Niren Tolsi

The Insider’s guide to travelling without moving: Power, empathy and threads that connect at the Göteborg Film Festival

Friday Niren Tolsi - 5 Feb 2021

Niren Tolsi returns to a time before the pandemic brought on travel restrictions to ponder what is being lost in a world that is confined to itself

A despot’s time to face democracy

National Niren Tolsi - 2 Feb 2021

Events of the past week have proven that the Zondo commission investigating state capture cannot conclude its work without former president Jacob Zuma’s honest testimony

No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

National Niren Tolsi - 15 Jan 2021

Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

Joyce Jokanisi: The life and death of a Marikana Titan

National Niren Tolsi & Paul Botes - 12 Jan 2021

Joyce Jokanisi died without knowing who killed her son in Marikana and while still battling with heartache and depression from the massacre

The political life of Diego Maradona

Sport Niren Tolsi - 3 Dec 2020

The icon who died on 25 November 2020 was more than just the greatest footballer of all time. From Argentina to Palestine he represented the experiences of the outsider, the oppressed

Zuma maintains his true colours at Zondo commission

National Niren Tolsi - 30 Nov 2020

The former president’s escapades at the commission of inquiry into state capture are a far cry from Nelson Mandela’s response when summonsed to testify in the high court

Between dark and light was Maradona

Sport Niren Tolsi - 26 Nov 2020

The life of Diego Armando Maradona, who died this week, will always remind us that the smell of shit is as important as the perfume of flowers, writes Niren Tolsi

Omar Badsha: Recording the roles of the ordinary

Friday Niren Tolsi - 17 Sep 2020

Saho’s Omar Badsha believes in the power of people telling their own stories, but more funding to support this practice is crucial

Recruitment search for a white male beyond the pale

Business Niren Tolsi - 30 Aug 2020

A recruitment agency sent out an advert for specifying the marketing manager job at a high-end dealership was for ‘non-employment equity/affirmative action’ people (‘slightly prefer males’)

Paul David stared down political Goliaths

National Niren Tolsi - 22 Aug 2020

The lawyer, whose sense of justice stayed with him till his death, was an unassuming but essential part of South Africa’s ongoing struggle for equality – and he never forgot his roots.

Fight over chief justice’s Israel comments grows

National Niren Tolsi - 14 Aug 2020

Last year South Africa closed its embassy in Jerusalem and Africa For Palestine alleged in its complaint that Mogoeng “expressed, or at least unambiguously implied” that this “political posture” was not right

The art of the virtual experience

Friday Niren Tolsi - 17 Jul 2020

The live magic may be gone, but the National Arts Festival showcases some exhilarating work

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