This is why extreme weather conditions are an issue of inequality
The extreme weather conditions gripping the country this winter are also exposing the country's faultlines. We've had hail storms, floods, tornadoes and landslides but...
The latest on the #TerrorArrests
Activists from CAGE Africa say that due process was ignored when Brendon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie were arrested on terror-related charges on 9 July.
#ThulsieTwins Defence...
Unpacking UCT’s absurd reasoning for scapegoating Muslims
At the end of my last piece on UCT’s absurd and discriminatory reasoning used to justify disinviting journalist Flemming Rose from giving this year's...
Tembisa Tornado: 100 injured, 400 houses uprooted
At least 100 people have been injured and 400 homes destroyed after a tornado hit the Tembisa township in the East Rand, government has...
A letter from Zimbabwe, where the former foot soldier cannot speak
After last week's march of thousands in solidarity with President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's war veterans are now having their turn at the wheel meeting...
What we know about the #TembisaTornado so far
At least 20 people are said to have been injured after a tornado ripped through Tembisa, in the north east of Johannesburg on Tuesday...
Kagiso Rabada walks away with cricketer of the year award
Kagiso Rabada has won best cricketer of year award at the annual Cricket South Africa award ceremony in Jozi. Rabada also walked away best...
The many problems with Hlaudi Motsoeneng, explained
Who is Hlaudi Motsoeneng anyway?
He hails from QwaQwa in the Free State and his meteoric rise through the ranks of the public broadcaster began...
Can Snapchat help us tell the stories of survivors of sexual...
Former eNCA journalist, and recently appointed mobile editor of the Hindustan Times, Yusuf Omar, has received huge plaudits for his creative storytelling abilities. And...
Four things we need to do to stop the spread of...
Professor Salim Abdool Karim is a rockstar epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist. We spoke to him to find out what the global community must do...
Millions of people around the world are still without HIV treatment
More than 18,000 people opened the International AIDS conference in Durban on Monday, hailing progress against the disease but warning against complacency. Yet millions...
Turkey’s night of coup and chaos explained
What just happened in Turkey?Â
It's more like what almost happened. A small faction of the Turkish military attempted a coup. And while the coup...
SA sevens looking to Blitz Olympic field
SA rugby Sevens Coach Neil Powell had a selection quandary to deal with as he had to make a final decision on which players...
SA u23 relishing Olympic challenge
South African under-23 coach Owen da Gama has stressed the fact his team needs to be mentally ready if they want to do well...
How SMSes are helping to prevent HIV in Mozambique
What better way to reach young people in a tech-heavy world than through their cellphones? The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has partnered with...
Here’s what you need to know about the crisis in Zimbabwe
In just 48 hours, Zimbabwe's law enforcers and prosecutors have gone arresting from a popular activist to bungling a case and having it thrown...
Who will be the Last Fighter Standing?
A new reality show called Last Fighter Standing will be hitting South African TV screens later this month. The show looks at the lives...
More and more adolescents are dying from AIDS-related diseases
The number of adolescent deaths related to AIDS has tripled since 2000, with the majority of these cases reported in sub-Saharan Africa. And it...
This is what we know so far about the terror arrests...
Shit just got real. The NPA hauled out anti-terror legislation.
On Monday, two men identified in court papers as 24-year-old twin brothers, Brandon Lee...
There’s a price on the heads of people with albinism
It has been over two weeks since four-year-old, Maneliswa Ntombela, a child with albinism, was abducted while he played with his cousin near his Esikhawini...
