)
[FREE] When coalition governments operate on the basis of trust and principle, as they do in Denmark and many other countries around the world, stability and accountability are possible, writes Brett Herron.
When coalition governments operate on the basis of trust and principle, as they do in Denmark and many other countries around the world, stability and accountability are possible, writes Brett Herron.
![[LOCKED] Instead of suggesting that women irresponsibly fall pregnant (the old "they can't keep their legs closed" argum...](https://img4.medioq.com/617/744/526299236177447.jpg)
[LOCKED] Instead of suggesting that women irresponsibly fall pregnant (the old "they can't keep their legs closed" argument), all women should be celebrated and supported for the amazing sacrifice they make to society during pregnancy and childbirth, writes Melanie Verwoerd.
Instead of suggesting that women irresponsibly fall pregnant (the old "they can’t keep their legs closed" argument), all women should be celebrated and supported for the amazing sacrifice they make to society during pregnancy and childbirth, writes Melanie Verwoerd.
On Thursday, Parliament adopted the Electoral Amendment Bill for a system that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world. Is this the gravest insult to our democracy since 1994? Read what Jan Ge**er, Valli Moosa, Ebrahim Fakir, Mmusi Maimane and Michael Atkins think in this week's Friday Briefing.
On Thursday, Parliament adopted the Electoral Amendment Bill for a system that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
![[FREE TO READ] It is often assumed that pupils enter the Foundation Phase with the building blocks for reading in place....](https://img3.medioq.com/792/846/508789097928461.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] It is often assumed that pupils enter the Foundation Phase with the building blocks for reading in place. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most pupils in South Africa because they still do not have access to quality early childhood programmes where such foundations are laid, writes Zelda Barends.
It is often assumed that pupils enter the Foundation Phase with the building blocks for reading in place. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most pupils in South Africa because they still do not have access to quality early childhood programmes where such foundations are laid, writes Zelda Bare...
![[FREE TO READ] Robyn Pasensie and Minhaj Jeenah from My Vote Counts respond to ANC Spokesperson P**e Mabe saying he trie...](https://img4.medioq.com/126/922/508714781269226.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] Robyn Pasensie and Minhaj Jeenah from My Vote Counts respond to ANC Spokesperson P**e Mabe saying he tried to use the law as a scapegoat to mask failures within the ANC.
Robyn Pasensie and Minhaj Jeenah from My Vote Counts respond to ANC Spokesperson P**e Mabe saying he tried to use the law as a scapegoat to mask failures within the ANC.
🔒 Even if the new Eskom board members have magic wands, they will not be able to clean up the Zuma-inspired mess in the immediate future, argues Melanie Verwoerd.
Even if the new Eskom board members have magic wands, they will not be able to clean up the Zuma-inspired mess in the immediate future, argues Melanie Verwoerd.
🔒 Experts said international media attention could be negative for SA, which is why proactive steps should be taken.
Experts have said international media attention could be negative for SA, which was why proactive steps should be taken.
🔒 As the ANC misses opportunities to fix itself, opposition parties are missing opportunities to prove a point they are better in the driving seat, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela as he reflects on recent developments in Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay.
As the ANC misses opportunities to fix itself, opposition parties are missing opportunities to prove a point they are better in the driving seat, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela as he reflects on recent developments in Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay.
![[FREE TO READ] 109-year-old Pon Ng Shue Chee, a beloved matriarch of Johannesburg's close-knit community of Chinese Sout...](https://img5.medioq.com/802/151/507858548021516.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] 109-year-old Pon Ng Shue Chee, a beloved matriarch of Johannesburg's close-knit community of Chinese South Africans recently died but not before seeing the end of the five-year-long legal fight against online hate speech, writes Ben Winks.
109-year-old Pon Ng Sui Chee, a beloved matriarch of Johannesburg's close-knit community of Chinese South Africans recently died but not before seeing the end of the five-year-long legal fight against online hate speech, writes Ben Winks.
![[FREE TO READ] Aida Coertse is an Iranian women living in South Africa. She writes that as a woman, as a mother, and as ...](https://img4.medioq.com/136/312/507775781363126.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] Aida Coertse is an Iranian women living in South Africa. She writes that as a woman, as a mother, and as a daughter she stands next to her sisters in Iran and asks for freedom of choice, following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Aida Coertse is an Iranian women living in South Africa. She writes that as a woman, as a mother, and as a daughter she stands next to her sisters in Iran and asks for freedom of choice, following the death of Mahsa Amini.
🔒 The positive to the entire electricity crisis debacle is that 60 million people now have on-the-ground training to be able to become Eskom board members, should the need arise, writes Howard Feldman.
The positive to the entire electricity crisis debacle is that 60 million people now have on-the-ground training to be able to become Eskom board members, should the need arise, writes Howard Feldman.
🔒 Experts said the country urgently needed coalition legislation to stabilise governments in the build-up to the 2024 elections.
Coalition governments face a turbulent future after two metropolitan coalition governments were recently ousted.
![[FREE TO READ] Dr Oscar van Heerden is mistaken in presenting Rob Hersov as having confined himself to finger-pointing a...](https://img5.medioq.com/477/838/506956564778381.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] Dr Oscar van Heerden is mistaken in presenting Rob Hersov as having confined himself to finger-pointing and insults, writes Terence Corrigan.
Dr Oscar van Heerden is mistaken in presenting Rob Hersov as having confined himself to finger-pointing and insults, writes Terence Corrigan.
![[FREE TO READ] Through the Presidential Employment Stimulus, we have unlocked energy, commitment, creativity, innovation...](https://img4.medioq.com/811/988/506874888119882.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] Through the Presidential Employment Stimulus, we have unlocked energy, commitment, creativity, innovation and opportunities, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.
Through the Presidential Employment Stimulus, we have unlocked energy, commitment, creativity, innovation and opportunities, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.
🔒 Chopping and changing the board, without a deeper reflection on how things went wrong, is a futile exercise if we want to resolve the problems at Eskom, writes Ralph Mathekga.
Chopping and changing the board, without a deeper reflection on how things went wrong, is a futile exercise if we want to resolve the problems at Eskom, writes Ralph Mathekga.
🔒 Parties united only in their desire to unseat the ANC may not ultimately deliver better services and stability, writes Adriaan Basson after a visit to Germany.
Parties united only in their desire to unseat the ANC may not ultimately deliver better services and stability, writes Adriaan Basson after a visit to Germany.
![[FREE TO READ] Switch them all off](https://img3.medioq.com/169/784/504428581697846.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] Switch them all off
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🔒 As multiple cross-provincial power unions take shape in the next three months, there will be attempts to make us believe new intra-ANC alliances will bring an alternative, directly and indirectly, writes Susan Booysen.
As multiple cross-provincial power unions take shape in the next three months, there will be attempts to make believe new intra-ANC alliances will bring in the alternative to the exact party the contestants have fostered, directly and indirectly, writes Susan Booysen.
🔒 I wish that amidst the singing and the foot-stomping, the ANC's 2022 elective conference will spare a moment to consider the fraying dream, that is blowing in the wind, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
I wish that amidst the singing and the foot-stomping, the ANC's 2022 elective conference will spare a moment to consider the fraying dream, that is blowing in the wind, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
🔒 If we don't remember that the ANC is, by design, a broad church that accommodates various and sometimes diverse ideological positions – liberal and socialist, nationalist and internationalist, patriarchal and feminist – we might never understand how it resolves this jostling on the conference floor, writes Siphamandla Zondi.
If we don't remember that the ANC is, by design, a broad church that accommodates various and sometimes diverse ideological positions , we might never understand how it resolves this jostling on the conference floor, writes Siphamandla Zondi.
![[Free to read] Regardless of whether Ramaphosa gets his second term or if the RET faction wins in December, the ANC is g...](https://img5.medioq.com/839/404/504133268394044.jpg)
[Free to read] Regardless of whether Ramaphosa gets his second term or if the RET faction wins in December, the ANC is going to need to unify ahead of 2024.
Regardless of whether Ramaphosa gets his second term or if the RET faction wins in December, the ANC is going to need to unify ahead of 2024.
![[FREE TO READ] In some circumstances, the state can immediately remove someone who occupies public land, without a court...](https://img5.medioq.com/179/459/503461101794594.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] In some circumstances, the state can immediately remove someone who occupies public land, without a court order, using the concept of counter-spoliation. But the person must be offered shelter.
In some circumstances, the state can immediately remove someone who occupies public land, without a court order, using the concept of counter-spoliation. But the person must be offered shelter.
🔒 If Cosatu is serious about the configuration of the alliance it should focus on content and not the form, writes Mbhazima Shilowa.
If Cosatu is serious about the configuration of the alliance it should focus on content and not the form, writes Mbhazima Shilowa.
![[FREE TO READ] A student on one of our privileged campuses has been on a waiting list for mental health support since Ma...](https://img3.medioq.com/854/213/502652388542132.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] A student on one of our privileged campuses has been on a waiting list for mental health support since May this year. Other students, from another (privileged) campus, say there is a crisis on their campus. What about students on less privileged campuses? What about our population as a whole, asks Professor Lizette Rabe.
A student on one of our privileged campuses has been on a waiting list for mental health support since May this year. Other students, from another (privileged) campus, say there is a crisis on their campus. What about students on less privileged campuses? What about our population as a whole, asks P...
![[FREE TO READ] Maybe the lesson is simply that to avoid more dirty linen we need to make the bed ourselves, writes the p...](https://img4.medioq.com/521/712/502569105217127.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] Maybe the lesson is simply that to avoid more dirty linen we need to make the bed ourselves, writes the president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jacques Moolman.
Maybe the lesson is simply that to avoid more dirty linen we need to make the bed ourselves, writes the president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jacques Moolman.
![[FREE TO READ] All right-thinking and well-intentioned ANC cadres must be deeply concerned with the financial situation ...](https://img3.medioq.com/855/589/502514798555891.jpg)
[FREE TO READ] All right-thinking and well-intentioned ANC cadres must be deeply concerned with the financial situation we find ourselves in, writes ANC spokesperson P**e Mabe in his personal capacity.
All right-thinking and well-intentioned ANC cadres must be deeply concerned with the financial situation we find ourselves in, writes ANC spokesperson P**e Mabe in his personal capacity.
🔒 Imagine Mmusi Maimane being a foreign affairs minister in a coalition government that has a foreign policy that is executed through loud diplomacy to unequivocally promote human rights and democracy, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.
Imagine Mmusi Maimane being a foreign affairs minister in a coalition government that has a foreign policy that is executed through loud diplomacy to unequivocally promote human rights and democracy, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.
🔒 Last week Friday we asked opposition political parties to write for Friday Briefing on how they think President Cyril Ramaphosa should be held accountable for the Phala Phala scandal, after he again did not answer questions in Parliament about the matter. We also asked News24 readers to give their views. Here is what you had to say.
Last week Friday we asked opposition political parties to write for Friday Briefing on how they think President Cyril Ramaphosa should be held accountable for the Phala Phala scandal, after he again did not answer questions in Parliament about the matter. We also asked News24 readers to give their v...
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