Springbok sushi
From sport to sushi in one match flat. Not the kind of transformation you were hoping for?
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Pass the script, Mugabe
This week Mugabe shows his age, SA rugby (still) needs transformation, the Flabba saga continues and Chile earthquake leads to mass evacuation.
Gambia: Two decades of fear and repression revealed
An HRW report details how Gambia’s government commits serious human rights violations against perceived critics and political opponents.
Homo Naledi: The cave is better than corruption
After just one look at South Africa’s state of affairs, Homo Naledi is ready to run back to her cave.
Deteriorating conditions at Pollsmoor prison
A video taken inside the Cape Town prison shows the poor state of basic facilities such as toilets and showers.
Child mortality declining in Niger
A Nigerien blogger visits villages in Niger, investigating whether child mortality rates have improved since the commitment to the MDGs in 2000.
Khune takes the heat off Heyneke Meyer
Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune’s handling error during their match with Mauritania has overshadowed our rugby team’s transformation issues.
Details of Homo naledi unearthed
Professor Lee Berger introduces us to Homo naledi, a new species and ancient human ancestor, discovered in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind in 2013.
M&G Analysis: What’s next for the ANC Youth League?
The M&G looks at the troubled ANCYL after their elective conference. Can the organisation return to its former glory with Collen Maine at the helm?
The price of gold: The caregivers
Thousands of women are left to care for and support their husbands who have been left jobless and sick after contracting silicosis in the gold mines.
It’s a ‘good’ news week for SA
Durban gets to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, SAA losses are lower than last year and 25 days of uninterrupted electricity. Yay Eskom!
Bosco Ntaganda’s blood-stained path to the ICC
After evading justice for nine years, DRC rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda is facing the ICC on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Thulane was born to cook
Young foodie, Thulane Shabalala walked away from a promising career as a professional hotel chef to pursue his own dream in the food industry.
A weakening rand and the latest twars
We take a look at what got South Africans talking on twitter this week, as well as Mugabe’s complete turnaround.
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Unstoppable Zuma and the weakening rand
Hungry South Africans will have to fight for their daily bread as the rand continues to plummet against foreign currencies.
National recycling week: A life built on rubbish
As national recycling week comes to and end, South Africans need to start playing their part in preserving the environment.
Oscar’s release on hold and Trump the superhero
We take a look at the Marikana commemoration held on Sunday and Oscar Pistorius’s prolonged prison stay – if only Donald Trump could save him.
Artist reminds women of their beauty
Artist Palesa Makua leads ‘My Skin Speaks’ – a project that challenges how society views women and encourages women to embrace their bodies.
Oscar Pistorius: Lock and load
While the world contemplates Oscar Pistorius’s imminent release from prison, Pimples gives their take on what it will look like.
Disabled children face discrimination in SA schools
An HRW report finds that the South African government is failing half a million children with disabilities who are shut out of the education system.
The law of unintended consequences
In this week’s episode we look at the unintended consequences of BIC’s sexist women’s day advert and just a few of Jacob Zuma’s ‘oops’ moments.
Silicosis: The price of gold
This photo essay shows the faces of some rural families affected by the gold mining industry’s failure to prevent silicosis.
Mining’s looming crisis and Madonsela’s comeback
In this week’s episode we look at potential job losses in the gold sector, Juju sort of has his day in court and Cecil the lion is still making news.
Goodbye to all that: Decolonising culture and institutions
Highlights from a debate on decolonising culture and institutions and the Rhodes Must Fall campaign, from the 2015 M&G Literary Festival.
The rise of Thokoza’s creative class
A Thokoza artist and entrepreneur is launching a creative hub for local artists, providing a space where they can meet, work and collaborate.
Julius Malema: Court is in session
Has the infamous "pay back the money" catchphrase come back to haunt the EFF’s commander-in-chief?
Nkandla, hunting the innocent and Obama’s Kenya visit
This week we see what our money bought at Nkandla – or not, lion killer Walter Palmer enrages well, everyone, and Obama side-eyes the likes of Mugabe.
Pimples: Nkandla’s heap of lies
President Jacob Zuma and the ANC keep fuelling the Nkandla fire with lies, but will it lead to their demise?
The hijacked buildings of Joburg
Property owners and investors in Joburg’s inner city say the increase in the hijacking of buildings by illegal occupants is costing them millions.
Hissène Habré trial postponed
The former Chadian dictator’s trial has been postponed in Dakar after he caused a disturbance in court and told his lawyers to refuse to participate.
Rhino poaching: Going straight to the source
The Wilderness Foundation’s rhino horn demand reduction campaign brought 22 Vietnamese students to experience the SA wild and workshop campaign ideas.