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Nikiwe Bikitsha 1

Why can’t we jog freely?
Article
/ 4 September 2014

Why can’t we jog freely?

Its vulgarity and crudeness aside, the fact that abuse is hurled at women with such ease and nonchalance, and no fear of repercussion, made me angry.

By Staff Reporter
The devil is in the execution of Africa’s ideas
Article
/ 21 August 2014

The devil is in the execution of Africa’s ideas

Poor leadership has allowed xenophobia to bloom in South Africa, causing the country to fail Africa. Or so says Dr Nkosana Moyo.

By Staff Reporter
Skin lighteners speak of a dark age
Article
/ 10 July 2014

Skin lighteners speak of a dark age

The cosmetics industry is still blatantly promoting the noxious idea that light is right.

By Staff Reporter
Oscar’s in focus, but Marikana is still a mystery
Analysis
/ 13 March 2014

Oscar’s in focus, but Marikana is still a mystery

The public rushes pell-mell to pore over tales told by pale males, yet scorns deeper societal tragedies, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.

By Staff Reporter
Politicians won’t make a splash in Arizona
Article
/ 28 September 2012

Politicians won’t make a splash in Arizona

Arizona is a red state – red in rock and politics – and political red herrings are obscuring the issues in the desert state, writes Nikiwe Nikitsha.

By Staff Reporter
Mnxim! Homesickness is when you can’t speak your mother tongue
Article
/ 19 July 2012

Mnxim! Homesickness is when you can’t speak your mother tongue

Nikiwe Bikitsha wonders what she will miss about South Africa as she prepares to embark on a 10-month fellowship in the United States.

By Staff Reporter
ANC must get education right if it wants to mine richer seams
Article
/ 5 July 2012

ANC must get education right if it wants to mine richer seams

What has now been described interchangeably as a "crisis" or a "saga" should by now be escalated to "textbookgate", writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.

By Staff Reporter
Beyonce is just not cricket, Mbaks
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Beyonce is just not cricket, Mbaks

Fikile Mbalula’s overzealousness might get him into trouble. He really needs to channel it into the appropriate avenues, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.

By Staff Reporter
News anchors: When words that slip out are a slip up
Article
/ 7 June 2012

News anchors: When words that slip out are a slip up

In the fortnight of "The Spear" madness, did anyone spare a thought for the long-suffering news anchors who had the prickly task of telling the story?

By Staff Reporter
Nikiwe Bikitsha: The polarising penis
Article
/ 21 May 2012

Nikiwe Bikitsha: The polarising penis

Nikiwe Bikitsha explains how she feels about "The Spear", and how South Africans are not living up to the Constitution of our founding fathers.

By Staff Reporter
Too easily we lose sight of our cattle
Article
/ 17 May 2012

Too easily we lose sight of our cattle

Nikiwe Bikitsha describes how disturbing it was to watch Jessica Leandra dos Santos and Tshidi Thamana at their kiss-and-make-up press conference.

By Staff Reporter
The bell tolls for thee, weak administrators
Article
/ 6 May 2012

The bell tolls for thee, weak administrators

Much-needed road improvement has been bogged down by a lack of transparency and inadequate administration, argues Nikiwe Bikitsha.

By Staff Reporter

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