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"I am trying to find a legally, morally and logically sustainable principled distinction, that can stand up to scrutiny, between Russia’s attack on Ukraine and America’s attack on Iran."

"And as a nation, there was no prosthesis for the amputated soul of South African cricket before that majestic hundred by Aiden Markram. And that unforgettable partnership with a hobbled Temba Bavuma..."

"But frankly, I crave the meanness and bitterness of a metropolis perched on a dry ridge overlooking Africa’s greatest financial slum."

"This inquest was graced with about 20 lawyers, all presumably paid by the State. Their weekly costs must add up to more than the total compensation paid to the widows."

"While the theme of arts and money is critical – artists absolutely need funding to continue their work – my presentation was not just about finances. It was about the often overlooked but essential role of arts administrators in the creative and cultural industries. I spoke about how arts administrators are no longer just support personnel; we are visionaries, policy influencers, systems-builders and change agents."

"My presentation was a reflection on the role of one of the creative economy’s role-players, the young creatives. Where do they go from here with what is at their disposal?"

Denise Zinn is an alumnus of Harvard University and plays an active role in university management in South Africa. She tells Freek Robinson about the liberating effect Harvard had on her own development, and also reflects on the importance of continued research, worldwide, and the contribution that foreign students make to any university.

"Nothing this inquiry can do can bring back these remarkable men, and to put a price on their deaths seems insulting in the extreme. But it was done previously."

"Americans are much more old-fashioned than the chattering classes overseas realise. They are enormously hospitable and charming, and very courteous to one another in real life. In general, almost everyone I spoke to seemed pretty calm about Trump, and hardly ever mentioned his name, preferring instead to talk about 'the president' if it came up at all, in the context of where they stood as Republicans or Democrats."

"Incorporating gender-responsive pedagogy into early childhood education is not about imposing ideologies or confusing children; it is about ensuring that all children are seen, valued and supported as they learn and grow."

"If there is hope, it lies not in technological salvation or ideological purity. It lies in ethical reawakening and in the recovery of moral clarity, spiritual humility and attentive presence. It lies in the courage to stay human."

"I don’t want to hear about this. He says it again and again. 1 775 people murdered on South African farms from 1991 to 2006. I want to go away and never come back."

"The core issue in global social relationships is white wealth and black poverty. Without understanding this, not gimmickry, not golf can hide the gore of grinding poverty on which social violence feeds."

"But here in SA a phalanx of self-important and morally challenged commentators, politicians, journalists and leaders still want to convince you your government is siding with the wrong people."

"China’s presence in Africa’s port sector is unmatched anywhere else in the world. By contrast, Latin America and the Caribbean host only 10 ports built, financed or operated by Chinese firms, while Asian countries have 24."

"Let us redirect the winds of change that started blowing in South Africa from the founding of our constitutional democracy to make it a reality for everyone."

We are aware that some of the very sources cited here have been deliberately misinterpreted or misrepresented by those seeking to discredit gender-affirming care. This pattern — the selective citation of studies, the exaggeration of uncertainty, and the failure to reflect scientific consensus — does not reflect good-faith engagement with evidence.

"And having stayed in every Tuishuis in Market Street, I can tell you that no one – absolutely no one – could make a weathered old carpet look like a work of art on those sparkling Oregon pine floors as Sandra could."

"The restored streetscape of Die Tuishuise and Victoria Manor Hotel is Cradock’s most recognisable tourism and heritage asset, along with the Great Fish River, the Mountain Zebra National Park and the gorgeous Moederkerk. It would never have happened without the love and passion of a local farming couple, Sandra and her husband Michael."

"If we mourn what needs to be mourned, we may find enough empathy to understand the legitimacy of calls for setting things in order that are based on natural justice. Only then, perhaps, we shall stop being angry with each other and begin healing from our historical traumas, and, per chance, even celebrate our history as part of our collective identity instead of as something that embarrasses us."