“Of course killing people is wrong, but we still want them...
Over the past few days, the eThekwini Municipality has seen protestors for peace and protestors against it, people calling for an end to xenophobia,...
Meet the guys helping to keep Durban’s beaches clean
LUC QUEVAUVILLIERS and DALE JOHNSON have taken it upon themselves to keep Durban's Blue Lagoon beach clean. They, with the help of a growing...
Stop the spread of coronavirus: Don’t let your guard down among...
In partnership with the Solidarity Fund.
We spoke to Lynn Truter, an NGO frontline worker from Cape Town who has recovered from the coronavirus.
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What it’s like to be a transwoman fighting for sex workers’...
Over 15, 000 delegates from all over the world are at the International AIDS Conference, each one different in their own right. Advocate for...
“They can’t afford to take students to Medunsa, but they can...
KEALEBOGA GODFREY MOHIBIDU dropped out of the electrical engineering programme at the University of Pretoria after losing his scholarship. He told Firdaus Khan about how he had to...
When will there be a safe space for spinning in Soweto?
Spinning enthusiast SAKHUMZI MZANTSIÂ (36) dreams of having a facility set up so that those you love the extreme motorsport can drift and spin in...
“Some just think we are glorified beggars” – Durban car guard
Car guards, who in most cases are black and male, can be found in almost every public parking lot in South African cities. Qiniso...
Why Dr T’s New UN Position Brings Together Her Life’s Passion
I first spoke to Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng last year. She had just launched her book Dr T’s Guide to Sexual And Reproductive Health. And...
Xenophobia: “The government can say they will fix it, but that...
THARCISSE BWAMI, 35, from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been in South Africa for nine years. His journey south was long and hard,...
Xenophobia is just one of the many problems faced by refugees...
Since a refugee is defined as someone who has evaded their home country because of war, persecution or natural disasters, they have not left...
DA councillor in Durban: “The ANC are in for a bit...
With a week to the local government elections, political parties are gearing up to make sure they win. The DA councillor in Durban’s ward...
Thando Mgqolozana: “The audience does not treat me as a literary...
On the opening night of the Time of the Writer festival in Durban in March, author THANDO MGQOLOZANA announced that he’d forsworn white colonial...
Thato Moagi: Taking on challenges to achieve farming dreams
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Thato Moagi, the first South African to receive the Nuffield Agricultural Scholarship talks about being a farmer and the managing director...
#HealthcareDuringAPandemic: We speak to three women to understand their experiences
Before Covid-19, public healthcare in South Africa was under-resourced and under pressure. In the pandemic we have seen healthcare workers work under immense stress....
Meet a young journalist making her mark with a blog in...
FORTUNATE MACHABA is taking her own destiny into her hands through her news blog while also working as a public relations practitioner. She spoke to...
UFS Student Describes Violence After Monday’s Rugby Match Disruption
Protests against outsourced workers hit the University of Free State on Monday night when protestors disrupted a rugby match on the campus. Things quickly...
Cleaners and security staff strike at UKZN Howard College
Cleaning and security staff have been striking for two weeks on UKZN's Howard College campus. BANDILE MDLALOSEÂ sent us an update.Â
The workers’ strike is on...
Foreign shop owners should be regulated, just like PSL footballers are...
Last weekend, about 500 local shop owners and community members marched to the local police station in Snake Park, Soweto, to show their dissatisfaction...
Mohale Mashigo on how writing and storytelling keep her alive
Author of The Yearning, MOHALE MASHIGO spoke to Mbali Phala about storytelling, spirituality, changing the lives of children and her own yearning.
At 19, I...
Xenophobia: “Our neighbours, our friends – they come to fight with...
Many of the foreigners from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique who fled to camps around Durban following the xenophobic violence of the past month were repatriated. But...
