BOOK

Sharpeville is much more than the site of a massacre

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 19 Mar 2020

Tsepo Gumbi’s photographs bring a more complex view of a place that has been so singularly defined as to be unknowable

The night McBride and friends blew up Magoo’s Bar

Article Bryan Rostron - 5 Nov 2019

'Robert McBride: The Struggle Continues' is published by Tafelberg. This is an excerpt from the book

The city wins — but Egypt loses

Africa Theresa Mallinson - 1 Nov 2019

A novel inspired by Arab Spring activists is brutally honest about what happened — and what keeps happening

Avoid a Modi authoritarian solution for South Africa

Article Richard Pithouse - 15 Jul 2019

A nationalistic, gangster political faction is ready to feed off the crisis created by social inequality

Push towards living the South African dream

Article Paul Kariuki - 25 Apr 2019

The nation must be delivered from its captors and every citizen has a role to play this Freedom Day

Ex-treasurer promises bombshells

Article Natasha Marrian - 5 Apr 2019

Mxolisi Dukwana ready to topple Ace Magashule’s house of cards at the Zondo commission

More Ace allegations set to emerge at Zondo commission

Article Sarah Smit - 5 Apr 2019

Friday’s sitting of the Zondo commission comes amid increased scrutiny of the ANC’s secretary general

Habib on the varsity frontline

Article Sarah Smit - 3 Apr 2019

Adam Habib reveals the pitfalls of the political chess game that students were playing when they called for free, decolonised education.

An open letter to the readers of Adam Habib’s ‘Rebels and Rage’

Article Open Letter - 1 Apr 2019

Those referred to as "the far-left" in the Wits vice-chancellor's book raise concerns about its ethics and its implications for academic freedom

Early state capture stalled motor city

Article Tim Hart - 29 Mar 2019

And universities in the Eastern Cape have not taken up the challenge of creating knowledge centres to produce solutions

How Bush Snr’s failed Somalia intervention shaped US-Africa ties

Africa Deutsche Welle 1 - 6 Dec 2018

As the US bids farewell to former US President George H.W. Bush, in Africa he is remembered most for his failed bid to stabilise Somalia

Things Fall Apart turns 60

Article Idowu Omoyele - 5 Oct 2018

The classic novel by Chinua Achebe, and how it came to be, are legendary African tales

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The Mogale Centre: A place of hope for young offenders

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In the last story of her series about children behind bars, Athandiwe Saba speaks to young men who have committed serious crimes and are now living behind the walls of the Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre

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Covid-19 fight to enter house-to-house testing phase

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President urges people to continue staying at home for the next 17 days

Coronavirus

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Joan Van Dyk - 26 Mar 2020

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action