On Oscar Pistorius and being proudly South African
Are people more interested in the Oscar Pistorius trial than in the elections? FAATIMA TAYOB asked people in Durban what has been getting their attention.
The baker of Doha: keeping tradition alive in back streets of...
Doha is a city of the future, but if you trawl the back streets, you can still find small businesses that have been plying...
EFF members party it up at first anniversary [pictures]
IHSAAN HAFFEJEE attended a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
It’s been a year since Julius Malema and other...
The gorgeous 800-year-old mosque in downtown Beijing
The Forbidden City. The Great Wall. Communism. Even Buddhism. These are synonymous with China. But a mosque built in the 10th century? Not so much. The...
When peace protestors met anti-peace protestors in Durban [PHOTOS]
Thousands of people attended a peace march held by the eThekwini municipality in Durban on Thursday to mobilise against xenophobia. The march was supported...
Photo Essay: Will you be voting?
Election season is in full swing and while the politicians dance (some of them more awkwardly than others). FAATIMA TAYOB found out how well the election is being anticipated in Cape Town.
This is why Uganda’s election is a big moment for democracy...
Thursday has been declared as a national holiday in Uganda as citizens take to the polls for the country's national elections. Kizza Besigye of...
Five years on: Rohingya people talk about their past, present and...
August 24, 2022 marks five years since Rohingya fled the latest and largest campaign of targeted violence against them in Myanmar. Rohingya are still stateless and...
EFF’s attempted Khayelitsha land grab in pictures
Police are reportedly investigating several cases of public violence and malicious damage to property following an attempted land grab last week, believed to have...
David Nkanti residents start again from nothing after shack fire
A shack fire has left about 200 people homeless in the David Nkanti township near Lwandle, Strand. The fire started early Wednesday morning, as residents...
In Photos: Annual mental health walk happens on Durban beachfront
On October 9 - a day before World Mental Health Day - a couple hundred people gathered on the Durban beachfront for the seventh...
Barbs of occupation still sting for Kashmiris
Barbed wire is a common sight in Indian-administered Kashmir. More than 25 years ago Indian troops sent to suppress militant groups embarked on an...
EFF’s red sea storms Gauteng legislature [pictures]
Members of the EFF stormed the Gauteng legislature on Tuesday. Photographer IHSAAN HAFFAJEE was there.
The EFF held a protest march to express its dissatisfaction with the expulsion of its members...
Cape Fire: communities come together to fight the flames [photos]
An enormous volunteer relief effort has helped to lift Capetonians’ spirits in the wake of the devastating blaze that engulfed the South peninsula. RA’EESA...
Heritage: “A gift for our children’s children”
Heritage is an inheritance of the past. It impacts who we are, where we call home, and the traditions we follow. On 24 September, people...
Chatsworth camp officially closed, but more than 100 refugees stay put
Fewer than 100 of more than than 200 refugees have left the Chatsworth camp despite the announcement by eThekwini municipality that it would be closed...
The Youth Vote in Cape Town
Headlines have been blazing about youth disinterest, and the apathy of the born-frees. Only one-third of the nation’s first-time voters registered to vote, but those who marked their ballot ardently defended their choice. By RA’EESA PATHER.
In Photos: Day 2 of #ElectionsResults
As the vote counting slowly but surely starts to wind down, it is now time for the political parties to discuss and make partnerships/coalitions....
Homecoming for Angolan man who spent 40 years as a refugee...
Over a decade after Angola’s struggle for independence and a lengthy civil war, the first refugees from the neighbouring DRC are beginning to make...
Chatsworth displaced persons camp: “Last week I was able to support...
The Chatsworth camp for victims of the xenophobic attacks in Durban currently houses more than 3,000 displaced people. SAFIYYAH PATEL volunteered there last weekend.
At...
