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.
#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...
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...
Move over #teamkelly and #teammandisa. Senzo’s dad is here. (Or at...
When Sam Meyiwa hung out of a slow moving vehicle to wave at mourners who'd come to pay their last respects to slain South...
#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...
Angry Zille accuses media of being “tenderâ€, misses the point
A decision by the DA-led Western Cape government to allow its subscription to the Cape Times newspaper to lapse has South Africans buzzing about the...
While Facebook was down…
The world just had its first serious digital disaster of 2015. Both Facebook and Instagram crashed, leaving millions of users to stab in panic...
#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...
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...
#BalekaMustGo: The opposition unites against the ANC
Five South African opposition parties have joined forces to table a motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete. The parties held...
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...
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...
