The SADC Wrap: Coup or no coup? Lesotho leaves everyone scratching...
Each week award winning journalist KRISTEN VAN SCHIE brings you all the news that’s worth knowing from across the SADC region. Here is this week’s SADC...
How the Easter Bunny got its chocolate
What does a floppy-eared, furry bunny have to do with Easter? Well, nothing. The Bible doesn't mention the egg-laying rabbit in the story of...
Mugabe: Out with the foes, in with old friends
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has honoured his old ties and appointed the Minister of Justice, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and retired general Phelekezela...
This ANCYL official says it’s okay to loot foreign-owned shops and...
On Wednesday, The Daily Sun published an interview with Mandla Matikinya, who claims to be chairperson of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL)Â Mawika Zone branch,...
You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond
James Bond is back.
This time, 007 follows a cryptic message sending him on a wild goose chase to uncover a secret organisation called, you...
Here’s what you need to know about coalition politics in SA
What is a coalition anyway?
A coalition is essentially an arrangement between political parties to share power when there is no outright winner. So where...
The passing of Michael Sata and the new jostle for power...
Lusaka, Zambia – Zambia is still in mourning after the burial of the late president, Michael Sata (77). Zambia's flags fly at half-mast and...
The Weekly Dissident: The struggle continues until we can all share...
MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO  in conversation with Gakwi Goodenough Mashego, film-maker, poet and Pro-Palestinian activist
Let us start here with your understanding of ungovernable, underground, dissident, alternative,...
Why Boko Haram is not only Nigeria’s problem
With news that one of the over 200 kidnapped Chibok girls was found this week, with a four-month-old baby, the horrors of what Boko...
Young and homeless in SA
PONTSHO PILANE spoke to young people living on the streets, who are facing a far more subtle enemy than the youth of the 70s...
Why Mario Ambrosini hoped to legalise medical marijuana in SA
In February of this year, the late Mario Ambrosini uttered some chilling words during the state of the nation debate. “I was supposed to...
Life in Gaza after the ceasefire
“I am dying to live,†he said when told that leaving Gaza illegally aboard a boat headed for Europe could cost him his life.
Did...
What came first, the struggling economy or a bumbling Jacob Zuma?
The proverbial guns (and the real ones), billboards, hashtags and tweets are out for President Jacob Zuma. “Zuma must go†they all demand, even...
Erm, Mr Mashaba, you do know that poor people are leaders,...
Black Like Me founder Herman Mashaba says that putting poor people into leadership positions is "asking for troubleâ€. AAISHA DADI PATEL wonders what exactly...
IEC to announce local election results, finally
The Independent Electoral Commission has announced results of this year's local government elections.
Speaking at the IEC operational centre on Saturday, the Glen Mashinini, IEC chairperson...
Women and toilets: A tale of more than just two cities
There’s always a sense of familiarity in the way we talk about women and toilets. It’s the place where a woman readies for her...
It’s raining SAPS at Wits, with a small chance of protests
Students at Wits arrived at campus on Monday to the sight of increased security and a bolstered police presence.
The air crackles with expectation following...
“I will tell you everything” about the person behind Cyan Cinema...
The salacious new blog I Will Tell You Everything has set tongues wagging and left readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter detailing the sordid...
Why Aubameyang was crowned CAF Player of the year ahead of...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held their annual awards ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday night. The event, to recognise and celebrate African...
