Fatima Moosa

By SHAAZIA EBRAHIM and FATIMA MOOSA. It’s official. K-pop group BTS are back and better than ever! Following their August comeback with Idol, the group returned with album Map Of The Soul: Persona on April 12. Their music video for the…

Meet Bri, her full name is Brianna and her friends call her Breezy. She’s 16, black, and she lives in Trump’s America. Bri dreams of making it as a rapper and pulling her family out of poverty and into the limelight with her. On The…

As girls who have lived most of our lives with our noses in books we have come to befriend some wonderful literary characters. Some of the greatest female characters live within the pages of Young Adult (YA) books. These characters have…

Anticipation is high for the first ever Global Citizen Mandela 100 Festival - held in honour of Nelson Mandela’s centenary - that will take place in Johannesburg on December 2. The world’s biggest stars including Beyoncé,…

Books are expensive. There is no denying that most books sold at mainstream book stores or online are astronomically expensive. People just can’t afford to spend over R300 at minimum for a single book. Yet, the importance of reading and…

It was the death of Heather Peterson, a 45-year-old woman from Westbury that sparked the widespread protests amongst the coloured communities in Gauteng. Peterson was killed after being caught in a crossfire shootout between two rival…

Girl Guides South Africa is the national branch of international organisation, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Around the world, the organisation teaches young girls important leadership skills, while helping them improve…

Reading Rosie Motene’s biography, Reclaiming The Soil: A black girl’s struggle to find her African self feels like catching up with a friend you haven’t seen for many years. FATIMA MOOSA takes a deeper look at the themes in the book.…

Think-tank Youth Lab launched their 2019 Youth Manifesto, a collection of challenges and solutions to the problems young people face in South Africa, at the Wits Club on 4 October. Compiled through a months-long process in consultation with…

Four young South Africans plus a young football coach have been granted the opportunity of a lifetime. They have headed off to Spain where they will be training with some of the teams from the La Liga and taking in the Spanish footballing…

October 1 marks International Coffee Day. It’s the day where caffeine lovers around the world can proudly celebrate their love of the popular drink. Did you know there’s a quote that says "Turkish coffee should be black as hell, strong…

After 10 days of mobilisation with more than 500,000 people being affected by the social media tax, the government in Benin have decided to cancel the tax. The social media tax was a decree that was passed in August by the government. It…

Change is coming to South Africa, that’s according to the Democratic Alliance. Led by federal leader Mmusi Maimane the main opposition party launched its 2019 National Elections Campaign in Johannesburg. the crowds was a sea of blue as…

We are all familiar with the figure Stephen Bantu Biko or Steve Biko, but are we familiar with his ideas, his writings and his legacy? And what does Biko mean to us in the present? From September 20 to October 5, Joburg Theatre presents…

Called To Song is academic Kharnita Mohamed’s debut novel. It delves into issues of race, gender and identity in post-apartheid South Africa. Mohamed’s personal politics and personal experiences colour the brilliant story of a woman who…

If you haven’t eagerly been following the adventures of South African superhero Kwezi, you’re seriously missing out. In 2014, Loyiso Mkize created Kwezi, about a 19-year-old city boy who discovers he has super powers. Together with…

During the 2015 and 2016 Fees Must Fall (FMF) protests, many student activists were charged with public violence and destruction of property. Even after Free Education became a government policy as of December 2016, those charges have still…