Politicians finally visit Indian professor on hunger strike
Friday marks assistant professor Joshil Abraham’s seventeenth day on hunger strike as way of protesting against the Delhi government. Abraham, a professor from GB...
University students share their thoughts on the upcoming #LGE2021
The local government elections are just around the corner and the youth vote cannot be discounted. The youth demographic (18-34 years old) comprises a...
Who is Jolidee Matongo, Jozi’s new mayor?
Jolidee Matongo is the new mayor of South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg. Matongo became the city’s executive mayor in an unopposed race on August...
The results are trickling in slowly in the Western Cape #LGE2021
With some way to go in the votes counting in the Western Cape, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is sitting on over 50% of the...
“I’m Voting Even Though It’s Politicians That Let Us Down In...
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Some youth are disillusioned about voting. This is not true for Jobeka Mabaso (18) and Lukhanyo Davidson Mdletye (18) who hail...
The Singing In Parliament Brought Tears To Our Eyes
Song and dance is intrinsically linked to South African heritage and culture. It could be no more evident than in parliament on May 22....
Abahlali BaseMjondolo Endorse The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party
The shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo has announced that it will be voting the National Union of Metalworkers of SA's political party, the Socialist Revolutionary...
ITU 2018: Cyril Ramaphosa Urges Tech Innovation To Tackle Poverty
On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opened the 2018 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World Conference at the Durban ICC, which is taking place...
SADA is the third biggest party in Fetakgomo Tubatse municipality
The Fetakgomo Tubatse municipality is an amalgamation of Fetakgomo and Tubatse municipality. It is situated in the fastest developing platinum town of Burgersfort. It...
Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us Either
On Tuesday, in an interview on Power FM, Johann Rupert the billionaire chairperson of the luxury-goods company Financière Richemont SA turned out to be exactly...
10 Historical Figures Who Were Vegan Before It Was Mainstream
Haters aside, the vegan movement has exploded so much over the past few years it’s almost mainstream. Interest in the plant-based lifestyle is as...
For Jacob Zuma to go, Cyril Ramaphosa must win
Political analyst Ebrahim Fakir believes that, for President Jacob Zuma to go before the end of his term as head of state in 2019,...
What Desai forgets to mention about Malema in ‘Julius vs the...
In his latest Al Jazeera documentary, “Julius vs the ANCâ€, filmmaker Rehad Desai portrays Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) commander-in-chief Julius Malema as a rising...
The List: 5 times South African celebrities went into politics
Politicians are highly visible and famous in their own right. But entertainers and sportspeople are the original celebrities. The political landscape in South Africa...
5 Things To Bring “Ramaphoria” Back
Let's be honest. Ramaphoria (for those of you who contracted it) is wearing thin. The country is still in a shambles. Economically, President Cyril...
The new ANC top six in a dilemma with Zuma’s free...
On Monday night, the African National Congress (ANC) finally concluded the election of the party top six. Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president of South...
Hlaudi Motsoeneng: “We Want To Create A Nation Of Thinkers”
Leader of the African Content Movement (ACM) Hlaudi Motsoeneng says his party will bring some much needed "fresh air" onto the political scene. ACM,...
Bheki Cele opens mobile police station for Kopanong/Skierlik residents
Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele opened a mobile police station in Kopanong/Skierlik, Mamelodi east of Pretoria. This was during his community outreach imbizo...
No country for the youth if the Kenyan presidential debate is...
Kenya held the presidential debate organised by the Debates Media Limited on Monday night ahead of the August 8 election. In a parallel universe,...
Phala Phala Gate explained in 600 words
President Cyril Ramaphosa has a lot to answer for. On November 30, the Section 89 Independent Panel released its report investigating whether the President...
