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Old and young face off in DA battle
Article
/ 9 October 2019

Old and young face off in DA battle

With an internal election weeks away, and increasing leaks and public fights, the party is trying to find a way forward

By Lester Kiewit
Bafana’s will to improve on goalscoring
Article
/ 9 October 2019

Bafana’s will to improve on goalscoring

The national side scored just three goals at Afcon, but they have strikers who have whetted their boots in the PSL and are ready to shoot for glory

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Tongaat Hullet – sugar farming company to exit sugar farming
Article
/ 9 October 2019

Tongaat Hullet – sugar farming company to exit sugar farming

The 139 year old Tongaat Hullet will lease its estate out to black sugar farmers until they are sold for property development

By Paddy Harper
Broken promises ruin chances for Eastern Cape students
Article
/ 9 October 2019

Broken promises ruin chances for Eastern Cape students

Students from vocational colleges in the Eastern Cape are furious about late stipends, bad treatment by security on campus and outdated equipment

By Anna Majavuxx
Are SA’s university professors a bunch of socialists?
Article
/ 9 October 2019

Are SA’s university professors a bunch of socialists?

A recent column by Ivo Vegter in the Daily Maverick posited that there is a ‘strong left-wing tendency in academia

By Andile Zulu
Dispute over the occupation of RDP houses
Article
/ 8 October 2019

Dispute over the occupation of RDP houses

Those involved in the distribution of government houses in Gauteng fear for their lives

By Nation Nyoka
The‌ ‌art‌ ‌of‌ ‌serving‌ ‌the‌ ‌public‌
Article
/ 8 October 2019

The‌ ‌art‌ ‌of‌ ‌serving‌ ‌the‌ ‌public‌

The Art of Comics exhibition, now on at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, aims to meet this need

By Zaza Hlalethwa
#FeesMustFall charges were politically motivated and concocted
Article
/ 7 October 2019

#FeesMustFall charges were politically motivated and concocted

Some activists in the movement are rewarded for their role in the struggle for free, decolonised education; others are imprisoned.

By Bonginkosi Khanyile
Stats paint a distorted picture of violence against women
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Stats paint a distorted picture of violence against women

The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.

By John Davenport
Didiza to ‘assess’ Luthuli land sale
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Didiza to ‘assess’ Luthuli land sale

The minister has been forced to intervene in a dispute over land amaThuli have had title to since 1858, which is being sold to build holiday homes

By Paddy Harper
The Nigerians who are bullish on SA
Article
/ 4 October 2019

The Nigerians who are bullish on SA

As President Muhammadu Buhari visits South Africa this week, two Nigerians with dual residence talk about what makes them want to stay in the country

By Lester Kiewit
Heritage foods are on the menu
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Heritage foods are on the menu

Local members of the Slow Food movement are working to save traditional ingredients

By Nikita Singh
Inaccessible Island tells the plastic truth
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Inaccessible Island tells the plastic truth

The researchers say that an estimated 12.7-million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans every year

By Sipho Kings
Rape survivor a guide to children
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Rape survivor a guide to children

Nonprofit organisation Action Breaks Silence educates children about sexual violence, self-love, empowerment, boundaries and expressing emotions.

By Bongekile Macupe
A school secured what leaders couldn’t: A negotiated truce
Article
/ 4 October 2019

A school secured what leaders couldn’t: A negotiated truce

Amid the violence in Jeppestown — labelled xenophobia, but a manifestation of people’s fears and desperation — runs a sliver of hope

By Melanie Smuts
Maimane proposes early DA elections
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Maimane proposes early DA elections

Who is behind moves to oust the Democratic Alliance leader is not clear. Why there appears to be an anti-Maimane campaign is easier to answer

By Lester Kiewit
SAA set for showdown with labour
Article
/ 4 October 2019

SAA set for showdown with labour

Unions cite board apathy and lack of communication as they prepare for a strike that could cripple the state airline’s operations

By Sabelo Skiti
Shivambu hit with VBS legal bill
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Shivambu hit with VBS legal bill

Brian paid back the money before liquidator could attain records to company dealings. He incurred costs, however

By Thanduxolo Jika
Behind SA’s brutality
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Behind SA’s brutality

The structural violence in South Africa rose out
of the invention and politicisation of difference

By Asanda Benya, Faisal Garba and Simon Rakei
EDITORIAL: Writing was on the board for DA
Article
/ 4 October 2019

EDITORIAL: Writing was on the board for DA

It ought not to have made any sense. And yet, it somehow did. The DA had spent much of the year before at war with itself

By Editorial
We should not weaponise mental illness
Article
/ 4 October 2019

We should not weaponise mental illness

The case of Roxanne Joseph lays bare society’s inconsistencies about who deserves our empathy

By Eusebius McKaiser
You can’t beat discipline into a child
Article
/ 4 October 2019

You can’t beat discipline into a child

Children displaying aberrant behaviour have often been traumatised and require counselling

By Ellapen Rapiti
‘My future’s a desert if we don’t act’
Article
/ 4 October 2019

‘My future’s a desert if we don’t act’

Young people are demanding that governments act against climate change. Here is a Cape Town schoolgirl who laid a legal complaint at the UN

By Lester Kiewit
Can Italy haunt the Boks once more?
Article
/ 3 October 2019

Can Italy haunt the Boks once more?

Italy gave Allister Coetzee one of his biggest embarrassments and now have the opportunity to ruin the South African day once more

By Eyaaz Matwadia and Luke Feltham
EDITORIAL: Tanzania gags free press
Article
/ 3 October 2019

EDITORIAL: Tanzania gags free press

Tanzania’s attacks on its once-vibrant press have become so commonplace that the crackdown barely makes the news

By Editorial
If the ‘fifth estate’ is a publisher, it needs to be regulated
Article
/ 3 October 2019

If the ‘fifth estate’ is a publisher, it needs to be regulated

Social media threatens the purpose of the ‘fourth estate’ – democracy and a check on power

By Samuel Olaniran
Nzimande warns vice-chancellors against going behind his back
Article
/ 2 October 2019

Nzimande warns vice-chancellors against going behind his back

Minister tells academics he is responsible for higher education and they cannot undermine him by going to the presidency without talking to him first

By Bongekile Macupe
Academics gather to discuss South Africa’s university of the future
Article
/ 2 October 2019

Academics gather to discuss South Africa’s university of the future

USAf is hosting its first ever national higher education conference to discuss challenges and successes in the higher education sector

By Bongekile Macupe
An ode to aggression
Article
/ 2 October 2019

An ode to aggression

Built for speed not luxury, the 50th anniversary edition of the vehicle packs a heart-stopping thrill

By Luke Feltham
Fishing for a solution to catch marine life smugglers
Article
/ 2 October 2019

Fishing for a solution to catch marine life smugglers

Syndicates operating across international boundaries are depleting South Africa’s ocean resources

By Hennie Van As
The end of the world is nigh – but we can stop it
Article
/ 2 October 2019

The end of the world is nigh – but we can stop it

The tone of scientific reports on the climate crisis is religious yet the cause is a capitalist view of natural resources

By Rafael Winkler
Violence is everyone’s problem; we must all act to stop it
Article
/ 2 October 2019

Violence is everyone’s problem; we must all act to stop it

Follow the principle of ‘do no harm’ and teach youth about their responsibilities and kindness

By Marc Lubner
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