ICYMI: Here’s what happened this week at SA universities
This week saw the return of protests and conversations around #FeesMustFall, NSFAS, various other student issues and police brutality.
Since the beginning of March students...
Protest As Praxis: the Instagram page trying to make a difference
Since Youth Month is upon us, it is the time of year to commemorate young people’s activism in South Africa. It is fitting to...
Uber driver: ‘You can never know if you are going to...
There have been regular attacks on Uber drivers around malls, clubs and Gautrain stations since the company launched in South Africa in 2013. The...
Public Statement Concerning #FeesMustFall Student Activist, Kanya Cekeshe
Public statement by former student leaders and members of the clergy and civil society concerning #FeesMustFall student activist, Kanya Cekeshe
We reproduce their...
Four years on, we #RememberMarikana
Four years later and there is still no justice for the fallen miners of Marikana. As we remember, tributes have flooded in on social...
Izwi Lami: Reporting rape when the police don’t take you seriously
Despite rape being a serious problem in South Africa, some police officers still don’t know how to treat rape survivors properly.
After being raped at...
What you need to know about extrajudicial killings in Kenya
When a Kenyan police officer shot and injured a young woman after a Wizkid concert on Saturday in Nairobi, it sparked anger among Kenyans....
Johannesburg South Residents Embark On Roll-On Community Action
Residents of areas in the south of Johannesburg including Eldorado Park, Freedom Park, Slovo Park, Lehae, and Soweto have embarked on a wide-scale service...
UFS withdraws private security, CPUT justifies it, and UCT heads to...
#FeesMustFall protests continued at the University of the Free State (UFS), University of Cape Town (UCT), and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). While...
Izwi Lami: a tech tool for rape survivors
The pervasiveness of rape in South Africa means there are many survivors in need of tools that empower them. Online platform Health-e News launched a campaign...
How Workplaces Should React To Sexual Harassment Complaints
Two South African civil society organisations faced sexual harassment allegations against prominent employees in the past year. The civil society #MeToo exposed many of...
The latest from eSwatini
Protesters continue to take to the streets in eSwatini. The government has responded aggressively, with people reporting that the military and the police have...
Safety concerns mount as thousands flock to Durban beaches
Thousands of people have descended on the city of Durban for the festive season, with many people taking advantage of the sunny weather to...
A brutal time when police were heroes, not villains
Police brutality is once again in the spotlight after SA rugby player, Lindani Myeni, was gunned down by US police. Angelo Louw, who recently...
Durban: The Government Is Attempting To Evict People Living With Disabilities
"All we want is to remain at the centre, work and get our money. Our families are hungry," visually impaired Evelyn Gumede told the...
Police and higher education ministries hold campus safety summit at UWC
The first School and Campus Safety Summit held at the University of the Western Cape discussed campus crime as well as security issues arising...
Gupta Raid: The Saxonwold Shebeen Is Being Closed Down
Happy Valentines Day South Africa! South Africans woke up to news on Wednesday that the Hawks had raided the Gupta compound which houses infamous...
Nuclear, security, fees and the ties that bind
In 2017 South Africa has faced rising electricity costs, near drought conditions in the Western Cape, a corruption crisis with the state social grant...
Ahmed Timol inquest reveals torture and murder cover-ups by apartheid police
The second sitting of the inquest into apartheid activist Ahmed Timol's death began at the Pretoria high court on Monday. Witnesses have begun testifying...
#AccommodationIsLand: “We Are All Here Because We Are Black And Landless”
In the wake of an imbizo held on Wednesday at the University of Witwatersrand, students marched through the streets of Braamfontein to protest against...
