400+ soldiers in Parliament? What is Zuma preparing for?
On Tuesday evening it was revealed that the Presidency has deployed more than 400 soldiers to parliament ahead of #SONA2017 in Cape Town.
Reports suggest that...
Health minister claims young doctors are fussy, while they urge him...
Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has slammed claims that there is a shortage of available posts for newly-qualified health professionals in South Africa - but...
The many problems with the SABC and its troubled board
Last week, the ad hoc committee’s report into the investigation of the SABC board’s fitness to function was leaked to the media. Whoops. This,...
Open letter to Pravin Gordhan urges him to take responsibility in...
In an open letter to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, head of department of anthropology at Wits, Dr Kelly Gillespie, expressed her disappointment that Gordhan...
After the Party: The ANC missed the many varieties of the...
According to EBRAHIM FAKIR AND ELNARI POTGIETER, the ANC ignored the working class in urban areas in the run-up the this year's local election.Â
The...
ANC councillor in Durban: “You have to be the eyes and...
Durban's ward 26, comprising of beachfront areas and tourist spots, is a hotly contested area in this year's local government elections. The ward was...
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...
A strong SABC is crucial for democracy in South Africa
On Friday, members of the media and civil society staged a protest outside the SABC's offices in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. They were protesting the...
South African politicians just don’t get us anymore
There exists within the current South African political climate, indicators that it is time for greater youth representation. TAD KHOSA reviews the current crop...
War on terror: Will South Africans protect their sovereignty?
After reports circulated that South Africa may be a target for terrorist groups, FEZILE KANJU questions whether South Africa's sovereignty is at stake, and...
Do South Africans want more local music on their radios?
Last week, the SABC announced that it will start playing 90% local music across all its radio stations, a decision which was welcomed by...
There’s a mixed reaction to the launch of the Black First...
Andile Mnxgitama launched his Black First Land First movement on May 14 in Orlando West, Soweto. Although Mngxitama placed great emphasis that the movement...
More local jams on the radio means more jobs
Icasa, the broadcasting regulator, says it will still go ahead with instituting a 60-70% local music quota on all radio stations in the country...
Here’s 10+ things the DA should apologise for
As the EFF set to launch their manifesto on Saturday, the DA put out a statement outlining 10Â things that they believe the EFF, in...
Human rights? What human rights? Rich people have more rights than...
On Monday, South Africa will be commemorating Human Rights Day under the theme of Anti-Racism. This annual public holiday is to remind South Africans...
A lesson in the ANC’s history of multiracialism and non-racialism
Nomboniso Gasa, a stand-in presenter on Radio 702, recently shut down a radio interview with Wanelisa Xaba, a spokesperson for UCT student movement Rhodes...
RhodesMustFall on 702: In defence of Nomboniso Gasa
Rhodes lecturer VASHNA JAGARNATH explains why Nombonisa Gasa's engagement of Wanelisa Xaba on #RhodesMustFall is an example of the rigorous debate and engagement that...
A change is going to come: on the right to peaceful...
A lot has been said recently about the right to protest and the right to assembly, but what irks me is how participants who...
ANC’s January 8 Statement: trying to be all things to all...
The ANC’s annual January 8 statement has typically reflected the concerns of the party – from calls to overthrow apartheid in the 1970s and...
Beau Blaise: The peacebroker or warmonger of Burkina Faso?
Over the past decade, France, in furtherance of its neo-colonial aspirations in West Africa, has portrayed Blaise Compaore, the recently-deposed president of Burkina Faso,...
