This debt should be deemed a subsidy, an external cost that the government must bear for inadequate service delivery.
The tourism sector adds unique value to the economy and overall development of the country and this should be further built upon
South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action
After years of struggle, the sport seems to be taking some genuine steps in the right direction at local level
The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
Last week my helper’s daughter started grade 8 at a girls’ high school in Soweto. She told her mother years before going to high school that she wanted to attend a girls school because she did not want to deal with boys bullying her. But her first week at the girls’ school is not what […]
By working with neighbours, business tycoon Richard Maponya managed to get around oppressive laws and create an empire
People are living in some of the many schools that have been closed because of low enrolment numbers. Others are used as business premises
The problem of not paying for electricity in Soweto is endemic, with some residents saying that before prepaid meters, they did not pay.
Poverty means more than a million youngsters are missing out on the benefits of early learning
The three Cs: Collusion, competition and corruption. There’ll be a renewed push to safeguard your money when it comes to healthcare, but will it work?
Gregory Maqoma revives a Zakes Mda character, mixing Ravel’s Boléro with isicathamiya to mourn, to hope, and to celebrate life
The multi-use property has gone on sale with a high-end price tag. There is also growing demand for township properties in general
As a kid in Soweto, he never dreamed he’d help the world fall in love with life in Africa; as a veteran musician his pride is undiminished
In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
Mbulelo Faluti is a bright-eyed, baby-faced fashionista from Orlando, Soweto. The 18-year-old self-proclaimed “street-style scholar” takes his looks so seriously, it is the only thing he shares with his 10 000-plus Instagram followers.View this post on Instagram “Beware of the dog” @converse.za #chuckstories A post shared by mbulelo faluti (@the_alpha_za) on Feb 7, 2019 at 6:53am PST Faluti’s fashion […]
It’s important to honour past heroes, but today’s youth activists also want their own struggles, and contemporary heroes, to be recognised
Sun-Xa songs often come across as extended jams centring performance and sound production.
Residents in Zola have punished the ruling party, blaming it for all their service delivery woes
Nearly a million votes will decide who will rule the financial heartland of South Africa
It was a quiet day at the polls in the Limpopo district with elders wanting to vote and the youth cynical about elections
With his mandate now assured, the president has to balance ANC demands with effective governance
Malema said South Africans were “compromised by t-shirts” making them forget their struggles and parties’ broken promises
Founder: Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers
This is a crucial growth sector in the South African economy
Two independent schools in Soweto remove the need for a long commute to a
high-quality education
Sundowns fans party hard as a 3-0 win over Black Leopards on home turf augurs well for the future
In December on Poka Street in Soweto, it’s not about ‘good fences make good neighbours’
The South African financial sector can play a powerful role in driving economic inclusion
The GPL holds quarterly hearings in different areas so that the public can air their grievances, or thank them for addressing issues
Police raids were set up following violent clashes which started in Soweto but then spread to other areas in Gauteng last week
‘The persecution of the weak and the vulnerable finds new iterations all the time’