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Man in motion: Moloi is difficult to pin down. He’s a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who moves between folk, blues, jazz, mbaqanga and maskandi without ever landing in one of them. Photo: Supplied

The Many Sounds of Tubatsi Mpho Moloi

From Soweto roots to international acclaim with Urban Village and collaborations with Msaki, multi-instrumentalist Tubatsi Mpho Moloi discusses his genre-defying music journey…

Why are South African women still dying despite decades of evidence?

Despite extensive research and progressive policies, intimate-partner femicide is rising in South Africa. At the Safety 2026 conference in Cape Town, public health experts warned…

It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces

The inclusion paradox: Why the representation of women in academia is not enough

Achieving gender equality in academia requires far more than meeting quotas. From the motherhood penalty to the 'inclusion tax', structural barriers continue to push talented…

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The missing piece in climate change? Scientists say it could be wind

University of Pretoria researchers on Marion Island have found that shifting wind patterns, often overlooked in climate models, play a crucial role in shaping sub-Antarctic…

After 8 Sistahood: reclaiming nights and feminist joy in segregated cities

What began as a response to gendered fear in Cape Town has become the After 8 Sistahood—a movement transforming public spaces, confronting spatial apartheid, and asserting…

When every room resets the clock

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, reflects on the unique exhaustion faced by black women leaders who are constantly asked to…

An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation

Are schools giving learners false hope about careers in Stem?

Many matriculants find their career ambitions thwarted by subject pairings that limit their options for higher education, particularly in STEM fields. This article argues for…

Author: South African-Canadian novelist and playwright, Kagiso Lesego Molope. Photos: Supplied

Kagiso Lesego Molope wants us to remember what we inherit

South African-Canadian novelist Kagiso Lesego Molope's latest work, 'We Inherit the Fire', delves into the devastating impact of apartheid on families and black women, exploring…

Personal touch: A bank knows a customer through transactions, documents and a credit score. A community finance group knows its members as people. Photo: Suppplied

Africa's women have invented finance's future

Across Africa, women are driving financial innovation through community finance groups like stokvels. These sophisticated institutions pool money, provide loans, and support…

Thobile Dlamini

Great hospitality is rarely about the room alone — it is about the experience, the people and the systems that make every guest feel they belong. Thobile Dlamini has built a…

Fezile Nqiwa

Long before he understood the power of business, Fezile Nqiwa understood the power of people. As a child, he watched strangers stop his father, the legendary Umhlobo Wenene FM…

Ethan Gondo

Most students prepare for the world of finance after graduation. Ethan Gondo decided to start shaping it while still at university. At 20, he has become one of South Africa's…

Inge Laubscher

Law is often seen as a safeguard. Inge Laubscher believes it should also be a catalyst for growth. At 31, she has built AlphaPro Legal Solutions into an international legal and…

Julian Reynolds

For Julian Reynolds, every property transaction tells a bigger story about investment, opportunity and growth. As an attorney, notary public and conveyancer at Cox Yeats…

Dimakatso Nchodu

Dimakatso Nchodu is building a career at the intersection of constitutional law, judicial accountability and social justice. As a research and advocacy officer at the Democratic…

Rethabile Segone

Rethabile Segone, 28, is asking what it should become. As a law researcher at the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Banking Law and an LLD candidate, he is exploring one of…

Athule Dlamini

The future of mining is being shaped as much in laboratories as it is underground. At Mintek, Athule Dlamini, 35, is helping unlock smarter, more efficient ways to process the…

Matsetsebale wa ga Tleane

Matsetsebale wa ga Tleane is helping shape a generation of young South Africans who see leadership not as a title, but as a responsibility. As managing director of Agape Youth…

Malaria cases could increase drastically during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climate change redrawing Africa's malaria map, raising risk in South Africa

A landmark study published in Nature reveals that climate change is reshaping Africa's malaria map, increasing the disease's risk in South Africa's north-eastern provinces and…

Not child’s play: Toddlers are all too often caught in the crossfore of this ongoing, deep-
rooted social issue on the Cape Flats.

Fix the boy; save the nation

South Africa grapples with alarmingly high rates of gender-based violence and femicide. This article highlights the critical need to address the root causes of violence by…