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  • Young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the Eastern Cape province. Picture: Alexander Joe/AFP

    RB MAKAMU: Initiation schools are an irreplaceable part of African tradition

    Our democratic government continues to channel efforts and resources towards retaining as much of our traditional and indigenous knowledge as possible, and by extension, our identity as Africans, writes Rodgers Basikopo (RB) Makamu.

    15 June 2023 13:06
  • Picture: ©utah778/123rf.com

    MANDY WIENER: A missed opportunity as apartheid perpetrators die off

    Time is running out for the National Prosecuting Authority to hold those responsible for atrocities to account.

    15 June 2023 06:25
  • FILE: The car of Noxolo Khumalo, who unknowingly drove into the massive sinkhole in Ntuzuma, Durban north, on Friday night, 7 April 2023. Picture: Supplied

    MALAIKA MAHLATSI: Corruption forcing cash-strapped govts to rely on consultants

    In many cases, consultants are hired to perform the most basic tasks such as tax returns and VAT – something which municipal staff should be able to do, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.

    13 June 2023 20:01
  • FILE: Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has lost touch with his humanitarian past, writes BOSA deputy leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster. Picture: Cindy Archillies/Eyewitness News

    NOBUNTU HLAZO-WEBSTER: Minister Gordhan, you have lost your sense of Ubuntu

    In the distance you have created between yourselves as government and the people who placed you there, you can no longer relate with them, even at the most basic level of humanity, writes Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster.

    09 June 2023 12:09
  • FILE: A woman waits for a jars to be filled with water from a tank in an informal settlement in Hammanskraal on May 23, 2023. Picture: Michele Spatari / AFP

    VUYANI PAMBO: South Africa must be built anew and purged of the rot

    When it comes to black people, death is always a possibility - they exist in a state of structural and open vulnerability to death that has become normalised, writes Vuyani Pambo.

    08 June 2023 10:03
  • ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula briefing the media on 21 April 2023 on the party's NEC meeting. Picture: Twitter/@MbalulaFikile

    MANDY WIENER: ANC, if you want the Scorpions back, then make it happen!

    The ANC wants to resurrect the Scorpions (which it killed). Just do it, says Mandy Wiener.

    08 June 2023 06:32
  • Fair trade certifications require producers to follow environmental and social standards, promoting sustainability and reducing harm to the planet and communities. Picture: Fairtrade Africa

    SANDRA NDLOVU: Why businesses should heed the call for sustainable consumerism

    The next time you indulge in your must-have morning coffee or guiltily decide to have just one more block of that irresistible chocolate, spare a thought for the journey these products have taken to end up on your kitchen table.

    02 June 2023 12:21
  • Buckets used to collect water from a tank are seen inside a shopping cart in an informal settlement in Hammanskraal on 23 May 2023. Picture: Michele Spatari/AFP

    MANDY WIENER: Electricity, cholera… Incessant warnings kept falling on deaf ears

    President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government must not profess shock about our multiple crises. They knew. For decades.

    01 June 2023 07:51
  • FILE: Three women carry jars filled with water from a tank in an informal settlement in Hammanskraal on 23 May 2023, amid a deadly cholera outbreak. City officials urged residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas not to drink from the tap, adding water tankers were being supplied. Picture: Michele Spatari/AFP

    MALAIKA MAHLATSI: Hammanskraal a case study in being failed by government

    As important as it is to tell the story of Hammanskraal and its people, as I journeyed through the area, I found myself wondering if there was any value in my work, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.

    29 May 2023 13:10
  • Theatrical release poster of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2023). Picture: Supplied

    ‘The Little Mermaid’: An appropriately oceanic plunge into familiar waters

    Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ proves to be a rare slam dunk as far as its live adaptations go, bringing the audience an unforgettable cinematic experience and reminding us of the time when it not only cared, but was able to produce magic.

    25 May 2023 13:03
  • ActionSA president Herman Mashaba hanging out in studio with Clement Manyathela. Picture: Karabo Tebele/702

    MANDY WIENER: Hubris or naivety? Dubious book deal is damaging to Mashaba

    Political analyst Prince Mashele has drawn significant fire over the past few days, writes Mandy Wiener.

    25 May 2023 07:03
  • In post-apartheid South Africa, digitally savvy technicians and astute researchers are an indispensable part of church life. Picture: Flickr/Mor

    AMUZWENI NGOMA: Surviving Godly prosperity, one shiny new car at a time

    Digitally savvy technicians and astute researchers are an indispensable part of megachurch life - from fancy cars in the parking lot to auditoriums seating thousand of congregants, writes Amuzweni Ngoma.

    18 May 2023 10:38
  • Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda in Alexandra on 16 May 2023 for the ‘Ke Kasi Ya Rona’ programme. This was his first public event since being elected mayor. Picture: Thabiso Goba/Eyewitness News

    MANDY WIENER: Politicians must be qualified to lead with ability and experience

    It’s a long-running debate that flares from time to time and it has done so this week yet again, writes Mandy Wiener.

    18 May 2023 09:38
  • US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben E Brigety, accused the South African government of providing ammunition to Russia through a ship that had docked at the Simon's Town naval base in December 2022. Picture: Twitter/@USAmbRSA

    MALAIKA MAHLATSI: US hell-bent on undermining SA and all 'Third World' nations

    The US government, in its typical fashion of employing undiplomatic tactics when engaging with South Africa, went ahead to make public accusations that have had a devastating impact on the economy, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.

    15 May 2023 13:33
  • I’ll keep telling my son I love him, because it’s true, with every fibre of my being - even as he doesn’t, and can’t yet say it back Picture: Pexels/William Fortunato

    ZONGILE NHLAPO: Motherhood isn’t defined by my ‘non-verbal’ son calling me mom

    Our communication with our 4-year-old has been largely 'non-verbal', and while our mother-son relationship isn’t characteristed by the typical, it’s incredibly special in its own way, writes Zongile Nhlapo.

    14 May 2023 12:11
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    MANDY WIENER: Service delivery failures are not victimless crimes

    “Service delivery” is not an abstract concept. People are dying, every day, writes Mandy Wiener.

    11 May 2023 06:26
  • A boys plays with a kite near a polling station on March 26, 2022 in Amaveni township, Kwekwe. Social media platforms, notably TikTok, are becoming increasingly important in election campaigns, especially in Zimbabwe. Picture: Zinyange Auntony/AFP

    OSWELLED UREKE: Why TikTok matters as Zimbabwe edges closer to elections

    Cybergladiators have ideologically battled on social media platforms for the hearts and minds of the electorate, but TiKTok occupies a new and effective space, especially for the youth, writes Oswelled Ureke.

    05 May 2023 13:44
  • FILE: KSI and Logan Paul's PRIME Hydration energy drink took the world by storm. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

    MANDY WIENER: PRIME hype is a teachable moment

    Two months ago, I was looking for a dealer, writes Mandy Wiener.

    04 May 2023 06:07
  • FILE: Amid a series of failures by the government to provide a better life for all, we still have to believe South Africa will get better. Picture: Taurai Maduna/Eyewitness News

    MALAIKA MAHLATSI: A better SA is possible, if we believe and fight for it

    Pondering the country's future after Freedom Day, hope springs eternal for those who experienced a fate worse than a load shedding schedule - a lesson for our fatalistic generation, writes Malaika Mahlatsi.

    01 May 2023 07:27
  • FILE: Many South Africans today believed that the moment of 1994 would usher in a completely different economic order, yet they continue to live in poverty. Picture: Fati Moalusi/AFP

    MONDE NDLOVU: Economic freedom post-1994 needs to become more tangible

    From averting a possible civil war, especially after the death of Chris Hani, to negotiating a new political settlement, one aspect SA did not include in its birth of democracy was deep economic discussions, writes Monde Ndlovu.

    27 April 2023 10:33
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    MANDY WIENER: Joburgers, politicians are gaslighting us

    The City of Joburg is without a mayor yet again and will be rudderless for at least the next week after Thapelo Amad resigned, writes Mandy Wiener.

    26 April 2023 06:38
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