Here’s why metered taxis are so pissed off with Uber in...
A driver has died, vehicles have been set aflame, and passengers are thinking twice before hailing a taxi - or at least an Uber....
Big business urged to step up and fill the gap between...
The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) has demanded (among other things) that the private sector be held accountable for the education of South...
Sudan: How Saudi Arabia Is Helping Military Crackdowns On Protests
EXPLAINER
A suspension of Sudan’s African Union (AU) membership. This comes after the extreme violence meted out by the transitional military council on protestors at...
Jacob Zuma, The President Who “Did Nothing Wrong”
We thought this day would never come - Jacob Zuma has finally taken the L and resigned as the president of South Africa. Zuma...
How Climate Change Drives Conflict In Africa
Climate change is fast becoming a reality that no person or government can ignore. Yet it is being ignored despite the myriad of ways...
Ahmed Timol inquest reveals torture and murder cover-ups by apartheid police
The second sitting of the inquest into apartheid activist Ahmed Timol's death began at the Pretoria high court on Monday. Witnesses have begun testifying...
DUT: Rubber Bullets And Stun Grenades Fly As Students Protest
One student was injured when police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesting students at the Durban University of Technology on Wednesday, 28 March.
Thousands of...
Yemen: “We Can’t Save Their Lives”
The MSF hospital in Abs is currently receiving war wounded every day. Between August and September we treated 362 injured people, more than 40...
SA Students: “Grant FMF Activists Blanket Amnesty”
It's been almost a year since then-president Jacob Zuma announced free tertiary education, legitimising the call of South African students. However, a number of...
Is better regulation the way to make taxis safer for women?
Reports of several women being attacked and raped on taxis this year have revived conversations about the need to make the industry safer. These...
The WC drought is battering the agricultural industry
The City of Cape Town has managed to delay Day Zero until mid-May, as a result of declining agricultural usage and a generous...
A POC Supper At UCT’s Decolonial School Is Causing White Tears
An objection to a People Of Colour (POC)-only space at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Winter Decolonial School is shifting the attention from...
As A Person With A Disability, Send Me, Mr President.
After I received a notification that President Cyril Ramaphosa would be giving an address about disability rights I logged on to watch with interest,...
Mining Affected Communities Come Out In Support Of Xolobeni
Tuesday, 24 April marked the second day of the court proceedings between the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), the department of mineral resources (DRM), and...
In Pictures: The #TotalShutdown March In Pretoria
Spirits were heightened as womxn* gathered at the old Putco depot in Pretoria on Wednesday before the Total Shutdown march began. We were singing...
Here’s Why SA Did Not Sign The Africa Free Trade Deal...
Earlier this month, African leaders gathered in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to sign an agreement that could have huge implications for commerce and...
Doctors are having to bring food for patients at Bara Hospital
Food supplies run out and medical waste piles up as hospital reaches “crisis point”
10 March 2022 | By Masego Mafata News | Gauteng
Doctors are bringing lunch for patients at...
The Need For The South African Jurisprudence To Limit The Statutory...
On the 11th of February 2020, the Sunday Times reported that a masters student from Nelson Mandela University had been acquitted of his charges...
Queens Of The Kingdom: A Portrait Of Saudi Women
BOOK REVIEW
The Saudi Arabian woman is veiled in mystery: global media narratives paint her as locked in a tower of oppression, needing rescue by...
Higher Education Minister Appoints Sexual Violence In Universities Task Team
Students have been consistently protesting the rampant sexual harassment and violence that takes place at institutions of higher learning. Hoping to address these concerns,...
