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South Africa’s political landscape is unique and complex, underpinned by a history of racial inequality and discrimination. The idealism of a ‘Rainbow Nation’ is held aloft whenever a politician needs to tug at the heartstrings of South Africans. The reality is far removed. The wrong word, uttered by the wrong person is quickly churned into a hate-filled froth by sensationalism on media platforms. Strip a single word of its context, magnify its connotations and you’ve got fuel for the South African ritual of the Two Weeks Hate. James Myburgh extends George Orwell’s description of t...

Bheki Cele slammed for sending SA to bed at 9pm on New Years Eve By IOL Reporter Share Durban - Police Minister Bheki Cele has been slammed for sending the country to bed at 9pm ahead of New Years Eve celebrations in the evening. Cele, who was speaking to police officers in KwaMashu on Wednesday, warned South Africans to remain home and be in bed by 9pm in a dramatic speech. “This time there is no December 31, December 31 people shaya ama tins (light fireworks), there is no tin hitting here (there is no lighting of fireworks here. By 9pm, everybody must be sleeping, everybody is in bed,�...