Makers Valley Wants To Bring The Good Life To Joburg
On the eastern edge of the Johannesburg central business district, the suburbs of Bertrams, Troyeville, New Doornfontein, Judith's Paarl and Lorentzville can be found....
Blade Nzimande: What His Return Means For Higher Education
The last time he was the higher education (DHET) minister he said “students must fall” and dismissed the student movement. Now Dr. Blade Nzimande...
Maimane on removing Die Stem from the anthem: “The fight is...
On Tuesday, at the EFF’s press conference in Alexandra, Julius Malema confirmed that one of the conditions that the EFF offered to the ANC...
#ColouredExcellence: I can be coloured and black at the same damn...
Wayde van Niekerk's 43.03 run of glory was an unprecedented moment of history - and a major triumph for South Africans. Coloured South Africans...
The DA is crying foul of campus shut downs
On Monday, The Mangosuthu University of Technology and the Pietermaritzburg campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) were shut down. The South African Union...
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...
Students believe the Fees Commission is an attempt to derail the...
The Fees Commission has been in session this week but the purpose of the commission is being questioned by students. Students feel the score...
#ZambiaDecides on their president and bill of rights
From the chilly wee hours of the morning right into the long blazing afternoon sun, millions of Zambians around the country queued up waiting...
The cost of sanitary pads should be a public health emergency
This week fact-checking ninjas, Africa Check revealed that it's not actually seven million girls who miss school every month because of the inaccessibility of...
Should bearded men be allowed to work in the food industry?
On Wednesday, community radio station, Radio Islam reported that two interns from the Capsicum Culinary School in Durban were prevented from completing a four-month internship...
Separating facts from rumours: what you need to know about coalition...
1. The DA will not enter into a coalition with the ANC
Mmusi Maimane confirmed at the DA's “Thank you Tshwane†rally on Tuesday that...
It’s back to school in Vuwani – in shared classrooms and...
Four classrooms at a school in Vuwani, Limpopo, were torched ahead of the reopening of schools in the district following school closures in May.
The...
#UJ17: students claim 17 suspended for arson are unjustly accused
On Monday, 8 August a small crowd of UJ students gathered at the university’s entrance 2 in protest against the suspension of 17 students...
And what about free higher education for all?
There is a meeting scheduled between Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande and university vice chancellors for Thursday. A group of university academics and...
Women’s Day: a quick history 101
It happened on 9 August 1956. Yes, all those years ago. 60 years to be precise.
Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, Lilian Ngoyi and Sophia Williams...
Zuma speech upstaged by ‘Remember Khwezi’ activists
A small group of protesters held up posters in solidarity with Khwezi, the woman who accused President Jacob Zuma’s rape, 10 years ago. Â
As...
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...
The internet: Where have you taken Zuma?
While all and sundry have passed comments about the performance (or lack thereof) of the ANC in some of the most contested parts of...
These elections have dealt a blow to the ANC they didn’t...
By Friday evening, the ANC had won 54% of the national vote in this week’s local election, to the DA’s 24%.
Commander in Chief...
The DA claims Tshwane, stays rising across the board
Late on Friday afternoon, the leader of the Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane declared victory in Tshwane. He said that they are confident that the...
