A work organiser at the Casual Workers Advice Office has never lost a case at the CCMA, and he has helped workers return to their previous jobs.
‘Clearly emotional, it soon became clear that she had come to see me more as a psychologist than an artist’
‘So many people ask me why I don’t just give up, but what they don’t get is that this is not my degree alone’
The #RhodesMustFall movement may have began because of a statue but it did so much more
Palesa Sauhatsi lost her grandfather in May 2015 and misses making him tea
Alan Ngwira’s piece jobs aren’t only about money, they’re also about spreading beauty
"My father’s death was something I’ve learnt to live through. I had time to process it, so writing it was not really very emotional for me"
When Mark died, emergency services left his body on the pavement in central Pretoria for hours.
"I am starting to see that the more open you are, the more openness you attract."
"Opposed to this colonial idea of what a city is, townships are actually cities"
Trash talking, experienced Ghanaian fighter defeated by a man from DRC who doesn’t like bullies
Bongani Philip Mkhumbuza (26) was a clever boy at school. His mother wants to know how he is doing.
As a 28-year-old green engineer, I stood up in front of hundreds of professionals at a conference and was asked to contextualise green-building principles in Nigeria. One of the delegates stood up: “I don’t understand,” he said. “I don’t understand why Africans should care about green buildings. Should I care?” “Yes, you should care,” I […]
"These men are not gun-wielding machines only to be used by the apartheid military. They are human beings."
"It has been tough – all of this ‘not good enough’ stuff – but it has strengthened me."
"Working with kids like these has really opened my eyes. It’s made me look at things so much differently."
"Not winning that competition taught me that coming second is not the end."
"If we all just changed our methodology to one that is agro-ecological, which mimics nature, we could save up to 70% of our water consumption."
We think we recognise what a rapist looks like, but the man accused of killing Courtney Pieters seems very decent.
"Expressing yourself through dance empowers you. But also it empowers others. Like graduating, it empowers them to claim their space."
How Alec Erwin’s big ears almost led to a reunion after many years.
A physical move changed everything in a difficult discussion.
The day it all came together – from selling earrings in 2007 to the Fashion Week catwalk.
"I never expected to see people in the so-called First World still paying attention to matters relating to their ancestors"
"I define myself as a woman with a transgender experience and I don’t think Chimamanda has the right to speak for me"
This week’s Slice of Life was written by Beauregard Tromp.
"He just said: ‘What we need is for you to go back where you come from.’ I think about that to this day and I feel bad; so, so bad.
The liberating effect of burlesque dance and the amazing people who perform it.
Playing the music that he loved made Johannes Musekwa’s sales career a hit.
Valerie saved a life by bumping into an old friend.
Singing Beyoncé for biggest fan Anele Mdoda.
On the day of the parade, as the procession passed where our families were standing, they asked if they could join us.