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Melanie Verwoerd
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Pravin Gordhan: Mind maps and greasy toasted cheese and tomato sandwiches
Pravin Gordhan: Mind maps and greasy toasted cheese and tomato sandwiches

Hamba kahle Pravin and thank you for all you did for our country. You may rest now.

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Melanie Verwoerd13 September 2024
How on Earth can hairstyles still be an issue at schools?
How on Earth can hairstyles still be an issue at schools?

Instead of discouraging pupils from speaking in their mother tongue, we should rather question why, so long after our transition, white pupils still can’t speak or understand the predominant African language in their area.

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Social Justice, Social commentary, Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd31 July 2024#hairstyles, #PretoriaHighSchoolforGirls, #naturalhair, #language, #mothertongueComment
New Home Affairs Minister Schreiber off to a promising start — but challenges remain
New Home Affairs Minister Schreiber off to a promising start — but challenges remain

In his first official act, Leon Schreiber extended the temporary concession for foreign nationals awaiting the outcome of visa, waiver and appeal applications until 31 December.

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Political commentary, Social JusticeMelanie Verwoerd24 July 2024#LeonSchreiber, #MinisterofHomeAffairs, #HomeAffairsbacklog, #ZEP, #visasComment
It is time for South Africa to ban single-use plastic
It is time for South Africa to ban single-use plastic

Sea birds and penguins eat the plastic bottle tops and cigarette lighters and then die from starvation. Sea turtles inhale the earbuds and plastic straws and suffocate to death.

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Environmentalism, PersonalMelanie Verwoerd17 July 2024#bansingleuseplastic, #banplastic, #takeaction, #safetheturtles, #saveourwildlifeComment
 We finally have a cabinet - wow let's get down to business.
We finally have a cabinet - wow let's get down to business.

"It was interesting to see the intricate dance President Cyril Ramaphosa had to perform to get this to work."

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd10 July 2024#getdowntobusiness, #cabinet, #coalitiongovernment Comment
Cyril Ramaphosa — The right president at the right time?
Cyril Ramaphosa — The right president at the right time?

As much as there were questions about whether Ramaphosa was the right man for the job during his first term, he is undoubtedly the right president for our country right now. 

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd03 July 2024#ANC, #CyrilRamaphosa, #PresidentRamaphosa, #Elections2024Comment
Better angels prevailed: now to make it work
Better angels prevailed: now to make it work

It is now up to the politicians to show to the world that unlike so many other countries, we can again do the unexpected and make a success of this new dispensation.

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd26 June 2024#coalitiongovernment, #doomsday, #ANC-IFP-DACoalitionComment
The Day of Two Press Conferences
The Day of Two Press Conferences

In the meantime, the EFF must figure out how to distinguish themselves from MK in parliament, which might require a new – less disruptive – strategy…

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd12 June 2024#SouthAfricanelection2024, #SouthAfricanElections, #freeandfair, #Malema, #EFF, #MK, #coalitiongovernmentComment
Finally the wait is over!
Finally the wait is over!

Today it is hard to imagine what it must have felt like for those who had fought so hard, and sacrificed so much, to vote for the first time.

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Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd29 May 2024#voting, #votingday, #SouthAfricanelection2024, #democracy Comment
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