You were probably thinking Temba Bavuma would never succeed
All of South Africa - or at least those who dared to watch - were on their feet. Waiting. Our nervousness was warranted.
And when the...
MSF nurse tells of “unspeakable” Kunduz bombing
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse Lajos Zoltan Jecs was in the Kunduz trauma hospital in Afghanistan when the facility was struck by a series...
Uzalo: finally, Gxabhashe is back!
Uzalo viewers are brimming with excitement following the return of series villain, Gxabhashe. There are sure to be fireworks in the Xulu family when...
Halo Project SA Wants To Empower Drug And Aids Centre
Within the streets of Meadowlands, Soweto the South African Drug and Aids Council (SADAAC) can be found. The centre was founded by Freddie Sithole...
The Open Mosque: shock tactics or a way to “revitalise the...
Muslims in Cape Town have all but forgotten the Open Mosque, but eight months ago, the controversial mosque was the centre of conversation. The...
How to navigate the rainy weather and help others #KZNFloods
Several parts of South Africa have been experiencing heavy rainfall which is set to continue well into the week. Rainy weather in South Africa...
These brave SABC employees have publicly spoken out against Hlaudi
The recent editorial shakeup that has been taking place at the SABC is a very serious issue, with the media freedom of the public...
The Weekly Dissident: Don’t shoot me here, shoot me there (Dunoon...
Today in the Weekly Dissident, guest writer KHAYA MASEKO reflects on the miserable life of the wretched of Mzansi.
This writer is in Dunoon...
Spark Impact Program open for 2023 applications
Sunshine Cinema are currently accepting applications for 20 young South Africans aged between 21-34 years old in 2023. They are looking for applicants who want...
Does the PAC even go here anymore?
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) are a party with a strong legacy within South Africa. Their founder, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, remains one of the...
Eight remarkable SA charities you should be supporting (now, and always)
Charity is an peculiar thing. It can mean a donation, or time, even a service. But it also costs as little as a smile;...
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...
#TransformWits: what students want
Wits University has joined the University of Cape Town (UCT), Rhodes University and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) in their recent campaigns calling...
Aaisha’s Ramadaan diaries, Day 10: On sincerity
Day 10: Sincerity
The thing about things is that sometimes, people don’t like things until it becomes a thing.
Too much of the time we go...
Collapsed buildings, petrol drinking and the need for salvation
In the wake of the many headline-grabbing stories about religion in recent weeks and months, a friend asked me: "How can we save people...
UCT queer community sets its sights on Pae
Students in the University of Cape Town’s queer community are demanding the resignation of Zizipho Pae from the Student Representative Council (SRC), after she made...
The Weekly Dissident: Yolisa Mazonda’s black rage against white supremacy, patriarchy...
In the Weekly Dissident today, MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO talks to Yolisa Mazonda about race and class, activism and anarchy.
MwB: Who is Yolisa Mazonda and what...
Ebola: “The world is losing the battle to contain it”
Aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has sounded alarm bells at the UN headquarters in new York on Tuesday, warning that the Ebola virus...
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...
Suspended students accuse UJ of criminalising campus protests
Suspended students at the University of Johannesburg have accused university management of heavy-handedness and of trampling the right to protests on campus, MBALI ZWANE...
