NSFAS students protesting at Wits: “I’m really not feeling our freedom...
Students reliant on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) are facing uncertainty about whether they will be able to register for study this...
Re-blocking: If you’re going to move people’s homes, best to consult...
The much debated realignment - or re-blocking - of shacks in the Protea South Informal Settlement is now underway but many residents are still unhappy...
Does the health department need to spend R3bn to stop blessers?
The phenomenon of "blessers“ wealthy men who promise (mostly young) women a life of luxury in exchange for sexual favours is not new in South...
Cape Town’s elderly are ready to vote
In 2013, South Africans aged 65 years and older were a demographic minority, accounting for only 6.1% of the population. They may be a small community, but Cape Town’s elderly have a lot on their mind when it comes to elections and their role in society. RA’EESA PATHER reports.
OPTrial: Oscar walks away with lesser sentence
Judgement was handed down in the Oscar Pistorius case on Friday, with Judge Thokozile Mapisa finding Pistorius not guilty of murder but culpable homicide....
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...
#SowetoAttacks: “I could see the hate in people’s eyesâ€
Chaos broke out in Soweto this week as local youths ousted foreign traders from their shops and looted their stock. PONTSHO PILANE asked Sowetans...
#OpenToSyria: Displaced faces of the civil war
Four years of civil war in Syria have left more than 190,000 people dead, while millions have had to flee their homes for safety.
International...
“The desperation that comes with being a student is unimaginable”
The recent #FeesMustFall protests at universities across South Africa follow from the September  protests that took place at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN)....
#WitsFeesMustFall: “I feel like government intervention is necessary”
Students at the University of the Witwatersrand have been protesting over a 10,5% increase to fees set for next year and academic activities on...
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...
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...
Gauteng longs for a “healthy†healthcare system
Millions of people, burdened with chronic disease, flock to health facilities on a daily basis, where they experience poor services, rude nurses and insufficient medication. UYANDA SIYOTULA spoke to Gauteng residents.
KZN clamps down on backstreet abortionists
The Department of Health in KwaZulu Natal has launched a campaign to clamp down on illegal abortions, after it emerged that over 20,000 women...
Malema fraud charges dropped: “Malema can play this game of politics”
Charges of fraud and corruption against Julius Malema were dropped this week because the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wasn't ready to go ahead with...
Nkandla report reactions: “If the public protector couldn’t get Zuma to...
On Thursday Police Minister Nathi Nhleko released his Nkandla report. Nhleko's report, which contradicts the report by the public protector released in March last...
After 10 years in camps in Myanmar, Rohingya mental health continues...
In 2012, when violence erupted between Rohingya and Rakhine communities, Zaw Rina’s home in Pauktaw town was burned down. She was forced to flee...
#SONA2015: “The whole thing was planned, Zuma was prepared for what...
Parliament was in shambles at the 2015 State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on Thursday night, with signal jamming, expulsions and...
SA’s train systems: a tale of two classes
SA’s transport landscape tells a tale of two classes. PONTSHO PILANE compares the experiences of two train commuters: Metrorail vs the Gautrain.
Thomas Skhosana is...
Cape Town, DAgang lands?
Cape Town has been the bedrock of DA support, but what happens when you walk up to a Capetonian and ask them about DAgang? RA’EESA PATHER FINDS OUT.
