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7 May ’21 Wrap: How the ANC found its backbone
_Hi there_ 🙋🏽♀️ in this week’s edition of The Wrap, we tell you how the ANC finally found its backbone and suspended Ace Magashule, examine
30 April’21 Wrap: Here’s what Ramaphosa told Zondo
Hi there_ 🙋🏽♀️ in this week’s edition of The Wrap, we’re looking at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long anticipated State Capture commission testimony, and why it
22 April’21 Wrap: Cyril Ramaphosa comes out on top
Hi there 🙋🏽♀️ in this week’s edition of The Wrap, we’re looking at the latest ANC and DA drama, what really happened in the devastating
15 April’21 Wrap: The DA’s pale male problem
In today’s edition we look at why things just may be OK despite SA’s paused vaccine rollout; examine the DA’s plans for a new CT
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“Teeth have become the new boob job”
Remember how we told you that the Zoom boom has resulted in more people wanting to undergo plastic surgery because they’re seeing their faces more
*Gqeberha reaching day zero*
Day zero is looming in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape, due to a long drought and poor management and infrastructure. The dam,
Big brother is watching … if you let him
Lately it feels as though we’re seeing more targeted adverts – like products you happened to Google – than actual posts from the people we
DA’s Gauteng mayoral race
The DA’s mayoral race in Cape Town hasn’t been pretty to watch. There has been little thought geared towards transformation and there was the furore
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The Big Story: SA Vaccine Rollout Demystified
We know we spoke about this last week, but there still seems to be some confusion over what’s happening with SA’s vaccine rollout strategy. Here
What’s happening in Mozambique
You may have heard that Isis is on our doorstep in Northern Mozambique and OMG WHAT THE HECK? 😱 But… it’s not as simple as
The big story: What’s up with the vaccine delay?
Feeling panicked about the slow-down in South Africa’s vaccine roll-out? We hear you. It’s difficult watching developed nations boast about their jabs while our first
The big story: The real issues behind the student protests
There are many factors at play in the ongoing student protests, so we’re going to try to summarise the most important ones for you. What’s
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Tanzania gets its first woman leader: who is Samia Suluhu Hassan?
Often described as soft spoken, Hassan is anything but a timid leader.
Our stories: the burden of student debt
Our staff shares their experiences with navigating student debt during their time as tertiary students, as student protests continue across the country.
How Meghan and Harry’s South African plan was scuppered by powerful royal insiders
As the fallout from THAT Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah Winfrey continues to reverberate around the world, it’s emerged that South Africa played a
Deep dive: Fashion has a waste problem. Here’s what you can do about it.
A simple guide to how thrifting can save the environment.
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