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In City Press Voices: Easy access to condoms in schools; Zuma’s conspiracy theory; Hell No! to donor funding for NPA

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City Press Voices, July 21 2019
City Press Voices, July 21 2019

Here are some of the opinions in the Voices section this week

Zuma’s conspiracy theory

Former president Jacob Zuma is not concerned about facts, but is building up a case to delegitimise the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana

Hell No! to donor funding for the National Prosecuting Authority

Sandile Gumede argues that the institution is too important to be at the mercy of individuals who might vested interests on who to prosecute or not.

Easy access to condoms in schools

Condom distribution in schools is matter of life and death. Learners’ opinions cannot be dismissed or ignored their agency must be protected when implementing the policy on condoms, writes Lisa Draga and Sibabalwe Gcilitsha.

Children must know the fundamentals

Tholisa Matheza and Dianne Hendricks contend that if basic skills are not acquired and learners are pushed through school, it can have dire consequences for the future.

We don’t need an indaba to solve football

Rapule Tabane says the announcement by Sport Minister Nathi Mthethwa to host a football indaba after our teams disastrous showing at tournanments, is as good as a wasteful expenditure and that such should be left to football bodies and not politicians.

The menace of the years found him unafraid

Yonela Diko gives thanks to first democratic president Nelson Mandela and says following in Madiba’s footsteps is the only way we can all contribute to making his dream of a great country come true.

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