What you need to know about the high court’s decision on...
On Friday, 8 December 2017, the Pretoria High Court handed down a landmark judgment with significant political ramifications. The court set aside the settlement...
Festive season: when reckless abandon meets reckless driving
On my way to the #AbantuBookFestival late on Saturday afternoon, I was struck by the number of vehicle accidents on the way to Soweto...
In 2018, we’re respecting SA women’s sports
Women’s sports in South Africa had a lot of wins in 2017. From Banyana Banyana winning the 2017 Cosafa Cup Championship to the Proteas...
A luta continua at the University Currently Known As Rhodes
On 6 December, the Council of the University Currently Known As Rhodes (UCKAR) publicly announced that it would not be changing the institution's name,...
They destroyed his home. Then his case was thrown out of...
On November 27 the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri) filed heads of argument in an application for leave to appeal the Durban...
Allegations of intimidation and torture as Marievale residents are evicted from...
Residents from Marievale who were granted a court interdict on Wednesday are still being evicted from their homes on the military base in Nigel....
Why the Mother City can’t accommodate its own football clubs
The City of Cape Town have expressed surprise at Cape Town City F.C. (CTCFC) coach Benni McCarthy’s statement of outrage regarding the team's upcoming...
Is #MenAreTrash in danger of becoming a feminist-stamped “boys will be...
#MenAreTrash is a social media movement that gained traction in South Africa. It draws attention to the systematic way in which men are taught...
Discipline in schools: what the law says you can and can’t...
There are various ways learners ought to be disciplined in schools, and corporal punishment is not one of them, having been banned since 1997....
Don’t be intimidated; security guards don’t have any special policing rights
Security guards in South Africa are known for abusing their power but what a few people know is that security do not hold any...
Why Al-Shabaab has not claimed responsibility for the Mogadishu attack
The attack on Mogadishu may not have been targeted at civilians but the government.
A blast hit the centre of the Somali capital city on...
How the weather service failed to warn of the Gauteng and...
The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has admitted they failed to warn the vast majority of citizens about the serious storms that swept across...
#LifeEsidimeni arbitration should hold health department accountable
Led by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke, an arbitration process to help resolve the deaths of over 100 mentally ill patients after they...
WTF is up with DJ Dimplez’ rapey cover art?
Twitter was split this week in a discussion on the sinister cover art of DJ Dimplez’ new single, What A Night. The cover art...
Here’s why the UN is calling for more women peacekeepers
The United Nations recently recommended that countries increase the number of female peacekeepers in peacekeeping missions. Last month, during the 71st UN General Assembly...
South Africans deserve more than homophobic comedy
Last week marketing company iTen Entertainment published a 90 second video teeming with homophobia. They, and many of their viewers, didn’t take too kindly...
#CosatuStrike: ‘Zuma must step down because he is clearly captured’
South Africans have not given up on the struggle against corruption and state capture. Thousands of members of the Congress of South African Trade...
Redi Tlhabi’s Khwezi is an indictment on patriarchy and sexual violence...
Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo breathes within the pages of journalist Redi Tlhabi's new book, Khwezi, which tells the story of the woman who accused Jacob...
Vavi: Only nationalisation can end SA’s job-loss bloodbath
Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says that as inequality continues to grow, more and more people are demanding a socialist economic structure. Vavi was...
‘Radical economic transformation has been hijacked by a corrupt faction’
On Tuesday, Zwelinzima Vavi, General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, spoke at 'A Decent Standard of Living' conference organised by the...
