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Eugène Marais

Nick Dall

Opinionistas

Flawed legend — remembering, and learning from the chequered life of Eugene Marais

By Nick Dall

Nick Dall and Matthew Blackman

Opinionistas

What makes someone worth remembering, and who gets to choose?

By Nick Dall and Matthew Blackman

Wilmot James

Opinionistas

Where did this story that Afrikaans is a white person’s language come from?

By Wilmot James

Ismail Lagardien

Opinionistas

On reading, writing and education – because the world is bigger than South Africa

By Ismail Lagardien

Tshilidzi Marwala

Opinionistas

Why South Africa should take part in global university rankings

By Tshilidzi Marwala