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Is ISIS really in Mozambique?
The truth behind the Al-Shabaab insurgency
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Zakiyya Hatia
1:30
We told his story. Now he can expand his farm
Young KZN farmer dropped out of university and started farming to survive
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2:50
Foreign Nationals in South Africa: What You Don’t See
In this week’s Let’s Fact Check, we take a closer look at foreign nationals in South Africa. What you think you know might not be the full picture.
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by Hasina
1:29
Looking for work shouldn’t break you
Stellenbosch student makes a job hunting app with the help of AI
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Zakiyya Hatia
1:46
These ordinary people are saving the world. Let’s make them famous
Thato Marolen, Yanga Deya and Minenhla Semelame don’t know each other.
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The dangerous life of an Uber Driver
Watch why driving for Uber in South Africa has become so dangerous and what it takes to survive on the streets.
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Hasina Gori
2:00
The map of Africa is wrong. The AU wants it fixed
Watch why there has been a campaign to change the Mercator projection and what it means.
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Zakiyya Hatia
1:59
Would one more political party really save South Africa?
Floyd Shivumbu announced he is registering a political party.
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2:02
Victory at 81 for the woman who fought for Joburg city library
We track the story of Flo Bird who fought for the reopening of an important city resource and what this means for civic activism.
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Zakiyya Hatia
2:10
What difference can fifty people make?More than you think
People showed up in Johannesburg to bang pots and pans to draw attention to Gaza.
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Ayesha Vahed
This week’s explosive claim: police force captured from within
Why does it matter when a police commissioner accuses the state of protecting criminals?
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Kenya’s Democratic Reckoning
A flame has been lit in Kenya by its Gen Z, and it is fast approaching the point of explosion.
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Zakiyya Hatia
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