5 Buzzwords from the State of the Nation address decoded
On Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma took centre stage at Parliament to deliver the State of the Nation Address for the second time this year....
Malema steals the show in parliamentary debut
EFF leader Julius Malema made an explosive entrance into Parliament. And it wasn't just his mineworkers uniform that everyone pointing and gasping. He came,...
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...
What you need to know about #Sona2014 (ver. 2.0) Â
1.     Didn’t we have a State of the Nation address already? Why are we having another one?
Yes, we know its confusing. But it's quite simple,...
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...
SA youth unemployment: What’s the problem?
If you're South African, under 35 years old and looking for a job, you're in for a tough time. There are 3.3-million unemployed South...
Five facts you may not know about June 16
If you are going to share Hector's photo, you might as well know the facts about June 16.
We know June 16 mostly because of...
June 16 in five quotes
On June 16 students across Soweto revolted against a law that made Afrikaans the language of instruction in African schools across the country. The...
Youth Day: “I do not celebrate it or commemorate it”
Antoinette Sithole, Hector Pieterson's sister, speaks about life after June 16.
On June 16, Soweto students embarked on a march against Bantu education and the...
The cost for community in Woodstock’s gentrification
RA’EESA PATHER visited residents in Woodstock’s Page Lange who have been caught between a spate of new development and their own history.
Life in the debris of the eNsimbini settlement
The eThekwini municipality says it is determined to continue demolishing what it terms “illegal†settlements in and around Durban. But what about the people for whom these settlements are home? By Rumana Akoob for SOUTH AFRICA VOTES 2014.
A moment with Zuleikha Mayat
Zulieka Mayat is renowned in the South African Indian community for her cook book, Indian Delights, which was first published in 1954. The 87-year-old was also active in the struggle against the apartheid government in Durban where she organised a women’s community group that has worked tirelessly for social change. RUMANA AKOOB spoke to her.