Ambitious strategies are needed to turn the corner on South Africa’s...
There has been no notable change in South Africa's unemployment rate in recent years. Youth unemployment has always been a problem in South Africa,...
Recounting The Wildest Moments Of SA Politics In 2019
It’s that time of the year where we look back at all the interesting events that have taken place. 2019 has had its fair...
Why Land Occupations Play A Key Role In Land Reform
South Africa's stagnant land reform process has led to the frustration and delayed dispossession of many. With the conversation of landlessness comes that of...
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...
Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s The Enemy Within: An Extract
Mpumelelo Mkhabela's The Enemy Within: How the ANC lost the battle against corruption looks at the ruling African National Congress. Mkhabela who is a...
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...
Joburg private school accused of racism after allegedly kicking out black...
MEC for education Panyaza Lesufi visited a Johannesburg school to investigate allegations of racism after a group of black girls was ordered to leave...
Mpho Phalatse Apologises For ‘Friends Of Israel’ Comment
UPDATE: Suspended member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for health and social development Dr Mpho Phalatse apologised for controversial comments she made earlier this...
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...
Basic Income Grant funding, explained
There has been a renewed call for the introduction of a basic income grant. The Universal Basic Income Grant (UBIG) has long been spoken...
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...
March on Durban City Hall: ‘As shack dwellers we deserve some...
Thousands of people marched to the Durban City Hall on Monday against alleged violent evictions of shack dwellers in different informal settlements around Durban....
FMF Activist Calls For Fees Must Fall TRC, All Protest-Related Charges...
During the 2015 and 2016 Fees Must Fall (FMF) protests, many student activists were charged with public violence and destruction of property. Even after...
World Cup Brings Recognition of San And Khoi Languages To The...
Football is bringing awareness to the existence and plight of Khoi and San communities in South Africa. At the beginning of the month, SABC...
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,...
Fees Must Fall 2021: here are 10 key questions
A shutdown is underway at various universities across South Africa as students ramp up protests that began at several campuses last week. Most of...
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...
NSFAS Is On Its Knees
The chairperson of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) Sizwe Nxasana announced on 9 August that he was resigning from the funding body....
The ‘Save Water’ Mascot Is A Lot
The Department of Water and Sanitation along with five other organisations revealed the #SaveWater mascot called Splash on Thursday. This was part of the...
Cyril Ramaphosa’s New Cabinet – Who’s In, Who’s Out
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his first cabinet reshuffle on Monday night - announcing sweeping changes to the team he'd inherited from his deposed predecessor...
