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‘We killed it with our doccie’
Friday
/ 15 July 2024

‘We killed it with our doccie’

Youngsters’ film about Thokoza gets an enthusiastic reception at a festival in Portugal

By Tebadi Mmotla
Child deaths reveal neglect of townships
Opinion
/ 17 October 2023

Child deaths reveal neglect of townships

The quality of life of poor South Africans over the past 30 years continues to be ignored

By Oyisa Sondlo-Mzileni
Corporates move into township economy
Business
/ 25 August 2023

Corporates move into township economy

Tiger Brands and delivery services such as Uber Eats are targeting this growing market

By Anathi Madubela
Lest we forget: Remember Langa’s history during the township’s centenary celebrations
Opinion
/ 3 February 2023

Lest we forget: Remember Langa’s history during the township’s centenary celebrations

The celebrations will focus on the many people who have contributed to the South Africa that we have

By Inam Kula and Mpilo Ngcukana
Township residents without power for three years
National
/ 20 June 2022

Township residents without power for three years

Beleaguered residents of Palm Springs in the Emfuleni local municipality in Gauteng have been living without electricity and with sewage running in the streets

By Magnificent Mndebele
It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class
National
/ 22 January 2022

It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class

In a few years the township will ‘disappear’, and Khayelitsha will become a city, believes one local entrepreneur

By Eunice Masson
Welcome to Fernando’s swanky shack in Joe Slovo Park
National
/ 19 December 2021

Welcome to Fernando’s swanky shack in Joe Slovo Park

Fernando Mkhabela has transformed the interior of his modest home into a luxury five-star habitat

By Eunice Masson
Nurture the formidable entrepreneurial spirit of SA’s township women
Opinion
/ 26 September 2021

Nurture the formidable entrepreneurial spirit of SA’s township women

Many don’t have a formal education or business literacy but they support their families and create opportunities for others

By Catherine Sofianos
Rebuttal: Township malls should be rebuilt
Opinion
/ 10 August 2021

Rebuttal: Township malls should be rebuilt

Tshepo Mokholo’s article on township malls misses some Kasi’s economic and social points

By Mabu Raphotle
Township reconstruction: The blueprint for a post-looting economy
Opinion
/ 20 July 2021

Township reconstruction: The blueprint for a post-looting economy

Don’t rebuild malls. They draw in a lot of energy and money, but give back little

By Tshepo Mokholo
Look back to live forward
Friday
/ 11 June 2020

Look back to live forward

After being asked to imagine a different ikasi, Lehlohonolo Peega questions our memory

By Lehlohonolo Peega
Artists must strive to reimagine ways of portraying and inhabiting ikasi
Article
/ 18 April 2020

Artists must strive to reimagine ways of portraying and inhabiting ikasi

An overemphasis on ‘escaping’ the township robs us of the nuanced account of its spirit and a chance to create a habitable space in the margins

By Mbe Mbhele
The Portfolio: Tsepo Gumbi
Article
/ 21 February 2020

The Portfolio: Tsepo Gumbi

With the Sharpeville massacre in mind, Kwanele Sosibo takes a look at how Tsepo Gumbi’s collection of photographs are a necessary intervention

By Kwanele Sosibo
Siyabulela Siyaka
Article
/ 24 April 2019

Siyabulela Siyaka

Director: Mzansi Restaurant

By Tehillah Nieselow
Tour 2.0
Article
/ 24 April 2019

Tour 2.0

Trailblazing in the community

By Tamsin Oxford
The Portfolio: Andy Mkosi
Article
/ 15 February 2019

The Portfolio: Andy Mkosi

"I love storytelling. For me, the image, signifies that great element in my body of work, human interest."

By Andy Mkosi
Marikana massacre haunts May Day in Langa
Article
/ 1 May 2018

Marikana massacre haunts May Day in Langa

Amendments to the Labour Relations Act, if passed by Parliament, have the potential to make protected strike action more difficult for workers

By Raeesa Pather
Langa’s kids and their hockey ‘bats’
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Langa’s kids and their hockey ‘bats’

The Cape Town township has become a centre of excellence for producing hockey players, signalling hope for the next Olympics.

By Staff Reporter
Cape Town, use prime municipal land in the heart of the city to house the poor
Analysis
/ 9 September 2016

Cape Town, use prime municipal land in the heart of the city to house the poor

Municipal property in the city should not be sold but used to build affordable housing

By Staff Reporter
[Archives] Remembering the Sharpeville massacre
Article
/ 21 March 2015

[Archives] Remembering the Sharpeville massacre

South Africans mark 55 years since one of the worst apartheid-era mass killings, but other atrocities are still forgotten.

By Raeesa Pather and Azad Essa

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