Editorial: Senzo Meyiwa and the 17,000 other murder victims we don’t...
Senzo Meyiwa is dead. He leaves behind grieving parents, a devastated wife and girlfriend, and children who will never get to know their father.
I...
Understanding the Constitution makes for active citizens
As South Africans, we're always told that we have the most progressive constitution in the world. But how much do any of us know...
The Weekly Dissident: Dashen Naicker, the Activist Lyricist
This week MPHUTLANE WA BOFELOÂ speaks with academic, activist and lyricist Dashen Naicker.
From being two-time winner of the Poetry Africa SlamJam (2010 and 2012), to...
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...
You were probably thinking Temba Bavuma would never succeed
All of South Africa - or at least those who dared to watch - were on their feet. Waiting. Our nervousness was warranted.
And when the...
When a love of football isn’t enough
A Brazilian in South Africa speaks with MUHAMMAD SHEIK about football, poverty and the World Cup.
Marko Gimenez (26) wore a green golf shirt and...
Single person infected with Ebola in the US garners global attention
On Tuesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the USA's first Ebola case. Meanwhile, medics in West Aftica are struggling...
UKZN workers on outsourcing: “My dignity as a human being is...
Tired of obliging to what they feel is injustice, the cleaning and security staff from the University of KwaZulu Natal Howard College have downed...
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...
Why Aubameyang was crowned CAF Player of the year ahead of...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held their annual awards ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday night. The event, to recognise and celebrate African...
Palestinian leader killed for trying to plant olive trees
A Palestinian minister has been killed after suffering a beating at the hands of Israeli forces during a protest in the West Bank, in...
Refugee dies after SA hospital denies treatment, citing health act
Ethiopian refugee Badesa Fokora has died in a Johannesburg hospital after suffering double kidney failure and being refused treatment for it, despite the fact...
How Ramaphosa played parliamentary peacemaker
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa played peacemaker in Parliament on Tuesday when he met leaders of opposition parties to discuss the chaos in the National...
SAHRC backs battle for basic services in Cape Town
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found that the City of Cape Town’s use of temporary chemical toilets as an on-going means...
The Arms Deal: 5 things you were too shy to ask...
On Sunday, new details emerged in the Sunday Times about President Zuma’s alleged involvement in the arms deal scandal, which channeled up to R70-billion that could have gone...
Mafikeng residents have registered to vote, but they don’t expect much...
From no water and electricity, to youth unemployment and slow councillors, Mafikeng residents registered to vote last weekend in the hope that they can...
