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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Making teaching an essential service will not solve the education crisis
The education crisis is a societal issue, and teachers should not be bearing the responsibility on their own. Nthabi Pooe lists the challenges facing educators in South Africa.
Searching for a singing man
South Africa’s got talent! Read all about upcoming singing sensation Alen Abrahams, a Cape Town car guard who has gone viral thanks to his Afrikaans parodies of popular songs.
Posted in Blogs, Guest blog
Tagged Aden Thoma, Alen Abrahams, Marlon Kruger, singing car guard, social media
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SA’s rape epidemic: The limitations of outrage
Is your outrage doing more harm than good? Pierre de Vos considers responses to the rape epidemic in South Africa.
Don’t believe everything you read: In search of the real Kingdom of Rain
Reading Rustum Kozain, Anique Kruger reflects on the phenomenon of the personality cult and the urge to read a poet through his words.
Posted in Blogs, Guest blog
Tagged autobiographical poetry, confessional poetry, racial rage, Rustum Kozain, still points
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