10 Reasons We Stan #BeyoncéHomecoming
The world came to a standstill on April 17. The only Queen we recognise, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, dropped “Homecoming: A film by Beyoncé” on Beyflix ... er, Netflix.
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The Faculty Of Best Advisory Helps Rural And Township Students Flourish Academically
“We didn’t start with anything, we just started with an idea that we need to impact lives and change the material conditions of young people,†said chairperson of the Faculty of Best Advisory (FBA) Mafule Moswane about his…
#ColouredExcellence: I can be coloured and black at the same damn time
Wayde van Niekerk’s 43.03 run of glory was an unprecedented moment of history – and a major triumph for South Africans. Coloured South Africans in particular celebrated Van Niekerk as a personal hero for representing and putting some…
For Eldos to progress we must first let go of this idea that we are better than black people
The line separating Eldos from Kliptown and Soweto is as inconsistent as its electrical supply and water connections. But there’s a definite boundary when it comes to the politics. Old Eldos is a Democratic Alliance ward. And it’s not…
White economic supremacy presided over by white males is justified by priests
"If you are black God will send you white people. Don't say the problem in South Africa is the white people. No, we are not. We have contributed to this nation, and we still do. If you want to know why white people still have money, it is…
It’s 2016. Why is Wonder Woman still white?
Superhero and comic fans rejoice! The first ever Wonder Woman movie is coming out in 2017. Fans will finally have the chance to see the iconic Amazonia wielding her golden lasso on the big screen in her own feature film. But why does such…
Political scandals reveal the great South African disconnect between the poor and middle-class
For ordinary poor South Africans preoccupied with making it through another day, the Zuma-Gupta scandal is just another one and means nothing, says GOPOLANG BOTLHOKWANE.
On one of the good days in this beautiful land that we call South…
“We’re not asking them to nurse black people” – an EFF student leader at Tuks…
Three of the 27 students from the University of Pretoria who were arrested last week for their alleged participation in the clashes that ensued at the university had their charges dropped. AMLA MONAGENG, one of the three and member of the…
“I could write a book on the experiences of the poor black child at the University of…
I studied at the University of Pretoria/Tuks (I hate that I have to talk about myself but this is necessary). The dynamics at Tuks were/are as follows:
1) The student body comprised of at least 70% white students and 30% black students.…