Marikana report: an analysis in 20 tweets
South African thought leader BRAD CIBANE offered up a Twitter analysis of the Marikana report on Thursday evening, breaking down the core underlying issues:...
Meet UCT’s fab new deputy vice-chancellor
Professor Mamogkethi Setati Phakeng, aka @FabAcademic on Instagram is the latest addition to UCT’s executive. AAISHA DADI PATEL rounds up a bit more about...
How the #FergusonDecision caused ripples across America
Americans took to the streets to protest this week after a grand jury decided to not indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal...
Dance the Zuma tune
Our Durban reporter, RUMANA AKOOB is at a "Hands Off Zuma" march in Durban. And she's found the cutest Zuma supporter...
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“He’s gay, white and from the EFF.” So what?
Jaco Oelofse is the secretary of the EFF student party at the University of Pretoria. On Friday, News24 and Independent Newspapers published two articles that emphasised Oelofse's whiteness...
Twitter Spaces: A new means of political campaigning?
The 2021 local elections are taking place under pandemic conditions. This means political parties and independent candidates alike have had to use innovative ways...
#MugabeFalls – and gets back up again
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe fell down a flight of stairs at Harare International Airport yesterday, instantly launching a new meme.
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Five South African track and field athletes you should keep an...
Last week, hardly anyone even knew his name, but on Wednesday South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk had the rainbow nation beaming with pride when he earned...
Miss Turkey: when beauty queens get political
A former Miss Turkey, Merve Büyüksaraç, could soon be trading her designer threads and high heels for a jumpsuit in an unflattering shade of...
#ForumMalema: The revolution goes out on radio
On Friday morning, SAfm's Sakina Kamwendo spent an hour in speaking with Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema. Juju threw some jabs at the...
The list: Our fave international TikTok accounts
TikTok is a global obsession and phenomenon. The five year old social network had its breakthrough in 2018. It has become an enclave for...
#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...
UPDATED: A t-shirt gets you kicked out of a Virgin Active?
Muhammed Desai, the national co-ordinator of the South African chapter of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions lobby against Israel, was forcibly removed from the...
Never mind #ProteaFire, how about AB on fire!
AB de Villiers proved that he is so much more than just a man whose face sells Lays potato chips when he hit 166...
Does SA give van Damme about Phumzile’s citizenship?
The Sunday Times this week reported that Democratic Alliance MP Phumzile Van Damme is lying about being a South African citizen. The story sparked debate among...
Never mind the girls, #BringBackGoodluck2015
Supporters of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan have mobilised a campaign for his re-election next year using the hashtag #BringBackGoodluck2015. Because political expedience trumps empathy.
When #FeedaChild becomes Feed A Dog
A controversial marketing ploy by charity organisation Feed a Child has backfired, leaving South Africans outraged and calling for at an advert that depicts...
Generations The Legacy might be left in ashes by new competition
eTV’s new soapie, Ashes To Ashes aired its first episode at 8pm on Tuesday, steering some attention away from SABC’s flagship soapie: Generations The...
The world according to Steve Hofmeyr
Another month, another outrageous statement from Steve Hofmeyr. This time the controversial Afrikaans singer has opined on the root causes of Apartheid. In Steve's...
Tel Aviv Live: Snapchat blunders into Arab-Israeli conflict
Snapchat made a controversial decision when it decided to run a feature on life in Tel Aviv almost exactly a year after Operation Protective...
