Without work or family, prayer and nyaope provide solace
Jabulani Shabalala (33) from Phiri in Soweto is battling an addiction to nyaope. He told BHEKI SIMELANE about his struggle.
I can tell you that...
Diff opening: “Local films tell real stories – even on low...
The Durban International Film Festival  opened last week with the premier of local movie Ayanda. Film makers, actors, producers and film lovers gathered at the...
Shopping mall robberies: “I just don’t feel safe.”
There have been no less than 11 robberies at Gauteng shopping centres in the last month. Earlier this month two shopping centres – Maponya...
Suspension of registration at Wits frustrates out-of-town students
Wits University suspended face-to-face registration on Tuesday following the return of the #FeesMustFall protests. Prospective and returning students were turned away and encouraged to...
EFF members: Why throw people out of the legislature just because...
Last week the the EFF stormed the Gauteng legislature and strashed streets in the Johannesburg city centre, getting a whole lot of bad press...
Open Mosque: “This is wrong, it must be stopped.”
The controversial Open Mosque launched in Cape Town on Friday amid protests and calls for the mosque to be boycotted. Members of the media and...
“Traffic light teacher” peddles Zulu words on street corners
Moses Mackenzie (23) has been homeless for four years but instead of seeking dubious means to make ends meet, he has found an honest and creative...
Blue Lagoon’s trashy situation
Heavy rains in Durban last week washed piles of garbage off the streets – good for the city, not so good for Blue Lagoon...
“I think that Mos Def is expecting special treatment”
The arrest of American rapper Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) in Cape Town last Thursday has sparked a nationwide discussion about the validity of...
“Racists are everywhere in South Africa”
A racial incident that occurred at the Cape Quarter in Cape Town turned violent this week, with the altercation caught on camera. The footage...
Does FW De Klerk Deserve More Kudos?
Earlier this month, the City of Cape Town announced that it has recommended the renaming of Table Bay Boulevard - the section of the N1 freeway...
Life at the Isipingo camp: “We are your neighbours – why...
Foreign nationals working and living in Isipingo and Malukazi were forced to take refuge at the Isipingo police station last week after xenophobic attacks...
Life with HIV: “I need to take the blood tests, but...
HIV can have a devastating effect on people and their families, particularly if they are poor and unemployed. Without treatment you may be too...
“I see no change, no progress during the 20 years of...
ERNA CURRY spoke to Khaya Xintolo from Khayelitsha in Cape Town.
“I’m not sure if Julius and his party know boundaries”
On Tuesday, the EFF walked out of a disciplinary hearing held by Parliament's powers and privileges committee. On 2 August EFF MPs disrupted parliamentary proceedings...
“I feel we are not free yet, we are still chained...
ERNA CURRY spoke to Eleanor Hoedemaker, an activist, a resident of the Zille-raine Heights informal settlement in Parkwood, Cape Town and an organiser in the Housing Assembly
“A blatant abuse of power” – Durban speaks out against Zuma
The public protector found President Jacob Zuma in dereliction of his duty to protect state funds. RUMANA AKOOB found out what people in Durban had to say about the Nkandla Report.
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...
I cheated in my matric exam and got away with it
Cheating during the matric exams has been uncovered in seven of the nine South African provinces, with several instances of “group copyingâ€. Schools identified...
The Butterfly Project is helping teens envision an Aids-free generation by...
In the build-up to the International Aids Conference 2016, 600 youngsters are participating in the Butterfly Project run by the Denis Hurley Centre in...
