The lobolo tradition has existed since time immemorial and is viewed as a form of cultural heritage that does not seem likely to ever disappear from Indigenous African culture, since even the most high-profile members of society such as the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, practised the custom in his old age
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An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7…
The Departments of Basic Education, Sport, Arts and Culture hosted the 2025 ABCMotsepe South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod (ABC Motsepe SASCE) in partnershipwith the Motsepe…
“He went through the koma, and that’s it.” No explanation, no closure; just silence. Those boys who didn’t come back, the ones who died during the ordeal? Instead of being buried at home, these poor boys were dumped in the bush, far from their mothers, far from their families. No goodbye; just… gone. We were supposed to accept that.
Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing millions of people to the brink, in some of the…
South Africa won their maiden TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at…
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks…
Writers continue to be essential in the fight for social justice. We resist through words and stories. We write to build bridges in a fractured
society. We make our way through the dark. We find light. We have the opportunity to rewrite our prejudices, and when structures of oppression persist against us, we collectively have the power to change the narrative.
Chipo Munsaka explains that her first name means “a gift” in her language. “A gift for conserving wildlife,” the young Zimbabwean adds radiantly. That neatly…
Kenneth Ramunenyiwa The Kruger National Park (KNP) has hailed the success of its collaborative efforts with local communities in combating poaching, resulting in the arrest…