In 2018 Millicent Shungube travelled to Australia to tell the owners of a mine operating in her township in Mpumalanga about the devastation it was…
Posts published in “Opinion”
…as a difficult year ends
we undertake to continue in the footsteps of our pioneering forefathers in journalism, the greats of our past, the great sons of this soil,
Farewell Lucky Nxumalo – a truly good man
Although none of us will live forever, I’m thinking that at just around 50 years old, Lucky, who falls in that category of “truly good men I have ever known” was too young to die.
Shooooeeesss…remembering a legend
WAS it just a strange coincidence that SA football legend John “Shoes” Moshoeu took his final breath at or around 3:PM – a time when…
Makgoba reminds African leaders to heed Sobukwe’s lessons
Serve the people that you love and represent. Serve them at all times with no rewards due to yourself. Serve them with diligence and honesty. Serve them with passion and compassion
Amending legislation key in fighting women and child abuse
Radical economic transformation with the full inclusion and empowerment of women is a step in the right direction.
Hosi Nwamitwa living proof leadership is service
She challenged patriarchy to ascend the royal throne and has since distinguished herself as a selfless servant of the people. Benson Ntlemo pays tribute to…
Honour at last for a great son of the soil Dr Pheko
IN analysing the discourse of South Africa’s volatile history, one cannot help but notice the many forms of erasure that people like Dr Motsoko Pheko have suffered because of their affiliation to the PAC and to Robert Sobukwe.
Millions at risk of falling into extreme poverty
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work.
Homage to greatest living painter Dr Esther Mahlangu
Multi-award winning visual artist Khehla Chepape Makgato argues that Dr Esther Mahlangu who turned 85 this week is more than just a Ndebele artist but a great…







