Five things you should know about Ebola
Since March 2014, more than 2600 people across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have died in what is now the deadliest outbreak of Ebola ever....
Silent Protest: We take care of our own
The Sexual Violence = Silence Protest is the largest and longest running protest of its kind on the continent. After three years of doing...
The SADC Wrap: Renamo stands down and Ebola fears spread
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 Wrap.
Sanity...
The Weekly Dissident: Raheem Kemet’s journey of self-rediscovery
MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO in conversation with emcee, singer, poet and beatboxer Raheem Kemet
As a young child Raheem Kemet used to stutter. But he discovered that he could memorize hip-hop and soul,...
“A Palestinian life is no less valuable than the life of...
As Palestinians count the dead during a 72-hour cease-fire declared in Gaza on Friday morning, two women continue their work of remembering the lives of those killed.
Humanize Palestine serves...
Mushwana: Initiation is an “inhuman punishmentâ€
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has singled out university initiation as an “inhuman punishmentâ€.
"It's been a finding by the Commission in the...
What did you really do on Mandela Day?
So the dust has finally settled on this year’s Mandela Day. For the first time since the old man left our midst, South Africa...
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,...
R90 million fund set up for black South African filmmakers
Aspiring filmmakers could soon get a financial boost from government  through a new inititative to support local film
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the Department of...
There’s more to Marikana than meets the eye
Marikana wasn’t even a dot on a map before August 16, when the shooting of 34 striking miners made headlines of the dusty mining town....
New birth certificate regulations bring new pain to parents
New regulations concerning birth certificates has led to lengthening queues at Home Affairs offices AAISHA DADI PATEL endured the wait.
I am the oldest of my...
Inside the Lwandle hearings
A ministerial inquiry into the evictions at Nomzamo, near Lwandle in the Strand, has turned into an elaborate blame game. RA'EESA PATHER reports.
The Cape Town CBD...
“My whole life has come to a standstill because of these...
Ever wondered what it’s like to be caught up in the South African legal system, or wondered what a person accused of a crime,...
Need something from Home Affairs? Be prepared to wait – or...
Frustration with the department of home affairs is bound to increase as immigrants and migrant workers grapple with stricter immigration laws. AAISHA DADI PATEL set...
The travails of a taxi commuter, from Howard to Warwick
A commute by taxi may be cramped but is also filled with colour and character. Daily Vox Durban correspondent SHIMEI GANESH took a trip from Howard College...
I’m not a Marxist
I’m not a Marxist
My grandfather was imprisoned,
Tortured and killed.
I’m not a MarxistMy grandmother was imprisoned,Tortured, she is alive.I’m not a MarxistMy biological father was...
Update: Court orders treatment for gravely ill Somali girl
The North Gauteng High Court has granted an order allowing a 12-year-old Somali refugee to receive treatment at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital. She...
The Weekly Dissident: A conversation with Aryan Kaganof
Dissident, underground, alternative, avant-garde, revolutionary, anarchist, are some of the words that have been bandied around in trying to come into grips with the...
Black Twitter, it’s a thing
In race-conscious and politically correct South Africa, it seems almost wrong to talk about something like Black Twitter. But it’s okay, white folk. #blacktwitter...
Letting go of Zionism
I wasn’t always a pro-Palestinian Muslim. Seven years ago I was a Star of David-wearing Zionist Jew.
I lived in the Jewish stronghold of Sea...
