What Martin Crowe told AB de Villiers – and why we agree...
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe didn’t mince his words in a letter written to South African skipper AB de Villiers ahead of the...
#ballingfordays: Mbaks takes NYC
Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula, aka “Mbaks†was recently stateside to attend the NBA All Star Weekend. AAISHA DADI PATEL looks at...
Beards of the cricket World Cup: our top 8
India may have beaten South Africa by 130 runs yesterday, but if it’s any consolation – the Proteas’ beard game is far stronger. AAISHA...
#SpyCables: the South African connection
If you thought the State Security Agency  was playing dirty when it took over Parliament during the State of the Nation Address, wait until...
Don’t worry white people, President Zuma does welcome you
President Jacob Zuma wowed South Africans during his reply to opposition parties on day three of the State of the Nation debate. The country...
Everyone is sorry and no one is a cockroach
When Julius Malema was a young lion and ANC Youth League president, he was prone to making controversial statements. (What’s changed?)
Back in 2010, when...
#SONADebate, day 1: Maimane wins this round
On Tuesday afternoon, MPs once again descended on Parliament to debate President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address. There was little real debate...
#Mngxitama press conference: accusations and a gun
There was mayhem on a press conference called by suspended EFF members Andile Mngxitama and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala's on Tuesday, when fellow EFF MP started...
#ProteaFire: Duminy and Miller’s batting sets SA’s #CWC15 campaign alight
The Proteas' top order suffered an unusually bad day out in their opening match at the ICC Cricket World Cup on Sunday. Luckily, it...
Did Mbeki really “slam” Zuma? Don’t quote us on it
The office of former South African president Thabo Mbeki has reacted to an article published in The Guardian, calling it a "misinterpretation" and "deliberate...
#SONA2015: The reaction in memes
President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address had viewers captivated for all the wrong reasons - signal jamming, the expulsion of the EFF,...
#Sona2015: EFF booted out, DA walked out, ANC chickened out
Thursday evening's State of the Nation Address (Sona) provided more drama on a single night than Generations, Isidingo and Muvhango manage in several weeks....
Journalists, MPs protest signal jamming at Sona 2015
Journalists reporting on the State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday were shocked to discover absolutely no cellphone reception available at the National...
Chaos erupts at Mngxitama’s press briefing
The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) MP, Andile Mngxitama, called a press conference in Cape Town at noon which descended into chaos when Mngxitama was...
#JesuisSaxAppeal: Has the RAG mag crossed the line again?
It is that time of the year again, when students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) get heavily drunk and take to the...
That time Tony Blair preached advice at #MiningIndaba
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair took to the podium at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba 2015, where he waxed lyrical about the prosperity of the...
The EFF tweet that mocked a rape survivor
On Sunday, gender, politics and race researcher Nomboniso Gasa took on the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Andile Mngxitama and the EFF’s Western Cape Twitter...
It’s not bullying or sodomy, it’s male rape
A horrific story of six white pupils raping a black schoolmate with a broomstick has provoked introspection on the way South Africans talk about male...
#EFFBreakaway: The revolution splinters
After weeks of rumours, public spats and internal discord, disbanded members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) addressed the media on Monday, announcing the...
EFF in public spat over corruption
The EFF MP Andile Mngxitama threw down the glove Thursday when he made allegations of corruption in the EFF and claimed the party was...
