WHEN he was still a young man 60 years ago JK Mathoho spent R2, considered a small fortune during those time to buy himself the…
Posts published in Jul 2021
Women bear brunt of gold mining’s rotten legacy
"I used to rub his chest all night because he was coughing non-stop. Sometimes I would fall asleep while rubbing him." Nozamile Yaphi, widow of former gold mine worker Zamekile James Yaphi
Solar energy to the rescue for rural residents
Katlego Sekwati Before installing an on-grid solar system in their Limpopo home pensioner couple Dinah Sefoloshe, 76 and Jacks Sefoloshe, 78, spent a great part…
Youths dump city lights for life of farming
“Every parent’s dream is to see his or her child to be successful,” but who says that this cannot happen in agriculture? This is the…
Ramaphosa reacts like cowering lamb in attacks on state
212 deaths is too great a number to simply expect the nation to accept government’s terse explanation it wasn’t ready writes Lucas Ledwaba IN the…
KZN – ‘where those who run crazy are the only sane ones’
In KwaShange and in other areas affected by political violence in the Natal Midlands, the vast majority of young men who were born during the political violence are between 23 and 26 years of age at the time of writing. There is also a sizeable group of those who were ‘heroes’ in the Vulindlela conflict. For these young men, trauma is not 'post', but rather 'current', and part of their everyday life
Alex FM fights back after looters steal equipment
Community radio station Alex FM went off air this week after looters broke into its studio and made off with equipment estimated over R5-million. ISAAC…
Peaceful Limpopo set to feel impact of KZN, Gauteng looting
The Limpopo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said despite not having experienced the incidents of looting that rocked Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal this week it…
Walking 10km to buy bread after looting
Some townships in Gauteng including Soweto are already feeling the effects of food shortage following a spate of violent looting that saw shopping malls being looted…
Soldier Of Peace Sings Against Apartheid
In the police cells, we would spend the time polishing police boots, or washing police vans and cars. Sometimes we just sat doing nothing. But for some, it was the time to receive political education (umrabulo) from the older comrades, sing struggle songs, chant slogans and listen to poetry.