Is Shakes Mashaba really the right man for the job?
On Saturday afternoon South African Football Association (Safa) President Dr Danny Jordaan announced Shakes Mashaba as the new coach of the national soccer team....
Portrait of an Adderley Street flower seller
The iconic Adderley Street flower market in Cape Town is a colourful highlight for locals and tourists alike. RA'EESA PATHER spent a dreary Thursday...
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...
“I love South Africa, but there are too many tsotsisâ€
Hair salons are a major feature of Braamfontein streets. With so many students living in the area, there is stiff competition and reasonable prices...
Why I’m standing in solidarity with Palestinians
In the wake of Israel’s bombardment in Gaza, Capetonians gathered on Wednesday to demand the end of human rights abuses in Palestine and the...
Life in Marikana after the strike
On Monday, 21 June, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction (Amcu)Â declared an end to the five-month strike in the platinum sector. Since miners...
The forgotten people of Marikana
Lesedi Thutlwane (28) is walking across Marikana Shopping Centre. Wearing workman's pants and a sweater, he is on his way to his house in...
A day in the life of a South African maid
I wake up at 4:30 am because Catherine and Stuart like me to serve them their tea in bed in the morning, and it...
Anthem, schmanthem. Is this a democracy or what?
ANC MP Lindiwe Maseko put it to parliament on Tuesday that South Africans are not patriotic enough and, as a solution, proposed that the...
Lwandle: A mother’s story
36-year-old Veronica Lujabe lies on a mattress inside the Nomzamo Community Hall. Her 18-month-old twins play nearby, but their mother is tired. After 30...
“I don’t always agree with Malema but…†Â
On Wednesday, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, made his debut in Parliament. In between slating President Jacob Zuma and the ANC...
Low expectations for State of the Nation (version 2.0)
At 7pm President Jacob Zuma will give a second State of the Nation address for the year. The president will speak for the first...
Voices: The struggles and successes of SA youths
In 1976 young people joined together to protest the institutional racism of the Bantu education system. Hundreds died for the cause. This June, the...
Jobseekers pound the pavement in hope of employment
For South Africa’s large youth population, the number one concern is employment, or, rather, unemployment. Young people pace the streets, handing out CVs in...
“Staying in school has been my greatest challengeâ€
Given the sacrifice of the class of ’76, there is an expectation that South Africa’s born-frees will value education and become active citizens. But...
Drugs, gangs, and forgetting Soweto
In 2014, youth on the Cape Flats are waging a different war to those who died on June 16, 1976. According to the provincial Department...
A ‘Makwerekwere’ perspective on life and elections in Khayelitsha
I left my two kids and a house with running water and a toilet in Harare for South Africa, hoping to bring my family closer to financial stability.
2014 elections in Soweto: what did the unemployed vote for?
At the top of list of
memorandum ‘X’ seem to be jobs, houses and better service delivery. UYANDA SIYOTULA visited
various polling stations in Soweto and spoke to unemployed voters.
Voting day build-up: from apathy to excitement
Born-frees in Durban are ready for 7 May: whether they’re voting or not, they have opinions to back up
their decision. RUMANA AKOOB hits the street to chat to some local youth and is exposed to a diverse
set of views
7 year old kids talk elections
As South Africans head to the polls today, SAFIYYAH PATEL catches up with a group of seven-year-olds on all things election related.
With less than...
