Collapsed buildings, petrol drinking and the need for salvation
In the wake of the many headline-grabbing stories about religion in recent weeks and months, a friend asked me: "How can we save people...
Emmanuel Sithole’s death raises questions about media ethics
Emmanuel Sithole came to Johannesburg from Mozambique, to make a living selling cigarettes on the pavements of Alexandra township. His path crossed that of...
Beats of the Antonov: the rhythms of war
Beats of the Antonov documents the ongoing civil conflict between the Sudan Revolutionary Front and the Sudanese government in the Nuba Mountains and the Blue...
Why I photographed these two cleaners at the foot of UCT’s...
This is a photograph of the two men who worked until 10.00pm on Monday night to clean the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on...
Making 4IR relevant: a Kagiso Trust Youth Career Expo: Scratch, drones...
Press release: issued by Kagiso Trust
“How do we solve the unemployment problem today and transform our current situation? How do we harness skills ourselves...
Middle-class xenophobia – it’s a thing
They may not pick up stones and throw petrol bombs, but the South African middle class is as guilty of committing xenophobia as any...
Letter from Zimbabwe: Comrades Look East
In a six-week series, little comrade TENDAI MARIMA takes a look at what the big comrades in the Zimbabwean government are getting up to. This...
Here’s why Lesotho is in deep, deep trouble
Lesotho, the mountainous landlocked kingdom, with a shaky political history stretching all the way back to its independence 50 years ago, is in turmoil....
Is #WitsFeesMustFall an opportunity to change South Africa’s future trajectory?
Economist AALIA CASSIM says the protests at Wits last week are a reminder that greater access to higher education is key to achieving a...
#FreeAlaa: When The Personal Meets The Political
When I think of Alaa Abd El Fattah, his public identities: "the blogger, the revolutionary, the man in a cage at a show trial"...
More Promises – Has the President finally shown South Africans his...
South Africans will once again be tuned in to listen to President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the “state of sorrow address” to the nation on...
A eulogy for personal connectedness, in a time of technology
They say technology and social media is bringing us closer every day. But MBALI NJOMANE doesn't think so.
We thought your friendship could endure separation...
Dear black man, do better
Some men are quick to speak out against racism, but perpetuate sexism and rape culture at every turn. PONTSHO PILANE is sick of it.
“Comrades,...
What we don’t talk about when we talk about rape
TO MOLEFE argues that whenever we speak about rape in hedged, legalistic prose, we simply reinforce rape culture.
"The alleged allegations of an alleged rape...
Part I: The Western world is not the only one ignoring...
The bloodshed in Yemen has been continuing for over a year now. With thousands dead and cities razed, the situation has been described as...
Dr Gray: When we allow politicians to tell us about medical...
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi last week suspended two doctors who performed a caesarian in a maternity ward, and subsequently lost both the mother and baby....
Marikana report: Ramaphosa and Mthethwa dodge the bullets
The Marikana report, finally released on Thursday night by President Jacob Zuma, squarely pointed the finger of blame at the South African Police Service,...
Ending violence in communities before it starts – what new parents...
We are now in year 23 of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, but South Africans don’t need reminding that gender...
The media sells black pain: a woman’s experience from #FeesMustFall
The media has been criticised for the way it portrayed students in the #FeesMustFall protests as “ungrateful hooligans†but few have criticised the manner...
Should the untransformed Springboks be shunned by South Africans?
Three buses danced along the highway, bringing a contagious hum of celebration and cheers to motorists on an otherwise unspectacular Friday afternoon.
“Bok-ke. Bok-ke. Bok-ke....
