#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.
Everything you need to know about the conflict in Ferguson, Missouri
#Ferguson has been trending on Twitter all week. It’s not a reference to a Premier League football coach. AAISHA DADI PATEL explains.
Ferguson is a...
Is South Africa ready for an “African brand of sexual revolution”?
*This story was updated on August 12, 2015
There’s a gap in the national conversation about sex, and MMABATHO MONTSHO says she wants to fill...
#Blackface in 2014. No, really.
It's 2014 and somehow kids are still using blackface and big butts to portray black people. Why do we still need to explain why...
Women’s Month: Wrapping our heads around #WearADoek ?
This August the department of arts and culture (DAC) is showing its support for South African woman by erm ... asking them to wear...
The naked woman and the Nelson Mandela statue
This week a naked woman was spotted caressing the Nelson Mandela statue in Sandton, Johannesburg. Her actions sparked confusion, admiration, and rumination on body...
KZN goverment saving taxpayers’ money by forcing contraception on female students
So here's the story.
On Tuesday the Daily News reported that the  KwaZulu-Natal health department will be injecting 12 female university students with contraceptives to stop them from...
That time Thuthukile Zuma scored a plum job in telecoms
At the tender age of 25, President Jacob Zuma's daughter Thuthukile Zuma has been named chief of staff of in the telecoms minister's office....
#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...
One more way to fight back against street harassment
This week brings another reminder that you are not alone in your struggle against street harassment. A 28-year old woman from Minneapolis in the US...
Soweto style and skothane subculture on the burn
Stories about the Soweto youth subculture known as izikhothane have reached distant shores. RA'EESA PATHER reports.
Slate Magazine this week published a story in its...
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela “heartbroken” by country’s poverty
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela says the Nelson Mandela's dream is still only "half done".
"For as long as there are poor children, like I'm seeing here, I'm...
#MandelaDay: It’s a mixed bag
Every year South Africans gather on 18 July to celebrate Tata Madiba on his birthday. This year, some people spent their #67minutesforMandela doing some...
The World Cup’s last hurrah
Germany snatched victory at the World Cup final with a single goal against Argentina during the dying minutes of extra time. Twitter, of course,...
Taxi driver cuts straight to the heart
This kid didn't have taxi fare for his first job interview. What happened next will lift your spirits. AAISHA DADI PATEL reports.
Author Malaika Mahlatsi...
Brazil breaks down, Internet goes bust
With 35.6 million tweets, #BRA vs. #GER was the most-discussed sports game on Twitter ever. AAISHA DADI PATEL rounded up some of the best...
Twitter kisses Ramphele goodbye
"Enough is enough", said Mampela Ramphele. And then, on Tuesday, she quit. AAISHA DADI PATEL rounds up reaction to the news that political party...
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...
Reenactment of Reeva Steenkamp’s killing renews interest in #OscarTrial
Oscar Pistorius trial watchers woke upon Monday morning to news that a video re-enactment of the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed was available online....
