Everything To Know About The DRC Elections
It's been almost three weeks since the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cast their votes in the presidential election on December...
Why Abahlali baseMjondolo Won’t Contest In The Elections
South African general elections are nearing and one of the major social movements for human rights, Abahlali baseMjondolo say this year's vote will be...
The EFF Speaks To The Youth With Its #SizafundaNgenkani Campaign
The Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) launched its #SizofundaNgekani Campaign at a press conference in Braamfontein on January 7. Timeously launched in the...
NSFAS 2019: 5 Things You Need To Know
"I am pleased that the 2019 application process has performed well in terms of systems, applications received, as well as user experience," said Minister...
Small Business Ministry Excludes Anti-Corruption Small Businesses
The Market Users Committee (MUC) says it will take action against the eThekwini Municipality, after its members were excluded from an initiative by the...
Xolobeni: Gwede Mantashe Is A Class Traitor
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On Thursday, the North Gauteng High Court ruled that mining companies and the government must obtain full and informed consent from communities before granting...
Ramaphosa Cabinet 2.0: Who’s In, Who’s Out, What It All Means
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his second cabinet reshuffle on Thursday afternoon, a change enforced by the death of the environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa,...
Land Expropriation: How The Constitution Will Be Changed
The Constitutional Review Committee adopted a recommendation to parliament that section 25 of the Constitution needs to be amended "to make explicit what is...
5 Memorable Moments From Malusi Gigaba
It's just another day of South African politics: the (now former) home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has finally caved to the pressure from President...
Denigrate The EFF At Your Own Peril: A Response To Prince...
Not so long-ago political analysts and mainstream commentators were already writing the eulogy of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) because of the election of...
The Gender Summit Failed To Impress
President Cyril Ramaphosa made some lofty promises in his address at the National Gender Summit held in Pretoria on November 1. Gender activists, civil society...
At Gender-Based Violence Summit, Ramaphosa Calls For “Tangible Solutions”
"The murder of womxn* in this country is corroding the soul of our nation," President Cyril Ramaphosa said. He was addressing a room filled...
Johannesburg Teachers Tired Of “Cash For Post” Corruption
Teachers from a school in the far north of Johannesburg say they are tired of the corruption in the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE)....
Gender Summit To Hold Government Accountable For Gender-Based Violence Failures
On August 1, thousands of womxn* marched in South Africa, under the banner of The Total Shutdown Movement. They demanded that the government take...
The Support For Mcebo Dlamini’s Youth League Candidacy Is Gendered
Former Fees Must Fall (FMF) activist and student leader Mcebo Dlamini will contest for the position of African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) presidency...
#BloodFriday: Coloured Community Say They Are Tired Of Suffering
It was the death of Heather Peterson, a 45-year-old woman from Westbury that sparked the widespread protests amongst the coloured communities in Gauteng. Peterson...
What The VBS Report Means For The ANC, EFF, DA
A new Treasury report details how Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu's brother, Brian Shivambu, allegedly sent R10 million of the stolen...
Here’s Why You’re Paying So Much For Petrol
These days, it seems like every conversation is peppered with complaints about the rising petrol price. And legitimately so. October has been a particularly...
Ahead of 2019 Election, SA Political Parties Vow To Take Young...
Think-tank Youth Lab launched their 2019 Youth Manifesto, a collection of challenges and solutions to the problems young people face in South Africa, at...
This Youth Manifesto Hopes To Amplify Young People’s 2019 Election Vision
2019 is just a couple of months away, and political parties are already gearing up for next year's general elections. With the many challenges...
