Dear Jacob Zuma… a timeline
“No one has told me what I have done wrong. No one has been able to furnish what I’ve done. If I’ve done something...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is more than just Jacob Zuma’s ex-wife
She’s the first woman to lead the African Union Commission and one of the most experienced public servants in the country. But as anticipation...
Bread Heists And Currencies: The Situation In Zimbabwe
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Last week, news sites reported that 500 loaves of bread had been stolen by armed robbers in Zimbabwe, owing to the current bread...
Four major problems the July riots brought into sharp focus
The recent riots in South Africa have revealed a lot about where the country really is. People in South Africa are hungry, and they...
Acting UCT SRC president investigated for alleged homophobic comment: “We are...
The acting president of the University of Cape Town’s Student Representative Council (SRC) is under internal investigation after posting a status on Facebook which...
FAQ: Zimbabwe Exemption Permit edition
On November 25, the minister in the presidency, Mondli Gungubele, announced the government’s decision to not re-issue the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) after December...
No to benches to memorialise forced removals from Simonstown
Ling Shepherd visited Simonstown to see a new set of benches commissioned to commemorate the forced removal of Black and Coloured people from the...
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...
Service delivery lessons from the Makana Municipality
Important only because of the local university and National Arts Festival, Makana Municipality may offer some important lessons on how to improve local governance...
Three ways you can take a stand against xenophobic violence in...
Xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal has left thousands of foreign nationals displaced and several people dead. Many have lost their livelihoods and are fearing for...
EFF leader Julius Malema’s speech at the State of the Nation...
Thank you very much Speaker for the opportunity to address Parliament and the people of South Africa:
We acknowledge and greet the millions of South...
The list: the elements of Hip Hop culture
Hip hop is commonly and incorrectly often just referenced as rapping. Rap forms part of it but there are many other elements it encompasses....
Why female condoms deserve more love
Did anyone else notice that Tuesday was Global Female Condom Day? I thought not. Despite the best efforts of reproductive health experts and AIDS...
Why Ga-Mapela residents are burning up their small Limpopo town
Over the past week, residents of Ga-Mapela in the Limpopo province took to the streets and to social media to voice their grievances with...
Uzalo: The ugly truth is about to rear its head
The year has barely begun and Uzalo isn't disappointing. Switched babies, family feuds, incest... What more can we expect from the hottest soapie on...
Nzimande latest South African to be denied Israeli visa over pro-Palestinian...
There was a diplomatic kerfuffle when higher education minister Blade Nzimande was denied a visa by the Israeli government on Thursday. But given Nzimande’s...
Inequality of South African proportions
South Africa has been described as the most unequal society in the world. The racial and economic legacy of Apartheid has evolved into an...
What happens if the basic income grant isn’t implemented correctly
At this moment, the basic income grant (BIG) is a matter of when and how and not if. There has been opposition to the...
Even the way we dress for graduation must be decolonised
Graduand WANDILE NGCAWENI believes the pomp and ceremony surrounding graduation ceremonies at South African universities is steeped in colonialism. And he’s having none of it.
I...
The global cult of white supremacy: How the South African radical...
Some radical right-wing South African groups have travelled to the US in efforts to expand their organisational networks
Haley McEwan
Amid the maelstrom of footage emerging...
