“I embrace my heritage through the work I do with my...
NOMASONTO KHUMALO was just a little girl when she learnt how to make traditional Zulu attire. She tells Zilungile Mnisi about her childhood memories...
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...
What’s it like to live in war-torn Yemen, after negotiating with...
In the past six months, over 4,500 Yemenis have been killed and over 80% of Yemen’s population are now in need of humanitarian help. South...
NWU-Pukke: “Pukke is the only Afrikaans campus left, where must we...
There's been mixed reaction to the article about a black student's experiences at the North West University Potchefstroom campus with some former and current...
“Black students don’t matter at NWU-Pukke”
The demand for transformation and decolonisation has taken centre stage across many universities in South Africa. MASEGO LEGODI*, a second-year student at the North...
Why a doctor from India joined a sexual violence protest in...
South Africa and India are developing countries with many things in common – including a disturbing rape culture. Indian doctor NOCHIKETA MOHANTY (38), joined...
“I never imagined that I would be selling insurance policies on...
South Africa has a high and growing rate of youth unemployment, leaving many recent matriculants and graduates scrambling to seize whatever work they can...
“I had heard about ukuthwala but I couldn’t believe it was...
When SAKHILE NDEBELE* was 16, she was was abducted by a man old enough to be her father, and told she would be his...
“Yeah, he beats you. He’s like that. Get used to it.”
One in six South African women is abused regularly by her partner, whether verbally, physically, or emotionally. Many cases go unreported, and the effects...
How FoodBank SA saves food from landfills
South Africa is considered a 'food secure' nation, yet 12 million South Africans go to bed hungry each night. One survey found that 77%...
How I snagged an H&M dress for R20 by shopping at...
Nothing pleases Nomfundo Mlaba more than beautiful clothes at a bargain price. She told ZILUNGILE MNISI how about her best bargain "an R20 H&M dress"...
Sophie de Bruyn In Her Own Words
Alongside Lilian Ngoyi, Rahima Moosa, Helen Joseph and Albertina Sisulu, Sophie de Bruyn led a march of 20,000 women on the Union Buildings in...
“My father was a sheepherder, I was a truck driver. But...
With high rates of unemployment and huge inequality, many South Africans are unable to pay for their children’s university fees. KOTAMILE DLAKAVU (72) worked...
Johannesburg’s Sunninghill: A no man’s land for public schools
Johannesburg’s northern suburbs are expanding rapidly but the number of schools in the region hasn’t grown apace, leaving parents battling to find schools for...
How one Durban orphan went from street kid to surfer
Andile Zulu was once a street kid but surfing changed his life. Today, he teaches others how to surf and uses his story to...
Ayanda: Creating relatable female characters
Sara Blecher watched Juno with her teenage daughter and decided it was time to make local a coming-of-age film with a strong female lead....
“I’ve watched others pull dead bodies out of the water and...
As the new locally produced Durban Beach Rescue show hits the screens on a DStv Travel Channel, Battery Beach’s 33-year-old SUE-ELLEN Martin takes Lizeka...
Osi’s Place: How a girls’ night out turned into the night...
On Sunday 28 June, 17-year-old girl Khanyisile Siyengo* was caught in a stampede at Osi’s Place in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, after someone fired a shot...
We buried my son only after we found enough of his...
In July 1995, Bosnian Serbs entered the town of Srebrenica. They rounded up the men and teenage boys from the town, and shot them...
Ulcers, arthritis and hypertension but Yusuf Harrison is still fasting at...
YUSUF HARRISON may be 88 years old, but he still has the strength to fast through the holy month of Ramadan. On a wintry...
