Spare No Rebellion! What it takes for the ANC-led government to...
Since its announcement earlier this year, the national shutdown that was planned by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has been on the national agenda....
Now the South African government is playing with our online freedoms
It's as if they thought we wouldn't find out. While the world has been going to shit of late, with bombings here (Istanbul, Saudi...
The 55th ANC National Conference: explained in less than 700 words
Every five years - just over a year before the national elections - the ruling African National Congress (ANC) gathers for its national conference....
We are the children of liberation, the (un)free generation.
Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute's Vuyokazi Futshane reflects on the burdens on the (un)free generation in post-apartheid South Africa. In the wake of Youth...
Handy tool to find out the ward councillors candidates for #LGE...
There is less than a week before South Africans will cast their vote in the 2021 Local Government Elections. The politicians have been politicking...
Doornfontein Building Collapse: City Can’t Escape Safe Housing Responsibility, SERI Says
On Monday 9 April, an abandoned building that housed families at 39 to 41 Davies Street in Doornfontein partially collapsed. The collapse killed three...
Five Quotes From Nelson Mandela On Land
The dispossession of the black inhabitants of their land was an apartheid era strategy that began with the colonisation of South Africa. Without land,...
Attacks on citizen rights in SA: Five trends and countrywide threats
From the large city centres to the rural townships, South Africans are witnessing a nationwide crackdown on their civic rights. Citizens’ ability to speak...
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...
The Butchers Of Marikana Won
COMMENT
What to make of the fact that the people who set the Marikana massacre in motion now sit in South Africa’s halls of power?...
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...
As Zimbabwe Votes, Here’s What You Need To Know
July 30 marked the day that Zimbabweans head to the election polls to vote a president that will definitely not be former President Robert...
How The Government Is Ruining Its Own Plan To End Gender-Based...
NEWS ANALYSIS
The rape and murder of 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana has pushed into the spotlight the government’s failure to deal with gender-based violence (GBV). The...
#JusticeForCapeFlats: Here’s Why People Are Turning Their Avis Orange
Over the past few weeks, orange profile pictures have appeared on social media in South Africa, apparently inspired by a similar campaign from Sudan,...
From Unemployment To Owning A Company – Young People In Palmridge...
Unemployment levels in South Africa are at an all time high. The economy is in dire straits with no solution in sight. However, a...
Not voting doesn’t equal exclusion from the democratic process
All South Africans over the age of 18 have the right to exercise their vote. Along with the constitutional right to vote, every citizen...
Press Release: amandla.mobi “We demand a better R350 grant for all!”
As the year comes to an end, it once again ends on a difficult note for many R350 grant beneficiaries after Sassa stopped paying...
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 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...
Disconnect Between Business And State Contributed To Marikana Massacre
COMMENT
The Marikana massacre, in which 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead by police on 16 August 2012, was a tragic and historic event in...
