May 13, 2022
South Africa: Statement of Solidarity With Abahlali Basemjondolo
Noam Chomsky, Ruth Wilson Gilmour and others pledge their support for the shack dwellers' movement and call for solidarity in the wake of the assassination of Nokuthula Mabaso. Read more »
South Africa: Political Killings Plague Nation's Public Life
Political killings have become an all too common tool of control in South Africa. It is essential that this grim reality is recognised and opposed. Read more »
Africa: New Shane Cooper & Mabuta Album Gets Into the Groove
With the band's second release, Finish the Sun, the bandleader finds inspiration anew in rediscovering his love of the guitar. As a result, he leans into funk and African groove. Read more »
South Africa: Digital Switch Will Leave Millions Without TV
The analogue television signal will be turned off on 30 June in a move that will bar impoverished households from access and sink community television stations. Read more »
Uganda/South Africa: David Obua's South African Legacy
The Ugandan footballer paved the way for his countrymen when his skills on the pitch got Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates vying to sign him in the mid-2000s. Read more »
May 12, 2022
South Africa: Neighbours Reach Out to Help Homeless Flood Victims
In community shelters all over the eThekwini metro, kind-hearted residents who have very little themselves manage to find ways to help their stricken neighbours. Read more »
South Africa: The Album the Stones Pulled Out of the Basement
Recorded in debauchery at a French villa, Exile on Main Street has been trashed, dismissed, hailed and revered in the 50 years since its release in 1972. Read more »
South Africa: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital Reopens... Barely
The Johannesburg hospital has started reopening as the fire damage is repaired but delays, security issues and dubious health and safety compliance are affecting staff retention. Read more »
South Africa: A Story Like One's Own
In Text Messages this week, Arthur Miller's classic play The Crucible reminds us of the imperishable value of conscience, integrity and keeping one's good name. Read more »
May 11, 2022
South Africa: No Money to Pay You, Apartheid Survivors Are Told
Activists demanding reparations for apartheid crimes finally met with the justice minister, who informed them that the TRC list of beneficiaries will not be expanded. Read more »
South Africa: Pupils Leave Dysfunctional eSwatini Schools for SA
Many parents near the border have sent their children to South African schools after the pandemic and mass protests disrupted local classes. Read more »
May 10, 2022
Zimbabwe: Sand Dams Boost Food Security in Rural Zimbabwe
In hot and arid parts of the country, this method of water abstraction from sandy riverbeds is helping villagers to grow their vegetable gardens all year round. Read more »
South Africa: Soldiers Harass Us, Say Residents of 'Ecovillage'
An 'equal community' living on a long-defunct military base in the heart of Cape Town feels threatened by the behaviour of defence force members who have moved back into its midst. Read more »
May 11, 2022
South Africa: Floods and Disaster Capitalism Prey On KwaZulu-Natal
The recent devastation in Durban and surrounds shows the fatal intersection between climate change and kleptocracy in a political environment hostile to all alternatives. Read more »
May 09, 2022
South Africa: Can Boxing Bear the Heavy Weight of Tyson's Fury?
Is the sport too hungry for money to care about what Tyson Fury has said he believes? It would certainly seem so, as he is not the first and likely not the last fighter to attract… Read more »
Southern Africa: Why Non-Alignment Is Urgent for the Global South
We have been outside looking in for too long to believe the West will give us a seat at their table. We need financial autonomy and development that can withstand the attacks of… Read more »
South Africa: Put People in Charge of Housing, Plead Activists
Waiting lists for houses should be kept away from ANC councillors and overseen by an independent body that reports back to affected communities. Read more »
South Africa: Chief Executives Really Don't Need to Earn So Much
There's a limit to how much one person can spend and it falls way below what top executives are paid in South Africa. Inequality will remain until the wealthy concede this. Read more »
May 06, 2022
South Africa: Durban's Politics of Blood
As political killings continue in the city, claiming the lives of activists exposing ANC rot and failures, serious questions need to be asked of our democratic commitments. Read more »
South Africa: New Suspected Assassination in KwaZulu-Natal Province
Nokuthula Mabaso's murder is the latest in a string of killings that residents of this Durban commune say are politically motivated and meant to silence them. Read more »
South Africa: 'Cricket Nomad' Refuses to Give Up On Ukraine
Kobus Olivier's life as a coach has taken him from Cape Town to Croatia via the war-torn country, where he had been working hard to promote the sport and establish proper… Read more »
South Africa: Floods Highlight Need for Action on Climate Change
The deluge in KwaZulu-Natal is part of unpredictable weather patterns that will only worsen in cities with infrastructure already failing. Society needs to rally for change now. Read more »
South Africa: Apartheid Survivors Protest on Steps of Apex Court
More than two decades after she helped draft the TRC's recommendations, human rights lawyer Yasmin Sooka throws her support behind apartheid survivors getting compensation. Read more »
May 05, 2022
Africa: South African Vigilante Militia Steps Up Violence Against Migrants
The xenophobic and violent Operation Dudula is part of a global trend of rising right-wing vigilantism that is finding favour in an era of crisis. Read more »
South Africa: The Athlete That God Fuels
Circumstances have denied Keegan van der Merwe what he needs to become a world-class sprinter, but he hasn't given up yet - even if his path to the Olympics is paved with dry… Read more »