Load Shedding: Small Businesses May Shut Soon
"The loss is so great that sometimes we have to throw away some of the dough when it becomes stale due. The sad part...
As A Person With A Disability, Send Me, Mr President.
After I received a notification that President Cyril Ramaphosa would be giving an address about disability rights I logged on to watch with interest,...
How Serious Is The Government’s Plan For Free Education?
When former president Jacob Zuma announced the government's plan for free higher education in 2017, the hope and relief were palpable. It all came...
Gender Summit: We Need More Work Beyond ANC Politicking
The minister of social development Susan Shabangu stuttered over the pronunciation of LGBTQI. "Teach me," she said. The minister was addressing a crowd of...
Sipho’s Political Newsletter: The DA Needs The EFF To Win Gauteng
The Democratic Alliance has targeted winning the Gauteng and North West premierships as part of its 2019 elections strategy. That means either finding a...
Why The WASP Won’t Be Contesting The 2019 Elections
The Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) will not be taking part in the 2019 National Elections. Formed in 2013, the party competed in the...
Africans Want Political Choice, New Book Argues
Democracy Works is a book that attempts to show that the best way to economic development is through a democratic governance system. The book...
Free Education: Students Realise They Were Duped
I remember the day that Jacob Zuma announced fully subsidised free education. There was a mixture of excitement and confusion on social media, but...
SA Union Of Students Calls For Shutdown Of All Universities
The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has called for a national shutdown of the higher education sector. The shutdown is to "agitate the...
Cameroon: Calls For UN Investigation Into Human Rights Abuses
Ongoing violence in the Southwest and Northwest Regions of Cameroon continues. A refugee crisis threatens. The United Nations (UN) refugee agency reported more than...
Al Jama-ah Party: We’ll Tackle Inequality With Islam And Ubuntu
Known in South Africa as the Islamic party, the Al Jama-ah Political Party is contesting in national elections for the second time this year....
The ANC Gets Weird In Elections Videos
A video circulating on social media showing model Rethabile Lethoko campaigning for the African National Congress (ANC) has raised many questions. Social media users...
Final #RegWeekend In Numbers
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed media on January 29. The commission spoke on the outcomes of the final registration weekend for the 2019...
2019 National Elections: Everything You Need To Know
South Africans will go to the polls on 8 May 2019 to elect a new parliament. Here's everything you need to know about participating...
EFF In KZN Struggles With Factionalism Ahead Of Elections
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in KwaZulu-Natal say the list confirmation process was a success, ahead of the 2019 national elections, however, a court...
DA vs EFF: How To Campaign Against Your “Partners”
That the cold coalition between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), forged to kick the African National Congress (ANC) out...
Xolobeni: Pro-Mining Youth Group Has Strong Ties To Mining Company
Fractures are emerging in the Xolobeni community of the Eastern Cape, as the fallout from a 2018 High Court ruling effectively barring an Australian...
Zimbabwe: How A Fuel Price Hike Sparked A National Shutdown
For the past three days Zimbabweans have filled the streets of Harare and Bulawayo in protest of a sharp fuel increase, which is the...
DRC: Unity Governments Have Failed In Africa Before
The fate of the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hangs in the balance. The disputed election results - released after...
5 Points From The ANC Election Manifesto
On Saturday, the African National Congress president Cyril Ramaphosa launched the party's manifesto for the 2019 elections - promising an inclusive economy, and a...
