Problems Persist For Gauteng Nursing Students
In January, nursing colleges in Gauteng made headlines when it emerged that there would be no intake of first-year bursary students because the department...
State capture and security problems are to blame for CT train...
Metrorail Cape Town has been plagued by many problems of late. On Monday, several trains were cancelled on the central line, leaving thousands of...
In Pictures: The #SandtonShutdown Protest Against Gender-Based Violence And Femicide
On Friday, hundreds of people marched to Sandton, the business hub of the country, to protest gender-based violence and femicide, inspired by the news...
Queens Of The Kingdom: A Portrait Of Saudi Women
BOOK REVIEW
The Saudi Arabian woman is veiled in mystery: global media narratives paint her as locked in a tower of oppression, needing rescue by...
Toya Delazy: Why I Named And Shamed A Homophobic Bully
Pop star Toya Delazy has been hit with heavy criticism from some Zulu men on Twitter over the past few days, after she posted...
Xenophobia Permeates All Levels Of South African Politics
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema made news headlines a few weeks ago when he questioned whether former president Jacob Zuma's children Duduzane...
Workers take Shoprite to Human Rights Commission after being arrested and...
Workers from the Pelican Park branch of Shoprite in Cape Town lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday...
‘Apartheid Flag Is Hate Speech’ – Nelson Mandela Foundation
On Tuesday, arguments were heard in the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s case before the Equality Court that displaying the apartheid-era flag of South Africa should...
#LGBTILife: The reality of one woman’s journey for a name change...
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, recently met with various Trans Activist Coalition groups in order to improve service delivery and policy...
They destroyed his home. Then his case was thrown out of...
On November 27 the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri) filed heads of argument in an application for leave to appeal the Durban...
Shot & Detained Palestinian Teen Mahmoud Salah: Sister Pleads For International...
It was a Tuesday afternoon in California, the United States, when Amina Salah got a call from her family in Palestine saying her 14-year-old...
5 myths about female genital mutilation debunked
February 6 marks International Day for Zero Tolerance on female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM, also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting,...
#sexistSA: I am not obliged to be attracted to you
AAISHA DADI PATEL asked students at Wits University to share their experiences of everyday harassment and sexism. This is what she found.
Have you experienced...
Marikana settlement residents in desperate need of help after fire
Residents at the Marikana informal settlement in Cato Crest, Durban are in desperate need of assistance after a fire destroyed several households.
A 38-year-old woman,...
Janna Jihad, 11-year-old journalist, wants South Africans to help Palestine
Eleven-year-old Janna Jihad made headlines in 2016 when she began reporting on the injustices that Palestinians were facing in Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus. She...
Israel Is An Apartheid State
In our second op-ed for Israeli Apartheid Week, ALIE KOMAPE takes a look at how Israel’s racism and apartheid tactics oppress and violate not...
How women suffer the worst effects of malnutrition in South Africa
Poverty, inequality and the lack of access to land are issues that drive the continued malnutrition of women in South Africa, especially since women...
Imizamo Yethu residents complain of corruption, nepotism in rebuilding efforts
On Tuesday, members of the Imizamo Yethu community marched to the Cape Town mayor’s office in protest of the city’s super-blocking project, which they...
Life In A Durban Hostel Is A Nightmare
March 21 marks Human Rights Day annually, where South Africans commemorate the events of Sharpeville Massacre, however, for hostel dwellers around Durban this day...
Omar Sharif Jr: It’s Always Been Difficult To Be Queer In...
Omar Sharif Jr. gives face and voice to the queer population in Egypt who face clampdown at the hands of the authorities. Close to...
