The New York Times discovers Durban
Durban has always been the bridesmaid to Cape Town’s bride. And don’t Durbanites know it. They complain that the city is overlooked in favour...
There are facts, and then there are #FoxNewsFacts
On Sunday a video clip emerged of the Fox News network that was recorded by a viewer, in which “terror expert†Steve Emmerson claimed...
#AmandlaChallenge: The ANC’s birthday bash selfie campaign
Have you taken the #AmandlaChallenge? It’s simple. All you have to do is raise your fist, snap a photo and post it on social...
#DiariesOfASingleCricketMum: A Story To Make Your Five Days
Durban-based journo and single mum Fatima Asmal is currently on a holiday break in Cape Town with her ten-year-old son Amr, a cricket super-fan....
Feminism for who? For what?
Over the last few years, feminism has come under intense scrutiny for its relevance to the lived experiences of women of colour. Like any other...
ISIL hostage John Cantlie takes us on an awkward tour of...
Followed by a video camera, British citizen John Cantlie shops at the city market, visits children at a local hospital and talks us through the...
Police in Gujarat give ‘mock terrorists’ a mosque hat
Righteous indignation erupted over social media networks across India on Thursday when it was revealed that cops in the eastern state of Gujarat had...
The richest people in the world can fit into a London...
Just over two months ago, Oxfam released a report on income inequality in South Africa. It revealed that the two richest South Africans had...
Fikile Mbalula: Minister of Social Media
South African Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula used social media to its fullest potential in 2014, posting funny tweets and pictures that...
Pissed off doctor tells MTN to #keepthemoney
A stolen cellphone is an almost routine occurrence.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cellphones are reported stolen every day. We're not sure what the current statistics...
America’s protests against police brutality captured in one powerful image
Thousands of Americans took the streets on Saturday to protest against increasing police brutality towards African Americans in the country.
Protests took place in Washington DC...
Making Instagram a South African Hit
Photo and video sharing social network Instagram has hit 300 million monthly users, toppling Twitter as one of the world’s most popular applications. Who...
Togo youth turn e-waste into cheap 3D printer
A group of innovators from Lome, Togo, will enter the history books as the inventors of the world’s first 3D printer made out of...
How suburban neighbourhood watches enforce informal apartheid
A local Tumblr account, Suburban Fear, highlights just how common racial profiling is in the community forums and neighbourhood watches of South Africa’s suburban...
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...
Club Parliament: Where MPs sing, gumboots are gassy, and the folk...
The early hours of Friday morning marked the longest Parliament sitting since 1994. A six hour delay, some bizarre singing, and gassy gumboots were...
Go home spring, you’re drunk
We're in the middle of Spring time in South Africa. Summer is so close we can taste it. But instead, the recent weather has...
All you need to know about Baleka Mbete and the attempted...
Parliament was supposed to have a debate on the Nkandla Report adopted by an ad-hoc committee in Parliament on Thursday. But Speaker for the...
Parliament Central: SA’s newest comedy show
Once upon a time, Parliament was a house of etiquette, decorum and even conservative behaviour. But that’s done with. This year the house has...
How to look good and not be a feminist [VIDEO]
That famous t-shirt with the slogan “This is what a feminist looks like†has gained traction among artists, celebrities and politicians worldwide. But it...
