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The shock of 2023 is that the EFF's support is on the rise, writes @MaxduPreez .

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SPECIAL REPORT | Student aid another piggy bank for fat cats. @myNSFAS @DrBladeNzimande @OUTASA

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July 2021 | The alluring illusion of a master plan. @pietcroucamp

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A godforsaken land where nothing is simple. @pietcroucamp encountered oppression, aggression, distrust and bigotry in Israel and Gaza nearly four decades ago, and says little has changed: #israel #gaza

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TOP STORY | Julius Malema and the Boks: both wrong and right, by @pietcroucamp . #thinkforyourself #springboks @Julius_S_Malema @Springboks

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In the crucible with Oscar Pistorius | @anneliseburgess , the Pistorius family's former media manager, reflects for the first time on the court case and the rapacious worldwide interest that consumed her for almost four years.

In the crucible with Oscar Pistorius

The Pistorius family's former media manager reflects on the court case that consumed her for almost four years.

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How ironic that in the week a minister accused the private sector of being opposed to SA's development, a Harvard study found the party and government she represents are behind the country's decline, writes @pietcroucamp .

Distrust between state and private sector is SA’s death knell

The lack of competitive elections often explains a country's economic struggles.

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Why does the whole country know that almost all of the services the state is supposed to provide are deteriorating daily, but the government does not see this as a crisis? asks @MaxduPreez :

The ANC’s new credo: We put fokol

It's astonishing that leaders like Cyril Ramaphosa are just going on as if it's business as usual.

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The ANC must be replaced as the governing party next year if SA's downward spiral is to be halted. But be careful what you wish for, writes @MaxduPreez .

‘My fellow South Africans, I am your new president.’ Okay, but what then?

The ANC must be replaced as the governing party next year. But be careful what you wish for.

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All eyes will be on Paris this weekend as rugby's top four sides slug it out: #springboks #FRAvRSA #rugbyworldcup

A tale of two cities, but only one matters

All eyes will be on Paris this weekend as rugby's top four sides slug it out.

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Yes, unfortunately, there are still English speakers who believe most Afrikaners are rather crude and ignorant. But such ethnic chauvinism and stereotyping are a worldwide phenomenon, writes @MaxduPreez :

Of Boers, rockspiders and exceptions

Unfortunately, there are still English speakers who believe that most Afrikaners are rather crude and ignorant.

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The alienation between the political class and ordinary South Africans has become a near-unbridgeable gap, writes @MaxduPreez .

To hell with the politicians

The alienation between the political class and ordinary South Africans has become an almost unbridgeable gap.

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1 year

Are floating power stations in some of our ports now a done deal?

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11 months

Strong voices from Luthuli House and the national working committee, rather than pressure from the West, have played a major role in the government's rethink of South Africa's relationship with Russia, argues @pietcroucamp :

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Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University, says the US should not decrease its support for Ukraine.

Neighbour’s house is on fire and we are watching it burn

The United States should not decrease its support for Ukraine.

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As Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria continue to deteriorate, the contrast between them and the Cape becomes more dramatic, writes @MaxduPreez :

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Social media is so full of bad news that sometimes you want to flee to the mountains. After a few sessions of doom-scrolling, @HermLategan came across a Facebook page, Reasons for returning to South Africa.

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Russia, the peace initiative and the arms dealer: @MaxduPreez looks at new information about the South African company Paramount's alleged involvement in #Russia :

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How should white South Africans react to @Julius_S_Malema 's latest provocative chant of ‘Kill the Boer'? @MaxduPreez gives his opinion: #thinkforyourself #eff #juliusmalema

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South Africa might benefit from Brics Plus, but there is a price to pay for aligning with a group of nasty autocracies, writes @MaxduPreez : #thinkforyourself #brics #bricssummit

Cyril plays Jan Smuts, but Brics Plus is a dangerous tiger to saddle

SA might benefit from Brics Plus, but there's a price to pay for getting in bed with autocracies.

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Je suis Cheslin | South Africans are a colourful, interesting bunch of bliksems who won't give up, writes @MaxduPreez .

South Africa: Je suis Cheslin

South Africans are a colorful, interesting bunch of bliksems who won't give up.

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After 20 wasted years, a single arrow remains in the ANC’s quiver, writes @MaxduPreez : #thinkforyourself #politics #anc #2024elections

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As the Springboks prepare for their World Cup semi-final against England, Louis de Villiers looks at the teams and their plans. #rugbyworldcup #RWC2023 #springboks #ENGvRSA

Losing R50 with peace in my heart

First Argentina against New Zealand, then England against South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals.

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Snap, crackle and cheese: 10 thoughts on the World Cup: #thinkforyourself #rugby #rugbyworldcup

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Rosa Kruger is the first (and only) South African in Decanter's Hall of Fame. @anneliseburgess talks to her about her journey from journalist to international wine star: #thinkforyourself

Rosa Kruger’s old-vine revolution

The viticulturist is the first (and only) South African in Decanter's Hall of Fame.

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The ANC's moment of truth has arrived, writes @MaxduPreez : #thinkforyourself #anc #politics #southafrica #statecapture #cyrilramaphosa

This time there really is a wolf at the door. A scary one.

The ANC's moment of truth has arrived. The money has run out and large parts of the country are falling apart. What now?

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GRATIS OM TE LEES | Nie net betaal Suid-Afrika ten duurste vir die 217 Kubaanse medici wat pas in die land aangekom het nie, maar dit blyk ook dat 23 van hulle positief getoets is vir die coronavirus, skryf Elsabé Brits. @elsabebrits

Kubaanse ‘hulp’ aan SA kom met swaar bagasie

SA betaal nie net duur vir dié medici nie, maar van hulle is ook positief getoets vir Covid-19, skryf Elsabé Brits.

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From cutting edge political analysis to expert opinion, features, columns, essays, books, music and lekker lifestyle, a new online edition of goes live every Friday. Try us out. We are completely free to read!

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The most independent voice in the Afrikaans media is now available in English. From cutting edge political analysis to expert opinion, features, columns, essays, books, music and lekker lifestyle, a new online edition of goes live every Friday. Try us out. We are completely free…

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The 2024 strategy: deceive, cheat and promise, writes @MaxduPreez .

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#SouthAfricavsIsrael in the world court: Mandela would have been proud, writes @MaxduPreez . #InternationalCourtofJustice @CIJ_ICJ #Israel

SA vs Israel in the world court: Mandela would have been proud

If you were not moved by the details of the genocide in Gaza, you may have a heart of stone.

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The EFF leader's romanticising of violence will have a chilling effect on defenceless black communities, especially on women and children, writes @pietcroucamp : #thinkforyourself #eff #juliusmalema

It’s not whites who should fear Malema’s rhetoric

The EFF leader's romanticising of violence will have a chilling effect on defenceless black communities.

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Ukraine has sunk at least 21 of Russia's most advanced combat vessels while capturing another seven. So what is it that South Africa hopes to learn from Russia about naval warfare?

Toying with Russia while begging from the West

The wisdom of a naval exercise with Russia is questionable for a number of reasons

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The judiciary is seen as a bulwark against corruption and crime, but at the rate the courts move, this argument will be increasingly difficult to sustain, says @pietcroucamp : #thinkforyourself #judiciary #southafrica

Many brakes on our wheels of justice

Far too often, the courts seem to be hardly moving at all.

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Enter a whole new, exciting world of analysis, opinion, books, music and lifestyle. Click on the link, then click the red 'English' button. It's free:

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The charter is better off without the DA | Leon Schreiber and Co's way of doing things puts untenable pressure on the coalition agreement negotiated at Kempton Park, writes @pietcroucamp :

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The vagus nerve is having a big scientific moment, says @anneliseburgess , with research suggesting that stimulating this sensory link between the brain and the body could be the key to treating many illnesses and ailments: #thinkforyourself

The body’s superhighway to better health

A growing body of research suggests the vagus nerve could hold the key to treating many illnesses and ailments.

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5 months

Now for water-shifting: 15 ways we’re in kak, by @anneliseburgess .

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9 months

Kaartjies is nou beskikbaar! Kom kuier saam met Vrye Weekblad en jou gunstelingskrywers by ons eerste boekefees in Melkbosstrand. Sien jou daar: #dinkvirjouself #melkbosboekefees #melkbosstrand #afrikaans #afrikaanspoetry #boekefees

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As ons dit nie voor Covid-19 besef het nie, besef ons dit nou: Die ANC is vandag eintlik maar net so korrup as wat dit onder Zuma was, dis dalk net effens minder kru, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

ANC: ’n vark met lipstiffie aan bly ’n vark

Die Covid-19-epidemie is dalk net die ANC se Waterloo, skryf Max du Preez.

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LEGACY OF A ZULU PRINCE | How should we deal with deceased national leaders with a record of human rights abuses, yet who still have a significant following? #thinkforyourself #mangosuthubuthelezi @IFP_National

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SA's political dynamics will fundamentally change in 2024 – a process that has already gained momentum, writes @MaxduPreez : #thinkforyourself #politics #sapolitics #elections2024

Movers and shakers invoke the gees of ’94

With the three key provinces in opposition hands, SA's political dynamics will fundamentally change.

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What the hell is going on in Jozi. And can it come back from the brink? asks @anneliseburgess : #thinkforyourself @CityofJoburgZA #joburg #johannesburg #southafrica

Joburg’s inner city: what the hell happened?

It's a dump. Neglected. Broken. Wounded. But Lael Bethlehem says it can be fixed, and she should know.

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As ’n staatshoof eers moet verduidelik dat van die lede van sy kabinet hom nie wil ondermyn nie en dat hy net ’n “mening” gehad het wat deur sy kabinet verwerp is, moet hy nie kla as die burgery dink hy is slap in die knieë nie. @MaxduPreez

Corona-‘kollektief’: Is Cyril slap in die knieë?

Nuusbulletin 04 Mei 2020

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Annelize Visser gesels met die jong wiskunde-onderwyser wat die afgelope 270 dae elke oggend die pandemie sigbaar maak en jou herinner om versigtig en veilig te wees. @AnnelizeVisser @sugan2503

Sugan Naidoo | Die statistikus van Twitter

Annelize Visser gesels met die wiskunde-onderwyser wat daagliks die pandemie deur middel van grafieke sigbaar maak.

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Vir lank het politici rasbeleid gebruik om mense te probeer ophef, maar dit het dikwels die teenoorgestelde tot gevolg gehad. Gwen Ngwenya bepleit ’n meritokrasie, verantwoordelik toegepas, om tot voordeel van almal in die samelewing te wees. @GwenNgwenya

As ras net kan verkas

Gwen Ngwenya bepleit ’n meritokrasie om tot voordeel van almal in die samelewing te wees.

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Organised crime has gained a foothold among SA's tenderpreneurs and no longer needs Luthuli House, writes @pietcroucamp : #thinkforyourself #anc #corruption #cadres

An ANC losing control of its own empowerment industry

Organised crime has gained a foothold among SA's tenderpreneurs and no longer needs Luthuli House.

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Nuclear power is the only way forward, expert Kelvin Kemm tells @pietcroucamp in a conversation about privatisation, anti-nuclear lobbies and reactor safety: #nuclear #energy #electricity #eskom #loadhsedding

The future of electricity

Nuclear power is the only way forward, says expert Kelvin Kemm.

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Unpacked: 12 reasons why Unisa is teetering on the brink, by @anneliseburgess .

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Lees nou: die eerste nuwe uitgawe van @vryeweekblad in 25 jaar, met die wapenskandaal, Zimbabwe, @MaxduPreez en @Jaqqs , Pik se spin, Bird-eiland, Brexit, Cyril en die ANC, en nog meer:

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Alfred Adler says humans are not so fragile as to simply be at the mercy of cause-and-effect traumas, writes @anneliseburgess : #thinkforyourself #mentalhealth #happiness #psychology

Freedom is the courage to be disliked

Humans are not so fragile as to simply be at the mercy of cause-and-effect traumas.

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THE FOG OF WAR | @MaxduPreez remembers a terrorist who became prime minister, and wonders if a murderer with a gun is any more immoral than a murderer who drops bombs from a plane. #thinkforyourself #gaza #israel

Fear and loathing in old Palestine

Contradictions, ignorance, prejudice, and other distortions of reality.

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Along the well-known roads of politics, in this edition we also turn onto some roads less travelled; the ones that sometimes reward you with a new bounce in your step or a tear of joy. An edition not to be missed: #thinkforyourself

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This weekend it's our guys, the champions, against the official number one team in the world: #thinkforyourself #springboks #rugby #rugbyworldcup #ireland

Why I put a few bucks on the Boks

It's our guys, the champions, against the official number one team in the world.

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Vir solank as wat Ace Magashule die kitaar in die ANC slaan, is Cyril Ramaphosa se gemompel oor korrupsie soos ’n boom wat in die oerwoud val, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Ace en korrupsie: Dis soos jakkals wat sê hoendervang is uit die bose

Solank Ace die kitaar in die ANC slaan, poep Cyril teen donderweer, skryf Max du Preez.

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The best World Cup final yet? #thinkforyourself #springboks #rugbyworldcup #RWCFinal

The best World Cup final yet?

If the Springboks beat New Zealand it will be one of their greatest victories.

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#thinkforyourself | The most independent voice in Afrikaans is now available in English. Get all our stories, columns and daily takes for free:

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Until now, Zirk van den Berg's emotions were too raw to write about his decision 25 years ago to move to New Zealand: #thinkforyourself #emigration #newzealand

The pain of emigration

It's taken 25 years to be able to write about the decision to leave South Africa.

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Vasbyt, mense. Moenie die doemprofete glo wat sê die Covid-19-krisis gaan ons in 'n mislukte staat en/of 'n rasoorlog dompel nie. Die wêreld gaan seker anders lyk hierna, maar dis nie Armageddon nie, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Kom ons hoop op sinvolle stappe dié week

Goeiedag Ons gaan hopelik hierdie week al hoor in watter mate die noodregulasies verslap gaan word sodat ons ten minste 'n klein bietjie ekonomiese aktiwiteit aan die gang kan kry. Ons kan maar net...

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Cyril Ramaphosa het die voordeel van 'wetenskaplikes en medici wat hom raad gee en 'n private sektor wat op ongeëwenaarde wyse tot die stryd teen Covid-19 bydra – en van sy vermoë om te luister, konsulteer en verenig, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

’n Bitter pil, van ’n bekwame dokter

Dit was ’n bitter pil wat SA ingegee is, maar 'n beter dokter kon daar kwalik wees, skryf Max du Preez.

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Max du Preez deel die nuus van Vrye Weekblad se hergeboorte. @MaxduPreez

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Assumptions about what made a South African doctor kill her three children in New Zealand are based on white arrogance and entitlement if not downright racism: #thinkforyourself #laurendickason

Dickason: assumptions reveal the true state of a nation

Welcome to ‘non-racist, non-sexist’ Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Why is it only the ANC that wants to win the election? asks @pietcroucamp .

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From Hammanskraal to Moscow, how can it be business as usual? Don't miss our first English edition. Available now:

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Die ANC is inherent verrot, die staat wankel en die ekonomie is bitter na aan ineenstorting, skryf Max du Preez. Ons is in ’n helse krisis. Ná 27 jaar in die mag het die ANC se verskonings baie dun geword. @MaxduPreez

Dis tyd vir post-bevryding-denke, kamerade

Nuusbulletin: 25 Januarie 2021

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Was President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to #Ukraine and Russia orchestrated by #VladimirPutin 's confidants? @MaxduPreez took a closer look:

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Gaza and Israel: How do we navigate the moral dilemmas? asks @MaxduPreez . #thinkforyourself #israel #gaza #palestine

Gaza and Israel: How do we navigate the moral dilemmas?

The world grapples with the bloodshed in the Middle East.

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Ek sê ek is ’n Afrikaan omdat ek my nie met Europa of 'n ander vasteland of land vereenselwig nie. Ek assosieer heelhartiglik met die mense van Afrika. En ek dring daarop aan dat ek ’n eersteklasburger is soos enige ander Suid-Afrikaner, skryf @MaxduPreez

Identiteit: Ek is meer as net ’n bleek vel en ’n Afrikaanse tong

Die wind waai dalk wes, maar Max du Preez weier om weer wit en eenkant te wees

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Die pandemie het die slegste in die ANC na vore gebring. Die ongevoeligheid en irrasionaliteit van dekrete wat miljoene mense verarm en permanente skade aan die ekonomie aanrig, is onvergeeflik, meen Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Covid-19: Die regering moet eerder in die spieël kyk as om die burgers te blameer

Die president het die aanvanklike sosiale kontrak met die burgery oor Covid-19 verbreek, sê Max du Preez.

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POLITIEKE NOTABOEK | Taliban-agtig. Ou Sowjet-styl. ’n Hunkering na totale beheer oor onderdane. Hoe anders moet ons die regulasies beskryf wat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma aangekondig het – om die staat van inperking te verlig, vra Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

POLITIEKE NOTABOEK | Ontmoet Haar Eksellensie Nkosazana Mussolini-Zuma

Hoe moet ons Nkosazana se aankondiging van die jongste regulasies dan nou verstaan, vra Max du Preez.

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Die EFF se gewelddadige optrede teen Clicks is ’n toets vir ons demokrasie. As Julius Malema en sy medeleiers met hulle aanstigting tot geweld gaan wegkom, gaan dit ’n rimpeleffek op ons politieke kultuur hê, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Die EFF praat van Steve Biko, maar maak soos Idi Amin

Die EFF se gewelddadige optrede teen Clicks is ’n toets vir die Suid-Afrikaanse demokrasie, skryf Max du Preez.

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When opera's world cup, #Operalia , was held at Artscape in Cape Town, South African soprano Nombulelo Yende ( @BuleloYende ) and mezzo-soprano Siphokazi Molteno showed it is not only in sport that our country excels. #thinkforyourself @operaliacomp

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With its genocide application to the International Court of Justice, SA has reclaimed some of the Mandela era's moral high ground, writes @MaxduPreez . @CIJ_ICJ

Israel/Gaza: South Africa regains the moral high ground

With its genocide application to the International Court of Justice, SA has reclaimed some of the Mandela era's moral high ground.

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#thinkforyourself | The most independent voice in the Afrikaans media is now available in English. A new online edition goes live every Friday. Try us out. We are completely free to read!

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Hulle is dae lank op oop treintrokke vervoer of soos vee deur die veld aangejaag. Derduisende vroue en kinders is 120 jaar gelede ten tyde van die Anglo-Boereoorlog na die eerste Britse konsentrasiekampe geneem, skryf Elsabé Brits. @elsabebrits

Vergete vroue in die warboel van oorlogfeite

Elsabé Brits vertel van die vroue wat 120 jaar gelede na die eerste Britse konsentrasiekampe in Suid-Afrika gedwing is.

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Friendship, joy, nuclear energy and a conversation with Anna-Mart van der Merwe. Don't miss our latest edition: #dinkvirjouself

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Dis die tyd. Dis die dag. Eerste nuwe uitgawe van @vryeweekblad in 25 jaar, hierdie Vrydag. Lees meer:

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Hy was 26 toe hy die DA-burgemeester van Midvaal geword het. En vir sy 10 jaar aan die stuur, het die munisipaliteit skoon oudits gekry. Toe waai die jong DA-superster Action SA toe. Anneliese Burgess het met hom gesels. @anneliseburgess @BonganiBaloyiBB

Bongani Baloyi: van DA-superster tot Action SA-bekeerling (en aktivis)

Hoe dink dié jong politikus oor omstrede sake soos vreemdelingehaat en Operation Dudula?

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Daar was laas met Nelson Mandela se dood so 'n nasionale uitstorting van hartseer, liefde, bewondering en herinnering: Shaleen Surtie-Richards is dood.

NOTA BENE | Stil, daar gaan ’n vrou verby. Daar’s maar één soos sy

Daar was laas met Madiba se dood so 'n nasionale uitstorting van hartseer, liefde, bewondering en herinnering.

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Cyril moet 'n ysterruggraat kry, sê Franklin Sonn aan @MaxduPreez

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Siya wys toe ek moet die ander toks gooi dat hy kan teken, en die trane raak so bietjie meer. Ek het dit self in sy oë gesien; hy het vir my gesê: ‘Much love bra, ek weet van waaraf jy kom, ek was ook in dieselfde situasie.’ - Lebo Mogoma oor dáái oomblik.

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Te veel instellings is te bang om mense soos Julius Malema kort te vat oor hul ekstreme rasretoriek, waarsku @MaxduPreez .

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South Africa is at the point where a few simultaneous triggers can unleash a broad instability that's going to be hard to bring under control, writes @MaxduPreez :

This time there’s no light in the tunnel ahead

South Africa is entering the darkest hour of its history, and we should be very concerned about next year's general election.

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As jy vir een oomblik glo Julius Malema, Tony Yengeni en Kie. het by Jacob Zuma gaan tee drink om hom te oorreed om die Grondwet te respekteer, sal jy seker ook glo die maan is van kaas gemaak, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Die verlore seun keer terug na sy vader

Nuusbulletin: 8 Februarie 2021

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Dit is moontlik – ek dink dit is reg – om hard en duidelik te sê iets daadwerkliks moet aan plaasveiligheid gedoen word én om in dieselfde asem te sê Black Lives Matter, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Ek is vír Black Lives Matter en téén plaasmoorde

Nuusbulletin: 13 Julie 2020

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A knife of morality at the throat of free speech, by @pietcroucamp .

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POLITIEKE NOTABOEK | Nee, Ace is nie skielik hoofseun nie. En Julius skuil nie onder die bed nie. En Nkosazana wil nie president word nie. In die ANC is dit elke bliksem vir homself en al die hoere in die hoek, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

POLITIEKE NOTABOEK | Al die hoere in die hoek

In die ANC (Covid-19-weergawe) is dit elke bliksem vir homself en al die hoere in die hoek, skryf Max du Preez.

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Vir byna drie dekades al help Gift of the Givers waar daar vloede, tsoenami’s, aardbewings, oorloë, ontvoerings en droogtes is. Nou is dit Covid-19.. Anneliese Burgess praat met die man agter dit alles, Imtiaz Sooliman. @anneliseburgess @GiftoftheGivers

Imtiaz Sooliman: die man wat géé, géé, géé

Anneliese Burgess het gesels met die charismatiese mediese dokter wat Gift of the Givers op die been gebring het.

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Wanneer wit Suid-Afrikaners hulle misnoeë met die ANC-regering in ras- en rassistiese terme uitspreek, verminder hulle jou en my ruimte om geldige kritiek te lewer, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Rassisme is ’n wit probleem

Nuusbulletin: 1 Junie 2020

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Charlize Theron ( @CharlizeAfrica ), word die 45ste persoon wat in Afrikaans lees en geniet Vrye Weekblad gratis tot die einde van die jaar.

Vrydag 18 November 2022

Klik op ‘LEES UITGAWE’ om alle artikels in die nuutste uitgawe te sien of kry die hoogtepunte hier onder.

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Die skrywer, digter, joernalis en pianis wie se romantitel Ons is nie almal so nie, deel van die volksjargon geword het, is oorlede. Jeanne Goosen was 81 jaar oud. Hier is Deborah Steinmair se blik op Goosen wat in Januarie in Vrye Weekblad verskyn het.

Jeanne Goosen se dagstukkies vir denkendes

Hoe slaan jy los gedagtes hok, vra Deborah Steinmair, en deel 'n skerfie van Goosen se betowerende brein

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Oor die wêreld heen help Gift of the Givers waar die nood druk. Nou weer is hulle aan die voorpunt in die stryd teen Covid-19. Anneliese Burgess vertel meer oor die dokter dit op die been gebring het. @anneliseburgess @GiftoftheGivers

Imtiaz Sooliman: die man wat géé, géé, géé

Anneliese Burgess het gesels met die charismatiese mediese dokter wat Gift of the Givers op die been gebring het.

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A blast of fresh air for a struggling city, by @anneliseburgess . @CityTshwane @nasiphim

A blast of fresh air for a struggling city

Nasiphi Moya on what attracted her to ActionSA, why she thinks the city is turning a corner and why she likes the DA mayor.

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My sterkste reaksie op die nederlaag wat Donald Trump in die Amerikaanse verkiesing gely het, is dit: Mag dit vir goedkoop populisme oral ter wêreld 'n slag wees, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

’n Gatslag vir goedkoop populisme

NUUSBULLETIN: 09 NOVEMBER 2020

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Wit Suid-Afrikaners moet versigtig wees om nie hulle eie grootste vyande te word nie, skryf Max du Preez. @MaxduPreez

Ons besadigdes moet nou ons stem laat hoor

Nuusbulletin: 12 Oktober 2020

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Jacob Zuma: Om te dink dié kuggende, stamerende ou sot met al sy leuens, kwaadwillige skinderstories en absurde ontkennings was nege jaar lank ons president! MAX DU PREEZ het Jacob Zuma se vertoning voor die Zondo-kommissie dopgehou

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Goud by die Statebondspele, staanplek op die podium by die Wêreldkampioenskap en net 'n week gelede nóg goud by die eerste byeenkoms van die FINA Wêreldbeker-reeks. LIRYN DE JAGER berig oor Tatjana Schoenmaker, SA se nuwe koningin van die swembad .

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World Cup: My wishful thinking vs. your balderdash: #thinkforyourself #rugbyworldcup #springboks #rugby

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Dion Chang ( @dionchang ) becomes a change doula, writes @anneliseburgess . #thinkforyourself

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Ons moet mense op grond van meriete aanstel, veral in staatsbeheerde organisasies. En ons moet belê in nuwe infrastruktuur en nie ou besighede soos die SAL die hele tyd red nie, sê Michael Jordaan aan Anneliese Burgess. @anneliseburgess @MichaelJordaan

Michael Jordaan: Suid-Afrika se goue seun van innovering

Wynboer. Waagkapitalis. Ewige optimis. Anneliese Burgess gesels met Michael Jordaan.

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