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Attack on press freedom more than a rights issue

Research has shown that a clamp on the media goes hand in hand with many other social ills

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A changing perspective of faith

In the global limelight Muslims are considered to be extremists, but there has been an increasing attraction to a variety of expressions of Islam.

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A burning issue of communication

News of a community setting schools alight pointsnot so much to frustration over poor service, but to rage over not being consulted.

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Success of the World Cup means no excuses now

By Imraan Baccus -- It is up to us to make issues as big a priority as was the World Cup

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Protection of Information Bill

By Dave Steward, Executive Director ( FW de Klerk Foundation) -- In George Orwell’s classic, 1984, ‘doublethink’ is the ability to hold two diametrically opposing views on the same topic at the same time. As Orwell put it “to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy.” Doublethink appears to have been the mindset of the authors of the Protection of Information Bill that is currently before Parliament.

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Political Tolerance on the Wane in South Africa

By Imraan Baccus -- Political tolerance has been seriously undermined in recent times in SA. It has declined in the sphere of party political contestation, within the alliance and between the ruling party, the state and the independent poor people’s movements.

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Embracing the 'Untouchables'

By Imraan Baccus -- The children of indentured stock cannot remain invisible forever - pushed to the marginsby those whosecretly despise the indentured.

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Make it a World cup for all, not only the wealthy

By Imraam Baccus -- Social cohesion and unity are only good things if they include everyone.

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Remember the youth during the World Cup

By Imraan Baccus -- The same energy that South Africa put into preparing for the event should be used to build a future for our young people.

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The World Cup will bring collective joy

By Imraan Buccus -- The Super 14 final in Orlando Stadium, Soweto, was a wonderful event. Here, again, we saw that South Africa is the undisputed world leader in rugby. This domination of world rugby is thrilling.

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New Left

By Imraan Buccus -- Much has been said in South Africa about the need for political pluralism and the creation of uncertainty so that no party is guaranteed a victory at the polls.

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We need a deepening of democracy

By Imraan Baccus -- Continuing on the path of an elite democracy, in which the majority is both politically and economically excluded, is simply not viable

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The ANC's chickens are coming home to roost

By Imraan Baccus -- If media keep the light on the elites, the people will not allow this degeneration to continue.

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Opposing ‘tenderpreneurs’ in our democratic order

By Imraan Buccus -- South Africa is indeed a weird country. The contradictions and levels of hypocrisy are stark. I would hasten to add that I don’t think politics is as interesting and mind -boggling anywhere else in the world; like it is in SA. But, then again, that old Chinese curse does make it clear enough that interesting times aren’t always good times.

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Haiti is the island of the oppressed

By Imraan Buccus -- Haiti is not, as a newspaper recently claimed, ‘the island of the damned’. In fact Haiti is the island of the oppressed.

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The Impact of Crime on Human Rights

This article talks about the challenges created by increasing crime levels on the maintenance of human rights within South African society.

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The Role of the State in Securing Rights

The article discusses what role the state should play in securing rights in the contemporary era.

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