The streets are meaner in Joburg but greener in Durban
A recent tweet threw out some data shattering commonly held beliefs about which cities have the most trees. And it turns out, Joburg isn’t...
Bus Strike: Long Distance Commuters Bear The Consequences At Park Station
It is roughly about 30 minutes after six on a Monday evening at Park Station
Johannesburg. Abeba*, a woman in her late twenties, waits...
Spark Impact Program open for 2023 applications
Sunshine Cinema are currently accepting applications for 20 young South Africans aged between 21-34 years old in 2023. They are looking for applicants who want...
“There is no dignity in poverty and even worse in disabled...
I was recently one of the unfortunate grant recipients who was left stranded by the government at the beginning of January. When we could...
Ways To Help Vulnerable People During COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak has been a source of anxiety for many of us. It has reinforced the huge inequalities in South Africa and around...
Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
We spoke to Fatima Hassan, founder and head of the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) on what South Africans need to know about the vaccine.
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This is what South Africans Googled in 2022
What did South Africans Google in 2022? Well on December 7, Google released its Year in Search results. This captures all of the information...
The Might of the National Shutdown 2023: Will the government do...
On March 20, the Economic Freedom Fighters called for a “national shutdown”. Was it a vote-buying stunt on the part of the EFF ahead...
Science Has Proven It – Rooibos Tea Is Magic
There are very few things more proudly South African than a good cup of rooibos tea. But aside from tasting great with a slice...
In his own words: Geralt Cloete on using the arts to...
Geralt Cloete is an MA student in Dramatic Arts at Wits University. He is from a small town in the Northern Cape. He honours...
6 South African cookbooks to add to your kitchen
South Africa is a country with many diverse cuisines. There is something to satisfy all cravings from sweet to savoury to fusion and much...
The Capexit battle royale #LGE2021
As November 1 and local elections day draws closer, political parties and candidates are politicking in full force. From “catchy slogans” to “promises to...
Explaining the COVID-19 virus and vaccine in Setswana
Freelance journalist and media practitioner Pontsho Pilane has a daily slot on Motsweding FM radio where she explains health issues in Setswana. Through her...
Trade Unions in South African law, explained
Recently trade unions have been in the news frequently related to unionisation happening in the United States. However, in South Africa, there is a...
Zuma’s free education plan is a ferocious hospital pass to his...
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba was the very picture of discomfort on Saturday. He was at the 54th national conference of the African National Congress,...
Shift in the economy: ‘I never used to spend like this...
With the economy stalling, South Africans are changing the way they shop and spending. A recent report by the payment clearing company BankservAfrica, shows...
Ten reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – June 2017...
So we’re more than halfway through 2017, and the country is still as dramatic as ever. Fires all over the Cape, more Gupta nonsense,...
Two student teachers tell us about the path to becoming a...
The national lockdown hit pause on schooling and learning for a while. As lockdown restrictions eased, schools and higher education resumed. Many learners had...
Coping with xenophobic discrimination in South Africa
Ever since 2008, there has been periods of intense xenophobic violence and riots against black foreign nationals and immigrants. In the past fews years,...
“Tawedes” to an origin language as South Africa gets its first...
Some people may consider KhoiKhoi a forgotten language - but in reality, it’s used across South Africa every day. Words like dagga (“cannabis”), and...
