Faeeza Ballim

An edited extract from ‘Eskom: Power, Politics and the (Post) Apartheid State’

Gay and lesbian migrants, refugees and locals have found sanctuary and sanity in a place of worship in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

On an average Saturday, there are 80 to 90 funerals held at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto. More during the winter, reckons the guard at the gate.

That’s the only way South Africa will meet the ambitious goals of the NDP, says Godsell.

Income inequality has not been reduced in South Africa since the end of apartheid.

The good news, though, is that finances have been kept under control.

Fixing South Africa’s economy requires the right political will, says Pravin Gordhan and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

A campaign to combat underage drinking has been condemned by activist organisations for depicting rape survivors in a guilty light.

Fashion design school Lisof’s first-year students were challenged to create outfits using only M&G back copies.

The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of a former awaiting trial detainee who contracted TB while in Pollsmoor prison.

Two people have been shot dead at Harmony Gold’s mine in Carletonville, seemingly thanks to rivalry between NUM and Amcu members at the mine.

Nataliya Tolstikova’s circus act has taken her round the world. Her latest home is Madame Zingara’s tent.

The funnyman with a medical background has his professional and family life all sewn up.

The Preferential Public Procurement Framework Act 2000 , passed in December, are a concerted effort by the government to source supplies locally.

But analysts have questioned whether the colleges have the necessary capacity to deal with large intakes, writes Faeeza Ballim.