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Soli Philander’s Grilling of a Lifetime

By Nomali Cele In July, when the 2019 Savanna Comics' Choice Awards nominees were announced, another special honouree was announced ...
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Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela SA’s first black female brewmaster to own her brewery

By Zuko Komisa Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela from Brewsters Craft is the woman behind the first black female majority-owned brewing company in ...
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Mashaba survives another motion of no confidence

By Katlego Legodi City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has survived another attempt by the African National Congress to remove ...
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Dr. T: A Guide to Sexual Health & Pleasure

By Litha Hermanus Sex is both a want and a need. When you figure out which one it is for ...
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The Hierarchy of Maserati

By Melinda Ferguson For a day Melinda Ferguson got to experience the full-throttle of the new Maserati Levante 350, attracting ...
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Maile sets up a committee of inquiry into the state of Gauteng Municipalities

By Katlego Legodi Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile has painted a bleak picture of the state of municipalities in ...
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Why new South African law won’t end the toxic mix of money and politics

Cyril Ramaphosa led the African National Congress to victory in May. A new law on political funding covers parties, not ...
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Old Mutual Music At The Gardens

The Old Mutual Music in the Gardens series has contributed immensely to the rise in popularity of outdoor music venues ...
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Ithemba Walkathon, Avon Justine

iThemba is a Zulu word meaning hope. To date Avon Justine has raised in excess of R20 Million through the ...
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A celebration as Ntate Caiphus Semenya turns 80 on #BlomBlom

By Zuko Komisa Ntate Caiphus Semenya turns 80 years old on Monday and Good Friday with Skhumba & Ndumiso hosted ...
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Events

Old Mutual Music At The Gardens

The Old Mutual Music in the Gardens series has contributed immensely to the rise in popularity of outdoor music venues ...
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Ithemba Walkathon, Avon Justine

iThemba is a Zulu word meaning hope. To date Avon Justine has raised in excess of R20 Million through the ...
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Kaya Legacy Walk / Run 6.7KM – 2019

Entries are now open for the Kaya Legacy Walk / Run. 2018 marked the centenary of the birth of Nelson ...
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Family

Parenting wellness: Take a night off

By: Natasha Archary Moms and dads need a social life. To stay sane. To find inner tranquility in order ...
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AfroDaddy Terrence Mentor on his fatherhood 101 platform

By Zuko Komisa Dad of two boys, Liam (aka “The Kid”) and Eli (aka “Boy2.0”), Terrence Mentor had a conversation ...
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The Law Report unpacks the reported 2132 Fake Marriages

By Zuko Komisa The Law Report with Micheal Motsoeneng-Bill recently had a conversation about the reports of over 2 000 ...
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Conscious parenting and how it’s defining children today

By: Natasha Archary In our previous post, on the effects your parenting style has on your child, we touched on ...
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The effects your parenting style has on your child

By: Natasha Archary When it comes to parenting and our ability to raise our children, every parent has their own ...
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Understanding Laws governing family homes

By Zuko Komisa One of the most common disputes that many South Africa families have to resolve is that of ...
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Understanding Legal Aid and how to access it

By Zuko Komisa Micheal Motsoeneng-Bill recently interrogated whether or not Legal Aid is an inferior product for those who can't ...
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Take an art class to help your kids express themselves more freely

By: Natasha Archary Kids will be kids. They will play rough and get dirty, are loud and unfiltered ...
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Indoor fun for those days loadshedding hits home

By: Natasha Archary There may not be any load-shedding scheduled this week, but this doesn’t mean the fire’s out. Some ...
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Your child and the art of “I’m sorry”

By: Natasha Archary If there’s one thing being a parent has taught me, it’s that my “Super-mommy” powers do ...
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Politics

Mashaba survives another motion of no confidence

By Katlego Legodi City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has survived another attempt by the African National Congress to remove ...
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Why new South African law won’t end the toxic mix of money and politics

Cyril Ramaphosa led the African National Congress to victory in May. A new law on political funding covers parties, not ...
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The South African government’s thinking on surveillance law is regressive

By: Jane Duncan, University of Johannesburg The constitutionality of South Africa’s surveillance law is being challenged in court. shutterstock A ...
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Ramaphosa saves the ANC’s bacon. But this could be its last chance

By: Richard Calland, University of Cape Town Cyril Ramaphosa has led South Africa’s African National Congress to its sixth electoral ...
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‘Smaller parties’ dispute the elections claiming IEC is corrupt

By Zuko Komisa On Thursday during the counting of the 2019 Elctions Results tensions rose at the IEC Results Operation ...
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South Africa’s poll is more about battles in the ANC than between political parties

By: Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg Former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa are supported ...
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With just days to the 2019 ballot, Khaya Sithole urges us to remember

Twenty-five years later – the memories of what we used to be and who we wish to be shall converge ...
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The TRC Series 4/5 – The cost of reconciliation is not amnesia or impunity

By Tunicia Jegels In this episode of the TRC Series, we fast-forward to Present-day South Africa where the ongoing court case ...
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2019 Elections – Blom Blom with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

In the lead up to the elections Good on Kaya FM with Skhumba Hlophe and Ndumiso Ngcobo decided to invite ...
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David O’Sullivan Shares Memories Of the 1994 Election

By David O'Sullivan This past week, I was trawling through an old filing cabinet crammed with yellowing documents, dusty boxes ...
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Kaya Voices

Fees Must Fall victims need to stand up, organise and unite

By Sithembiso KaShandu Now that the dust has settled, we need to ask ourselves if there will be any justice ...
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Navigating different identities in a Pseudo-Pan-African society

By Boniswa Matiwane “You are what your father is,” they say. The premise of your identity will always be traced ...
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Fear in the lives of young women

By Kgaogelo Makgoba Another shooting. Another rape. Another day of shock, and another cascade of insecurities, frustration and fear. I ...
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Bafana Bafana deserve to be called Mabena

By Admire Maluleke The phrase Mabena came after a video from military training with someone called Mabena faulting each task ...
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Which is better, value or work experience?

By Tokelo Maleme We can all attest to there being certain job positions that we believe we could have filled ...
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7 things your daughter-in-law wished you knew

By: Natasha Archary The mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is one that is often met with equal frustration from both women and ...
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Social (media) activism. What is it really doing for anyone? #HumanRightsDay

By: Natasha Archary Beyond the public holiday, what does Human Rights Day mean to South Africans today? Or is ...
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OPINION: On cookies for people speaking on behalf of the systematically oppressed

By Nomali Cele This week, South African pop musician Danny K was a trending topic online. Most users quipped that ...
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The side effects and risks of all things artificially beautiful

By: Natasha Archary What are you willing to pay to look and feel your best? Many women will tell ...
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An encounter with President Nelson Mandela

By David O’Sullivan 29 years ago I had my first encounter with Nelson Mandela. I was the News Editor at ...
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Lifestyle

Dr. T: A Guide to Sexual Health & Pleasure

By Litha Hermanus Sex is both a want and a need. When you figure out which one it is for ...
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Unpacking the Blesser-Blessee Phenomenon with Jackie Phamotse & Alfie Phokobye

By Zuko Komisa The terms Blesser-Blessee gained prominence in the early 2000’s as a description for an intergenerational and transactional ...
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Are you even a wine rack person?

By Nomali Cele There are two kinds of wine people. People who collect and display their good taste in wine ...
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Online Shopping in South Africa 101

By Nomali Cele Online shopping in South Africa has been on an upward trajectory for almost a decade. More and ...
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Young, Black, and Gifted Chef Ndash on South African Foods with a twist

By Zuko Komisa Sithembiso Ndashe, the founder of Ndash Foods, a proudly South African food business that prides itself in ...
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Ten things you’ve been doing wrong your whole life

By: Natasha Archary You ever feel like adulting is just one big joke set by the universe to make ...
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Debunking Bipolar: Beating The Stigma Together

By Zuko Komisa In South Africa, Bipolar Disorder affects up to 1% of the population, which sounds like a low ...
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Preparing for your first Kaya Uncaptured hike

By: Natasha Archary The Kaya Uncaptured duo, Kgomotso Matsunyane (@MotsoMatsu) and Ndumiso Ncgobo (@NdumsioNcgobo) are launching an exciting hiking ...
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Effortless breakfast fixes for easier mornings

By: Natasha Archary In an ideal world, we’d all have relaxed breakfast spreads with the whole family before heading out ...
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Zikhona Tshona shares her favorite Song, Book, and a Dish

By Zuko Komisa Award-winning journalist Zikhona Tshona was our guest in our regular segment of A Song, Book and a ...
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Tech

Arthur Goldstuck on the challenges facing 5G’s rollout in South Africa

By Zuko Komisa There is a major race happening between the USA and China who are both working on their ...
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Facebook announces its cryptocurrency Libra

By Motlagae Konyana Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency could change the game for Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, Litecoin, and ...
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Google revokes Android access from Huawei

By Motlagae Konyana Huawei has lost access to Google’s software Android. Google suspended business with Huawei after the U.S government ...
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How South African digital users behave online

By Nomali Cele We are Social, in collaboration with Hootsuite, have released the 2018 state of the digital landscape and ...
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Fake news: Seeing is believing, or not

By Tunicia Phillips There’s a new trendy hashtag on twitter and it’s flipping the lid on the ever-evolving war on ...
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Icasa regulation a “Data must fall” win for the consumer

By Nomali Cele “Data Must Fall” is a phrase that has been on most South Africans’ lips in the past ...
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Make your phone do new things with these Android apps

By Zuko Komisa Getting the right apps on your phone can make your life so much easier! You operate ...
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Technologies of the future that are a lot closer than you think

By Zuko Komisa Technology has drastically evolved that everyday new technology is being developed and shared with the world. The ...
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Build your digital brand presence and stay relevant in a saturated market

By: Natasha Archary You’re dead in the water if you are yet to embrace technology in some form or ...
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Revenge porn: is nothing sacred anymore?

By: Natasha Archary Revenge porn Revenge porn to give you an example: Girl meets boy on online dating ...
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Travel

Read up on our first #KayaBusinessTravel trip to Rwanda

By Zuko Komisa Kaya Business Travel in partnership with MaZo Connect Invited Entrepreneurs to Rwanda for a Business Exploration Trip ...
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Kaya Business Travel – Rwanda Business Exploration

Kaya Business Travel in partnership with MaZo Connect is Inviting Entrepreneurs to Rwanda for a Business Exploration Trip. We would ...
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#YoungGiftedAndBlack Founder & MD Bheki Dube on running Curiocity Backpackers

By Zuko Komisa Founder & MD Bheki Dube was recently featured on Breakfast with David. Dube started Curiocity Backpackers in ...
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David O’Sullivan in conversation with Hector Pieterson’s sister Antoinette Sithole

David O’Sullivan On Wednesday last week, in preparation for my breakfast show on Kaya FM tomorrow morning during which we ...
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Honest Travel Experience is re-introducing the inner-city experience

By Zuko Komisa There are winds of change happening at the Windybrow Arts Centre, we spoke to Frank Leya the ...
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[BEST OF AFRICA] 10 amazing places to visit in Africa

By Motlagae Konyana The African continent has some of the best places that one can visit. Some places connect you ...
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BEST OF AFRICA: Take a leap with the Best Bunjee Jumps in Africa

By Zuko Komisa Planning on an epic adventure around Africa? For those who wear the badge of true ‘thrill seekers’, ...
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A perfect Panorama road trip

By Motlagae Konyana Mpumalanga is well-known for its scenic beauty. It is east of South Africa bordering the nations of ...
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The Benefits of a Travel Savings Account For Your Next Couple’s Trip

By Nomali Cele “Baecations” are the order of the day. It’s not just about the wanderlust and travel wish list; ...
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Tsitsikamma National Park – a thrilling haven to lose yourself in

By: Natasha Archary Tsitsikamma, is a Khoi word, meaning the place of abundant water. It’s a fitting description for ...
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Finance

Kaya FM FNBBWB in pictures

Kaya FM in partnership with FNB hosted a Business Women’s Breakfast on 8 August 2019, the eve of National Women’s ...
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Ideas on Starting and Maintaining A Business in 2019

By Zuko Komisa Statistics show that youth unemployment in South Africa is a “national crisis”; and a big focus at President ...
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Tips: Help your credit score to improve

By Scelo Hlophe We all do aspire to have an improved credit score for many different reasons. Part of the ...
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Nedbank Homeloans 101

Are you thinking about buying a home? It can be quite an intricate process! To find out all you need ...
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Best cities to rent in South Africa according to Adzuna

By Nomali Cele Afropolitans across South Africa are constantly working to improve their lives. This happens through looking for better ...
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Money Conversations: Financial Truths I wish I knew before

By: Scelo Hlophe Have you ever considered that some of the decisions we make are motivated by what other people ...
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We’re restructuring: How to prepare yourself for a retrenchment

By Zuko Komisa Faced with the possibility of losing your job, it is easy for panic to set in as ...
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Unemployment increases in first quarter of 2019

By Nomali Cele Scarcely a week after the sixth democratic election, which was mostly carried on the promise of economic ...
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What is happening at Ndalo Media

By Nomali Cele Businesswoman and media mogul Khanyi Dhlomo’s publishing house, Ndalo Media, has been troubled in recent months. In ...
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Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens

By: Ingrid Woolard, Stellenbosch University Johannesburg’s economic hub, Sandton, lies right next to the sprawling and extremely poor Alexandra township ...
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Health & Wellness

Winter moisturisation cheatsheet

By Nomali Cele Winter brings with it skincare concerns that are unique to the season. From dryness to flaky skin, ...
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MENTAL HEALTH: What does self-care look like?

By Motlagae Konyana With the pressures that we face in our society today, many people struggle to take care of ...
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Why it’s hard to stop Ebola spreading — between people and across borders

By: Janusz Paweska, National Institute for Communicable Diseases An Ebola treatment centre in North Kivu where the outbreak’s epicentre is ...
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What to know when you are donating blood

By Motlagae Konyana Donating blood is very important and it is a life-saving act for a lot of people who ...
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Keep safe while on your run

By Motlagae Konyana Road running has become more popular among women, like a lot of sporting codes safety is a ...
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Motoring

The Hierarchy of Maserati

By Melinda Ferguson For a day Melinda Ferguson got to experience the full-throttle of the new Maserati Levante 350, attracting ...
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Porsche perfection – The 2019 Macan

By: Melinda Ferguson The premium compact sport SUV segment has got a whole lot posher with the arrival of the ...
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Ntlhe Mahlatsi is one of the youngest names in SA Motor Journalism #YoungGiftedBlack

By: Natasha Archary One of the freshest voices to come out of campus radio station, UJFM 95.4, Ntlhe Mahlatsi ...
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Spinning Queen Stacey-lee May and her need for speed

By Zuko Komisa Spinning Queen Stacey-lee May recently joined The Drive Thru to share her love for car spinning, being ...
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Brace yourself, the Ford Ranger Raptor is here

By: Natasha Archary Fellow Fordies. High-performance driving enthusiasts. Off-road trail-blazers. Those familiar with the Raptor F-150. And basically, every ...
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Sports

How The Drive Thru celebrated World Yoga Day

By Zuko Komisa In celebration of International Yoga Day, held on 22 June, The Drive Thru team joined in the ...
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Comrades Marathon winners Edward Mothibi and Gerda Steyn on their wins

By Zuko Komisa As usual, the 94th Comrades Marathon came with much fan-fare but presented surprising winners this year. A ...
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Caster Semenya: the legal and ethical issues that should concern us all

By: Steve Cornelius, University of Pretoria Caster Semenya at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Doha, Qatar, 03 May ...
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Makhaya Ntini weighs in on the upcoming Cricket World Cup

By Zuko Komisa Legendary cricketer Makhaya Ntini, "The Mdingi Express", spent the afternoon with The Drive Thru team, Mosibudi Whitehead ...
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Mark Fish talks Bafana Bafana glory days with Skhumba and Ndumiso

By Zuko Komisa Mark Fish, or as many South Africans called him in his heydays “Feeeeeesh!”, came through for this ...
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Investing in high-quality stocks: What investors should know

Every investor prizes a high quality company that delivers steady and predictable growth. But how ...
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Gallagher Convention Centre

Gallagher Convention Centre is the premier events venue in Gauteng. Established in 1993, Gallagher is ...
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World Cup Quarter-Finals Analysis by Ex-Bafana star Matthew Booth

Tavarishi (Comrades)... ...the quarter-finals are upon us! Here is my prognosis. Uruguay vs France: Edison ...
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Viva l’Afrique! – Matthew Booth

Zhdrastvyite fytbolni fanatu (Hello football fans) I had asked a week ago if normality at ...
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