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 • The Debrief Network and Qaanitah Hunter
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It is always such a treat sitting down with Dr Naledi Pandor.
 • The Debrief Network and Qaanitah Hunter
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 • The Debrief Network and Iviwe Pakade
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 • The Debrief Network and Zakiyya Hatia
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It’s been a while since I last chatted to Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi who is pretty busy these days as chair of Parliament’s Standing Committee on…
 • The Debrief Network and Qaanitah Hunter
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In South Africa’s comedy scene, the laughs often mask a far more complicated reality.
 • The Debrief Network and Iviwe Pakade
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I truly did not want to spend my Monday morning talking about Elon Musk.
 • The Debrief Network and Qaanitah Hunter
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 • The Debrief Network and Iviwe Pakade
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Soccer club confronts Cape Flats trauma
The death of his two-year-old nephew sparked Nkosikhona Swaartbooi’s fight for safer communities on the Cape Flats.
 • The Debrief Network
Notes from Japan: The world is burning but the trains are on time
Good morning from the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo.
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 • The Debrief Network and Monique Lewis
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