ANC’s January 8 Statement: trying to be all things to all...
The ANC’s annual January 8 statement has typically reflected the concerns of the party – from calls to overthrow apartheid in the 1970s and...
The battle for equal education starts long before university
SA student movements have focused on transformation in higher education, with a particular focus on diversity and an Afrocentric curriculum but KOKETSO MOETI thinks...
What challenges are young South Africans really facing today?
We often hear complaints about the apathy and entitlement that young South Africans supposedly suffer from. Yet the #FeesMustFall movement, which gained international attention,...
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....
Inequality of opportunity also matters
The gospel of growth continues to be touted by many as the cure-all to South Africa’s economic woes - be they unemployment, poverty or...
“Pukke’s policies do not promote the values and principles of the...
Our recent stories about discrimination and transformation at the North West University's Potchefstroom campus have struck a chord with readers, many of whom have...
“Treating workers like human beings is not possible in a university...
Students, lecturers and workers at Wits University marched through the Johannesburg CBD to the university's Jorissen Street entrance on Tuesday to protest against the...
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....
The time I was in a barber shop when Castro called...
Earlier this week, Cuba opened its embassy in Washington for the first time in more than five decades. The move is the latest in...
Collins Chabane, just another casualty on South Africa’s deathly roads
News that Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane had died in a car crash on Sunday may have come as a shock, but...
There are sound and rational reasons why Zuma should be recalled...
Four months ago, President Jacob Zuma tried to reshuffle the cabinet and appoint a new Finance Minister. Curiously, that decision four months ago has...
Who’s looking after the mental wellbeing of students on campus?
Mental illness is on the rise on South African campus and few students can afford it. Rising student fees, stigma and access to psychiatric...
Poverty porn and the problem with CEOs playing homeless
In less than a month, some of South Africa’s richest CEOs will sleep on the streets for the 702 Sun International SleepOut. The event aims...
Mugabe: Out with the foes, in with old friends
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has honoured his old ties and appointed the Minister of Justice, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and retired general Phelekezela...
Five R&B and hip-hop acts to start your spring
Start saving now R&B and hip-hop fans because several stellar musical artists are headed for SA’s shores this spring. ZILUNGILE MNISI rounds up five...
Springbok transformation: “This is just not the right time to question...
Little-known political party, the Agency for New Agenda (ANA) has launched a legal bid to prevent the Springboks from competing in the Rugby World...
Across the world, income and wealth inequality continue to rise
The damning statistics in the latest Oxfam global inequality report have many talking. MUSA MANZA explains what it means for South Africa, and what...
Ayanda: Creating relatable female characters
Sara Blecher watched Juno with her teenage daughter and decided it was time to make local a coming-of-age film with a strong female lead....
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...
Charlie Hebdo: responses from South Africa
The devastating attack on satirical french magazine Charlie Hebdo has provoked shock and anger across the world, and rekindled a debate about the boundaries...
