Niren Tolsi

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

It’s just not cricket

Sport Niren Tolsi - 15 Jul 2020

Near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape in the village of Salem is a cricket pitch that is said to be the oldest in the country. Watered by blood and trauma, rolled with frontier nostalgia and contemporary paranoia, how does it play?

Busi Mhlongo, Goddam!

Friday Niren Tolsi - 18 Jun 2020

It’s been a decade since Busi Mhlongo succumbed to cancer. Niren Tolsi reflects on her life and the singular connection she formed with her audiences

From the archives: Black Magic

Article Niren Tolsi - 11 Feb 2020

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala passed on this morning. In 2009 Niren Tolsi spoke to him after the group received their third Grammy

Protea implosion – What do SA’s cricketing men live by?

Article Niren Tolsi - 20 Dec 2019

The past year has been CSA’s annus horribilis

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