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...
Supporting Hitler to protest white racism is”dangerous territory” – Steven Friedman
It is dangerous to consider axed Wits SRC president Mcebo Dlamini's controversial admiration of Hitler as a contribution to the black struggle against racism....
World Preemie Day: Help a tiny baby live another day
A heart-wrenching new video from the Newborns Trust, a special trust set up to support the neonatal unit at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape...
When H&M came to SA and insulted everyone
International retail giant H&M set up shop in SA recently, with one store opened in Cape Town last month and one in Johannesburg just...
#FeesMustFall: Why a NSFAS review is sensible
When #FeesMustFall protests first hit South Africa last year, writer MONAKO DIBETLE wasn't convinced they would have much of an effect. But he was...
How the Depp-Heard case might shape the future of domestic abuse...
If you are even remotely engaged with popular culture, you have likely encountered the discourse surrounding the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case. The trial was,...
An open love letter to my comrade bae… or at least...
Wits academic, DANAI MUPOTSA, has a few words for all the comrade baes who have been participating in the recent student protests across South...
The Paris attacks were not about freedom of expression
I am a writer, a journalist, even a satirist sometimes. I understand the value of freedom. And I also understand that part of our...
Vashna Jagarnath responds to Rebecca Davis on white feminism
"'Woman' was the test, but not every woman seemed to qualify. Black women, of course, were virtually invisible within the protracted campaign for woman...
Johannesburg’s Sunninghill: A no man’s land for public schools
Johannesburg’s northern suburbs are expanding rapidly but the number of schools in the region hasn’t grown apace, leaving parents battling to find schools for...
Nine things you might not know about Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is by no means the globe's most-loved man. He's been stripped of his British knighthood, some of his honorary degrees,...
Marikana report: an analysis in 20 tweets
South African thought leader BRAD CIBANE offered up a Twitter analysis of the Marikana report on Thursday evening, breaking down the core underlying issues:...
Forget the West, Nigerian lives don’t even matter to Goodluck Jonathan
African lives aren’t as valuable to Western leaders as Western lives. We know that. But it’s time to talk about African leaders, particularly Nigerian...
Does Destiny’s Ulo cover show it doesn’t really get #FeesMustFall?
Destiny magazine's choice for its December cover girl, namely Wits SRC president Nompendulo ‘Ulo’ Mkatshwa, has spurred furious debate about the face of #FeesMustFall....
Six protest songs that are anthems for revolution in SA
The student protests that swept the country this year were punctuated by the singing of struggle songs often older than the students themselves. With...
Are the Proteas in crisis or just lost in transition?
The South African cricket team was left licking their wounds after losing the Sunfoil test series against England. This time around, the loss cannot...
Pragmatic solutions needed for the digital divide in South African schools
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has connected the world, yet we are even more disconnected from each other. We live in a reality where the...
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:...
The foreign native, a xenophobic irony
SA’s particular brand of denialism in the face of obvious xenophobia keeps the rest of Africa out and stops us from challenging what is...
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,...