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Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address 2012 was more inspiring than his previous attempts at recruiting confidence – but have we heard this all before? There are a few differences in this year’s address that makes Wonkie more optimistic about the future in South Africa.

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DASO’s controversial poster of a naked interracial couple embracing each other has, as expected, created an uproar across South Africa. Given where South Africa is headed in reality with respect to race relations though, this is really much ado about nothing.

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The South African treasury and central government are finally taking action against under-performance and corruption at provincial government level. Is this the start of a new era of accountability in South Africa, or just a temporary derailment of the national gravy train?

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It’s my culture is an often used defence to justify gender inequality. Wonkie’s guest writer, Engineer-Chic, takes a critical look at the it’s my culture defence and questions how progressive South African society really is.