The cultural scene in Johannesburg’s inner city spawned the birth of a number of experimental black music acts. Kwanele Sosibo tracks their evolution.
After 13 years of government stalling, about 18 000 Hilton College Estate labour tenants will have their case heard in the Land Claims Court.
President Jacob Zuma’s call for traditional leaders to claim old land may do more harm than good.
What happened to the pupil carrying Hector Pieterson in the photo that epitomises June 16 1976? The trail leads to Canada, but hope is fading.
The ‘rebel’ union says its estranged umbrella body is looking for a scapegoat for its leadership woes.
The creative sector is anxious to see if its new political head, Nathi Mthethwa, champions freedom of expression.
Tripartite alliance leaders lambasted Numsa during a march to defend the ANC called by the SACP and Cosatu.
Serious doubts have been raised about the legitimacy of the police submission to the Marikana inquiry for the testimony of Mr X to be held in camera.
The party is finding that the Eastern Cape does not intend to let bygones be bygones.
Khumalo Street, straddling Thokoza and its hostels, still bears the far-reaching scars of political violence in the 1990s.
In many cases, the lack of basic services comes down to government’s poor management of money.
A little blog out of New York called Africa is a Country has become a loud voice for the continent, whether it likes it or not.
Despite it representing a consolidation of its policies, the EFF’s election manifesto, launched over the weekend, has shown a few inconstencies.
Muntu Vilakazi shoots from the hip for his debut exhibition that focuses on people enjoying good times in the townships of the East Rand.
Amcu will face its biggest hurdle yet as strikes in the platinum and gold industry reveal wide divisions within the union.
South Africans from far and wide have journeyed to Qunu to bid the former statesman farewell in his hometown.
At a vigil on Saturday night in Mthatha, it was clear that for the ANC, life after Madiba presented an opportunity for rebirth.
It has been almost 12 years since the release of struggle documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony. How have struggle songs changed?
The third instalment of the wildly popular annual Dancehall Queen contest took place last week.
SA’s political warriors have new battles to fight, and need their own war cries to rally the faithful.
The NUM is battling for survival – and its leaders are deferring to their members’ expectations.
Any chance of peace in Bekkersdal hinges on the response of the government, says Kwanele Sosibo.
The emergence of an attempted cover-up has painted key police witnesses into a corner, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
EFF leader Julius Malema has said sorry for once backing President Jacob Zuma – who he described as a singer who was neither a thinker nor reader.
A look at four distinctly talented artists across four genres of music.
During the build-up to its launch, the EFF has announced it will look into the partial nationalisation of mines if it becomes SA’s next ruling party.
Amcu would be wary about handling the strikes against lay-offs at Anglo American Platinum because it may determine its validity as a union.
Two high-profile heists at OR Tambo Airport have raised questions about those who police the area.
Displaced foreign shop owners say there is more to the violence than simply looting, as claimed by the police.
Jamaican artist’s free-ranging vocals mixed with
bottom-heavy rhythms signals a new trend in reggae.
EFF commander in chief Julius Malema said Lonmin and the ANC government butchered people on August 16 and should be reminded of that.
Lungani Mabutyana’s body was found hanging from a tree months after the Marikana massacre. His family is still trying to understand what happened.