How was Phil Hughes’s death an act of ‘sport’?
Two weeks have passed since the Australian cricketer Phil Hughes (25)Â was killed after being struck in the head with a bouncer. And as it...
Special editorial: Reconciliation now now
Sitting in the lounge of a relative’s home in Klerksdorp, a small town in the North West, I listened as another visitor regaled us...
Why Sorbet should just leave Nancy to make her own decisions
I really thought that the Sorbet Group’s “Nancy†billboards - which implied that “unwaxed, unpolished†women would be “unloved†- would have annoyed and...
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...
Sorbet’s ‘Nancy’ campaign: An attack on women’s self-esteem
“The Victorian woman became her ovaries, as today's woman has become her ‘beauty’†– Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf’s sentiments from her book: “The Beauty Myth:...
Beauty salon need a sales boost? Why not just body shame...
The latest marketing campaign from Sorbet Group, which describes itself as being "at the forefront of professional grooming, for women and men" since 2005,...
The Weekly Dissident: Peter Horn on education, the arts and neo-apartheid
In this edition of the Weekly Dissident, MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO speaks with Peter Horn about his views on education, politics and the literary, visual and performed...
Why are some South African men so violent and can it...
"When you are a child, when your family are messing with you, you don't know right from wrong. But when you grow up, you...
Water scarcity and whitewashing in the Mopani District, Limpopo
Rural people are pushed to the periphery and are only brought in when their votes were needed. It was during elections period when I...
Ebola in Liberia: Where are the Africans?
CBS's Lara Logan recently traveled to Liberia to report from the Ebola hot zone. But her reporting is now being held up as a...
Motherhood and the myth of work-life balance
I dislike the term balancing act because it suggests from the outset that you are not in control but are part of some amusement...
Beau Blaise: The peacebroker or warmonger of Burkina Faso?
Over the past decade, France, in furtherance of its neo-colonial aspirations in West Africa, has portrayed Blaise Compaore, the recently-deposed president of Burkina Faso,...
The Senzo Meyiwa love triangle and SA’s propensity for double think
The murder of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa has forced South Africans to confront some hard truths about the state of...
Was Julius Malema a thug or gallant in the incident at...
Like everyone else, I didn’t know what words were uttered in the security video showing EFF leader Julius Malema caught in a heated exchange...
Senzo Meyiwa: He was a keeper!
There’s nothing more heart-wrenching than waking up to the news of someone passing. That heartbreak was shared by a nation on Monday morning, as people driving to work...
Is karma catching up with Botswana’s Ian Khama?
Botswana’s President Ian Khama has just won a second and final term, evidence that he retains considerable popularity as a leader. But some of...
Four lessons we can learn from the #ChickyLamba incident
As the hubbub around Chicky Lamba and his desperadoe begins to die down, social media expert MJ KHAN reflects on four lessons we can...
Journalists must avoid hysteria over Ebola
Journalists need to up their game in the way they report the impact of Ebola on Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, says BERNADETTE PAULO,...
Why we shouldn’t let the arms deal be hushed up
I spend a fair amount of my spare time in jazz clubs, and I am frequently reminded that jazz audiences are small. It's a...
Service delivery lessons from the Makana Municipality
Important only because of the local university and National Arts Festival, Makana Municipality may offer some important lessons on how to improve local governance...
