Children of well-placed families are landing plum posts amid Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption.
Changing social norms will help end the practice that traps and endangers women and their daughters and preserves intergenerational poverty.
Tshwane residents are richer, Cape Town’s shack dwellers are up and Jo’burg is tops at services.
For a democracy to function properly, all the clever people should drown out all the dumb people with sound arguments, says Hansie Smit.
It’s that time of year again and you can’t see it all, but here’s the pick of the best at this year’s fest.
Pastor Andre Olivier made divisive comments about black and white South Africans on Sunday and as news broke of his sermon he was accused of racism.
‘Words cannot express my full remorse. I trust that my future actions will support the sincerity of my apology,’ the pastor tweeted.
Andre Slade sprung to notoriety when he turned away a black person, saying his guest house did not cater for "blacks and government employees".
A record 200 parties, 65% more than in 2011, will contest the August 3 elections.
In rural Kenya, a group of strong-willed women is giving traumatised young runaways a second chance at life.