Why feeling powerless is a new sense
Five, six, seven senses – the number is not important for today. What I can confirm is that South African residents have developed an additional sense. This new... Read more.
Researchers question name-changing policy to honour ANC heroes
With the ANC’s decreasing support in the November 1 local government elections, two young academics are pondering what will become of names honouring heroes affiliated... Read more.
Africa’s emerging researchers, scholars discuss ways to rebuild continent
The Africa Young Graduates and Scholars Conference kicked off at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Tuesday showcasing the work of the continent’s freshest... Read more.
When a molehill is a whole range
You’ve heard the expression “don’t make a mountain out of a molehill”. Like when you forgot your phone at home; the world is not going to end, right? Oh,... Read more.
School codes of conduct ‘ignore human rights’
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has laid bare the role of school governing bodies in violating children’s basic human rights through codes of... Read more.
Universities with unique identities
South Africa’s youngest universities, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) and the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) are making good strides in growing the institutions by... Read more.
Now we have more things to add to the survival guide for SA
You did what? a woman is asked when she recounts the trauma of having her dreads snipped off on the streets of one of the infamous parts of our main cities. “Why... Read more.
Don’t dare confuse waslap with skroplap
One of my favourite sitcoms is Neighbourhood, featuring Cedric the Entertainer and Tichinia Arnold. Cedric’s facial expressions are a gem and Arnold is hilarious.... Read more.
Violent protests bring Sol Plaatje University to a standstill
The start of the academic year at Sol Plaatje University in Northern Cape was on Wednesday disrupted by protesting students who blocked the main entrances to the... Read more.
‘The flooding caught us off guard’
Walking through the streets of the informal settlement called 77, on the banks of the Moretele River in Mamelodi, north-east of Pretoria is a protracted battle between... Read more.
