HEALTH ZONE: WHEN GRIEF COMES WITH GUILT - HEALING AFTER A LOVED ONE DIES BY SUICIDE

September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to have the conversations that are often uncomfortable, painful, and sometimes avoided altogether. When someone dies by suicide, the loss doesn’t end with the person who has passed. Families and loved ones are left behind carrying grief, confusion, ange…

SPIRITUAL ZONE: IS LEADERSHIP A SPIRITUAL CALLING

Leadership is often seen as something you earn through experience, confidence, influence or simply being given a position of authority. But what if leadership is more than a skill? What if, for some people, it is a spiritual gift, something they are called and equipped by God to carry? And if leade…

SAFE SCHOOLS MUST PROTECT TEACHERS AND LEARNERS

Schools are supposed to be places where children learn, grow and feel protected, but what happens when the people responsible for teaching them no longer feel safe themselves? From violence and bullying to weapons, drugs and increasingly difficult classroom behaviour, South Africa’s teachers are fa…

WE COMPLAIN ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA, BUT ARE WE DOING ENOUGH TO CHANGE IT?

We are quick to tell you what is wrong with South Africa the potholes, the corruption, the crime, poor service delivery and leaders who fail to deliver. But beyond the complaints, the outrage and the social media posts, there is a more uncomfortable question, what are we actually doing to change th…

POLITICAL ZONE: IS PHALA PHALA ABOUT HOLDING THE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTABLE OR BRINGING HIM DOWN

The Phala Phala saga refuses to die and now the political stakes are higher than ever. What started with a burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm has become a battle over presidential accountability, Parliament’s power and the credibility of South Africa’s institutions. Is this about uncoveri…

NEWS WRAP

It’s Monday, and after a weekend packed with developments, debates and conversations, it’s time to take a step back and make sense of the stories that made the headlines. From politics and the economy to crime, communities, international affairs and the issues affecting our everyday lives. This is …

CREATIVE ZONE: HANGING OUT WITH KING SWEETKID

From the streets of Ratanda in Heidelberg, to becoming a nationally recognised voice in South African music, King Sweetkid has spent more than a decade turning his experiences into sound. Born Kgotso Makgale, he first made his mark in Hip-Hop before evolving into what he describes as African Soul, …

ACROSS AFRICA: KENYA: TENSIONS OVER FOREIGN TRADERS

Across Africa, unemployment is high, the informal economy is massive, and millions of people are fighting every day to make a living. But what happens when the person competing for that same customer, that same shop space or that same small business opportunity is another African from a neighbourin…

CAN GROWING STARTUPS AND SMES BECOME A BIGGER PART OF SOLVING SOUTH AFRICA’S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGE

According to Statistics South Africa’s second-quarter 2026 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the country’s official unemployment rate increased to 33.6%, up from 32.7% in the first quarter. The number of unemployed people rose by 345,000 to approximately 8.5 million, while employment fell by 16,000.

SOCIAL ZONE: WHEN PARENTS TURN THEIR CHILDREN INTO WEAPONS IN THEIR FIGHTS

A child should never have to choose which parent to believe, defend one parent against the other, or become the referee in an argument they never created. Yet in many families, when parents fight, the child is pulled straight into the conflict. “Tell your mother…” “Ask your father…” “You saw what h…