Lesego Mahlangu
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- Sep 7, 2026
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- Aug 24, 2026
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LESEGO MAHLANGU | The urgent need for vigilance ahead of local government elections (opens the original)
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Looking at developments in South Africa’s political arena over the past few months is not merely alarming; it is a reminder that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Our young democracy carries a history that is unforgettable and haunting. Unforgettable because we cannot afford to repeat the inhumanity of the colonial and apartheid order, and thus our constitutional ethos was forged precisely to prevent that repetition. Haunting because, in the words of former minister Naledi Pan
LESEGO MAHLANGU | Jobs crisis: A game of numbers for politicians seeking votes (opens the original)
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Over the past few weeks the unemployment rate revelation has bestowed on us a situation in which politicians are pointing fingers at one another in an effort to capitalise on headlines and how the unemployment rate has risen, with more young people unemployed. This is despite the fact that more youths have risen above the disheartening situation of joblessness as they seek opportunities. In the true fashion of gimmick politics and politicians, ActionSA, the DA and other reactionary political bod
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