Doctors slam trade union as working conditions in health sector deteriorate

A collective of doctors from across South Africa has lambasted the South African Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu) for failing to represent the interests of health professionals with many facing deteriorating working conditions. The doctors, say their urgent call to Samatu to “confront the d…

Hanging Out with: BANDABANDA

BandaBanda is a celebrated South African musician, producer, and creative entrepreneur with a rich career spanning multiple facets of the music industry. Born and raised in Durban by his grandparents Ester and Jame Banda, he was deeply influenced by African values and music from an early age. These…

Road Accident Fund: A state entity marred with fraud, corruption, and maladministration 

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) provides compulsory cover to all users of South African roads, citizens and foreigners, against injuries sustained or death arising from accidents involving motor vehicles within the borders of South Africa. This cover is in the form of indemnity insurance to persons wh…

Home Affairs Passport Syndicates: How easy is it to get a fraudulent passport? What are the implications of easy illegal passport access 

The Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA’s) bid to rid its ranks of corruption moved ahead this weekend with another round of arrests in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.  On Saturday, 14 June, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (The Hawks) arrested five people who were allegedly part of a syndicate…

Johannesburg: A city in dire state

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa’s largest city. Ramaphosa announced a two-year-long presidential intervention to tackle some of the city’s …

Construction mafias target R550-million Gauteng Golden Highway project 

A construction company that was awarded the contract worth almost R550 million earl this year to rehabilitate the Golden Highway in Gauteng, has dragged Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, several taxi associations, business forums and councillors to court over allegations of extortion, threats, assaults…

Boipatong Massacre etched in many minds 33 years on

On 17 June 1992 the Joe Slovo Informal settlement in Boipatong outside Vereeniging was attacked by a group of about 300 armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in nearby Sebokeng Township. Over 40 people were killed in the Massacre and scores injured.  The armed men were affiliated to the Inkatha Freedom …

South Africa’s GNU Turns One: Marking one year of Unity and Friction

As South Africa marks the one-year anniversary of its Government of National Unity (GNU), the country stands at a crossroads, again. The 2024 general election failed to produce an outright majority, ushering in a coalition arrangement intended to provide political stability and economic direction. …

Barney Pityana and the Making of a black concious Post-Apartheid South Africa:Reflecting on  The South African Students' Organisation (SASO) as a key student movemen in South Africa during the apartheid era 

  The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a South African grassroots anti-apartheid movement that emerged in the late 1960s, largely due to the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The movement, spearheaded by figures like Steve Biko, aimed to foster…

South Africa’s TikTok Generation: Using Social Media to spark conversation, entertain, educate and develop new narratives and identities . In conversation with SA’s most sought content creators 

TikTok, the short-form video platform developed by Chinese tech company ByteDance, was launched globally in 2016 and quickly became a dominant force in the digital content landscape. In South Africa, the platform began gaining significant popularity around 2019, driven initially by the youth demogr…