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By William Gumede Naledzani Mashapa: National student leader, champion of worker rights and fierce non-racialist 7 min 0 25 June 2026
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By Fikile Mbalula Judging a democracy in snapshots misses its history as it unfolds in motion 6 min 0 18 June 2026
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