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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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