May 11, 2022
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 »
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 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 09, 2022
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: 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 »
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 07, 2022
Cameroon: Women's Football Is Gaining Traction in Cameroon
The achievements of the national team since 2015 have built support for the Indomitable Lionesses, leading to sponsors, match broadcasts and a commitment to uplift the game in the… Read more »
May 06, 2022
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: 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 »
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: '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 »
Africa: Horace Andy's Midnight Music
The new album from the roots reggae veteran and Massive Attack collaborator brings listeners some nocturnal dub in what is sure to be an instant classic. 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: Cosatu's 'Successful' Workers' Day Rally
Kicking the president out of the federation's main rally shows how tired workers are of the government protecting the private sector while claiming to be on the side of the working… Read more »
South Africa: Worker Compensation Yet to Be Put Into Practice
Two workplace incidents show that although domestic workers are legally covered by the compensation act, a lack of follow-through makes it almost impossible to claim. 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 »
South Africa: The Struggle for Art At a No-Fee School
PJ Simelane Secondary is the last no-fee school in Soweto to offer visual arts up to matric. Artist Senzani Marasela and the staff are fighting to hold on to the programme. Read more »
May 04, 2022
South Africa: No Escaping the 'River of Death'
Bodies are still missing after heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal caused massive flooding. Now distraught families are left to pick through the wreckage of their lives. Read more »
South Africa: Long Wait Continues for Apartheid Reparations
People who are now elderly and suffered terrible losses at the hands of South Africa's white minority regime are determinedly waiting to be heard. Read more »
South Africa: Cedar Adds a Shot of Espresso to Roasteries
Leigh Wentzel and Winston Thomas are stirring up the coffee scene in Cape Town with specialty blends to give communities a taste of quality java. Read more »
South Africa: CA Davids, a Quiet Revolutionary
In both her novels, the South African author asks how people and nations can become accountable, mapping complex narrative threads that span the globe and probe the heart. Read more »
May 03, 2022
South Africa: The Making of Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
The Kaizer Chiefs' exciting midfielder had a difficult journey to the top, including a stint in an operation that is accused of peddling young footballers for profit. Read more »