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Poetic Licence

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Oom Piet had unknowingly opened the door to a memory

Poetic Licence

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You see why the once-essential Temporary Passport is now a relic

Poetic licence

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His name became his deeds

Poetic licence

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Both groups, in their own way, are grappling with the same fears

Poetic Licence

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Gold and diamonds carry a rhythm that lures men underground and holds them captive

Poetic licence: Suffer the children

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Those who can afford the least are forced to gamble with their health

#PoeticLicence: The duplicity of Time

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The pain never truly leaves

Poetic Licence

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We live in a world that tells us freedom is in our choices

#PoeticLicence: The unclaimed dead are not merely statistics

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This paints a far more complex picture of social breakdown

Bela Bill: can we create a system where all voices are heard?

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The BELA Bill transfers the authority to determine language policies from school governing bodies (SGBs) to provincial heads of departments.

Freedom Day is a time of celebration

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Men and women rise before dawn for long commutes to low-paying jobs

#PoeticLicence: When words and hearts meet

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It was the chance reunion with a titan of wordsmiths

#PoeticLicence: Underneath the canopy of an oak tree

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As the last rays of sunlight wash us in their warm embrace, I pull Kganya close, feeling the weight of his forgiveness like a burden lifted from my weary soul.

#PoeticLicence: What people remember

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Every edition is a brick to the construction site

#PoeticLicence: On loss and grief

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With each passing moment, the weight of impending loss hung heavy in the air, a haunting reminder of the inevitable.

#PoeticLicence: Where do stolen copper cables go?

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Municipalities must thoroughly inspect their inventories.

#PoeticLicence: The walls we build

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It is the subtle melodies of love that add the most enchanting notes

#PoeticLicence: The story of Tintswalo

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When it rains, it pours where we come from. The dream drowns Tintswalo when she crosses a low-laying bridge on her way to school. Her story is a gambit, an oversimplification ...

#PoeticLicence: The future is yours to decide

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Each spoonful uncovers rich layers of resilience, innovation and cultural fusion.

#PoeticLicence: What is vision to a mind forcefully narrowed like blinders on a horse?

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We maintain a colonised perspective of poverty, of wealth, of what good living is. In our eyes, it is monetary.

#PoeticLicence: Poetry and destiny collide at Melville koppies

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Not merely a chance encounter; it was destiny etched in the stars

#PoeticLicence: How did we get here?

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How did we arrive at a point where the joys of new life are juxtaposed with the shadows of innocence lost and futures shattered?

#PoeticLicence: People first? Markets, methinks

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While reading the article, all I could gather was that investors are content with giving South Africans the same old mouldy bread.

#PoeticLicence: What’s in a name?

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Whenever I speak to my uncle who lives in Botswana, I always get the biggest sense of relief, no matter how dark or draining the stories he tells me. All of them ...

#PoeticLicense: A letter to Africa

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It’s possible that Mbalula’s critique underscores the potential repercussions of hastened decisions, a sobering reflection on the unintended consequences that can ...