Shocking TransAsia Airways crash caught on camera [VIDEO]
Dramatic footage caught on a dashboard camera shows the moment TransAsia Airways flight GE235 dropped out of the sky and crashed into a river...
Israel’s prime minister said what now?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received some boos and aaahs after his speech to the US Congress on Tuesday. Netanyahu threw punches at the...
2oceansvibe trolls #RhodesMustFall watchers
On Tuesday, streaming radio channel 2oceansvibe trolled readers with a provocative statement: if the statue goes, then shouldn’t UCT’s land be returned to the...
#RhodesMustFall: the spatial geography (and power relations) of the statue
Over the couple of last weeks, calls for the removal of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have...
Pressure for Miss SA to boycott Miss Universe pageant in Israel
It’s common practice for the Miss SA pageant winner to head out to the next pageant - Miss Universe. Lalela Mswane was crowned Miss...
Nene gets knocked out and the rand goes wild
On Wednesday night, President Zuma announced the removal of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. The news came as a shock, and the markets plummeted soon after,...
Eusebius may not have a PhD, but he twars cum laude
DA leader Helen Zille has been heavily criticised this week for the Western Cape government’s cancellation of its Cape Times subscription by, among others,...
When H&M came to SA and insulted everyone
International retail giant H&M set up shop in SA recently, with one store opened in Cape Town last month and one in Johannesburg just...
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...
Afcon demands global respect, opens a new chapter for African football
As the whistle blew on the final match, it was clear that this year’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has gone...
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...
Twitter can’t even any more with this cabinet reshuffling
Twitter's meme game is strong right now. Maybe it's because the holidays are almost upon us, or maybe it's just the result of so...
That time Twitter didn’t give a hoot about #AskPhumla
Twitter town halls sound like a good idea, but they’re notorious for backfiring spectacularly. DA leader Mmusi Maimane managed to pull one off last week...
Just another shack demolition
On Monday afternoon, a shack demolition ordered by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) in Lwandle outside Cape Town came into the spotlight...
Five take-home messages from King Goodwill Zwelithini’s imbizo
Thousands of people flocked to King Goodwill Zwelithini’s imbizo at Moses Mabhida Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, held in response the xenophobic violence sweeping...
Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired...
Squid Game is anything but your typical, saccharine, soft-glow Korean television drama. In this biting commentary on life in South Korea today, viewers are...
Karabo Kgoleng tweets to tackle #mentalhealth stigma
The 21st century may seem like the era of oversharing and TMI but there are still some topics that are taboo - mental illness...
Coping with xenophobic discrimination in South Africa
Ever since 2008, there has been periods of intense xenophobic violence and riots against black foreign nationals and immigrants. In the past fews years,...
#ZumaQuestions: Zuma vs Malema ends in Parly showdown
MPs put questions to President Jacob Zuma in Parliament on Thursday. When the EFF's Julius Malema raised some troubling questions about Nkandla chaos ensued.
#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...
