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White men must get to grips with history 101

White ignorance of black South African sociology hinders meaningful public debate, writes Nomalanga Mkhize

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  Universities get court interdicts against protesting students

  The University of SA is continuing online registration while having secured the interdict on Thursday after two days of student protests

  Politics

  • New IEC head has much to prove in local elections
  • Focus on economic leadership as Zuma no-confidence debate gets nod

  Media

  • Sanral and SAA cases gave weight to media freedom
  • New twist in SARS ‘rogue unit’ saga after ruling

  Labour

  • Numsa loses big as lucrative levy lapses
  • Cosatu threatens ANC on elections

  Science & environment

  • Regulations to close rhino hunt loopholes
  • Stopgap plan raises Hazelmere water level

  Law & constitution

  • NEWS ANALYSIS: SA’s laws are set against hate speech
  • Hlophe disciplinary process returning to court

  Education

  • Universities get court interdicts against protesting students
  • No respite as students demand more

  Health

  • State has plan to trim obesity by 10%
  • Patent rules healthy for drug access

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Fossil find offers rich opportunity
  • EDITORIAL: Zuma’s progress report far from it

  Columnists

  • National minimum wage’s maximum gains
  • Protea stalwarts regain mojo as juniors also man up to send India packing
• Africa

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  SABMiller to close brewery in South Sudan

  The closure of the operation as a result of difficulties getting foreign exchange to buy raw materials, will affect most of its 237 employees

  African News

  • Burundian security forces gang-raped women in raids on opposition supporters
  • Somali forces battle Al Shabaab militants for control of army base
  • Facebook crackdown in Egypt
  • WHO confirms Ebola case, a day after declaring an end to the devastating epidemic
  • ICC case against Kenya’s Ruto ‘complete’ failure

  African Business

  • Kariba Dam’s low water level could mean shutdown of hydroelectic plants
  • SABMiller to close brewery in South Sudan
  • Capital will decide Barclays Africa’s future
  • Zambia asks SA for 300 MW of emergency power
  • Libya keen to awaken country’s oil industry
  • Nigeria calls for urgent Opec meeting on crude price slump

  African Perspectives

  • Africa stranded as high tide turns
  • Insult laws: dying horse’s last kicks
  • Study finds sub-Saharan Africans at high risk for bat-originated viruses
  • Africa’s terrorism threat growing
  • Special war crimes court in Dakar is new approach for AU

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  Russia has open-ended military agreement with Syria

  In August, a month before its first strikes against Islamic State, Vladimir Putin’s government signed a deal with the regime of Bashar al-Assad

  Africa

  • SABMiller to close brewery in South Sudan
  • Burundian security forces gang-raped women in raids on opposition supporters

  Europe

  • Charlie Hebdo sparks outrage with cartoon of drowned Syrian toddler
  • Russia has open-ended military agreement with Syria

  Asia-Pacific

  • China and South Korea discuss North’s nuclear test
  • Trial of ousted Thai leader begins

  Middle East

  • Russia has open-ended military agreement with Syria
  • Medics race to save starving Syrians in besieged town

  Americas

  • US retail sales end 2015 with a whimper
  • Penn’s article irks journalists in Mexico

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Obama’s fitting swan song
  • Paris climate talks a success — but mind the gap

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  • LETTER FROM WASHINGTON: Turning to East poses no solution for South Africa’s woes
  • ON WORK: Introducing Guffipedia, an outlet for victims of drivel
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  STREET DOGS: Curious investors not easily satisfied

  What is the fuel that drives someone to constantly search out new perspectives? It’s curiosity, writes Michel Pireu

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  • EDITORIAL: Conspicuous by their absence
  • EDITORIAL: Obama’s fitting swan song

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  • GARETH VAN ONSELEN: Twitter as a video game
  • ANTHONY BUTLER: Cosatu gets fired up by reforms to retirement

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  JSE down on disappointing US data ahead of China’s GDP numbers

  The consensus view is for Chinese growth of 6.8% in the fourth quarter from 6.9%, but a weaker figure is likely to cause market volatility

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  • JSE down on disappointing US data ahead of China’s GDP numbers
  • Rand weaker amid global risk-off trade
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• Economy

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  Gordhan says ‘tough decisions’ needed on budget

  Ahead of next month’s budget speech, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the government needs to find ways to incentivise the private sector to invest

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  • Data show economy in doldrums
  • Recession not on the horizon, says Gordhan
  • November mining production down 0.8% year on year
  • Trade conditions deteriorate, Sacci survey shows
  • State should ‘intervene decisively’ to lift economic growth, Radebe says

  Economic Indicators

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  R13.26

  -0.51c

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  6%

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  Prime rate

  9.25%

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  PPI (July)

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  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Tread carefully in a minefield
  • A road map for SA to get out of rut

  Columnists

  • SAM MKOKELI: Gordhan’s return puts a bell on big cat Zuma
  • PHAKAMISA NDZAMELA: The market sets failing leaders right

  New Agenda
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  Amount of maize SA needs to import shoots up

  Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana says SA will start to run out of maize from the end of May, and without imports will be without the grain by September

  Trade & Industry

  • Gigaba used festive season travel figures irresponsibly, says tourism head
  • Agoa deadline stretched to retain US leverage
  • Tourist arrivals during festive season up 7.6% on year before

  Management

  • Keeping your ‘agile talent’ in the loop will boost a firm’s performance
  • Histories inspire staff and customers
  • To get ahead, sit down and have a chat

  Innovation

  • Malware poses new risk for connected cars
  • Tech agency’s seed funds inspirational
  • Shaping robotics into companions for the elderly

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  SABMiller to close brewery in South Sudan

  The closure of the operation as a result of difficulties getting foreign exchange to buy raw materials, will affect most of its 237 employees

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  • Eskom’s treasurer of 10 years resigns
  • Behemoth AB InBev makes little splash on JSE debut
  • Sanral SMSes could be in breach of communications law, says Outa
  • BHP Billiton to incur impairment charge against US onshore assets
  • Clothing retailers’ sales pick up

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• Life

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  London opening for playwright’s study on torture

  It’s about how to get our plays seen and read. Our goal is to find other writers and develop a process to affirm them

  Arts & Entertainment

  • ‘The Revenant’ leads Oscar nominations with 12 nods
  • David Bowie dies after battle with cancer

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  • LIQUID INVESTMENT: A year for savouring the Cape’s top white wines
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  • Dating app Grindr hooks up with China’s Beijing Kunlun Tech

  Books

  • BOOK REVIEW: Humans of New York
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  Health

  • Drug approval: How does it work?
  • Happiness: Is it in your DNA?

  Motoring

  • Car executives dismiss fears of plateau in vehicle demand
  • ‘Fun to drive’ idea now includes self-driving cars at Toyota
• Sport

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  Mbalula denies lying about using taxpayer money to fund Mayweather visit

  Netwerk24 says documents from Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office show that almost R500,000 was spent on Floyd Mayweather’s visit to SA

  Rugby

  • Nervous Sonny Bill shapes up for sevens
  • Sharks and Gold to hit the ground running this season

  soccer

  • Celtic coach feels Chiefs are ripe for taking
  • Red Devils go from boring United to scoring vibrancy

  Cricket

  • England in control of withering Proteas
  • Officials in a spin as scandal rocks cricket
  • Dolphins on mission to ground high-riding Titans
  • Does AB have the drive to go beyond two Tests?

  Other Sport

  • Mbalula denies lying about using taxpayer money to fund Mayweather visit
  • Athletics body wants ban on Russian track and field athletes
  • Spieth tops Woods in earnings
  • Stone relishes two days with his idol
  • Lerena out to make hay before packing his bags for Hong Kong

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