By Mawande Mrashula A woman who honed her softball skills in the dusty pitches of Limpopo has been called up for national duty in an…
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Uncertainty for thousands of Lesotho nationals as SA permit deadline looms
An estimated 90 000 Basotho working in South Africa won’t get their work permits renewed, therefore they will loose their jobs in 2023.
eKhenana bloodbath – state has a duty to protect human rights defenders
Three leaders have already been shot in their homes inside the commune. The community’s will, safety and sanctuary now hangs on a thin thread as more activists are threatened, also halting the food sovereignty projects that had been established for the development and survival of the community of about 109 residents.
Land Claims Court’s grazing rights ruling empowers farm dwellers
The judge referred to section 3(4) of ESTA which she said creates a presumption that a person continuously and openly resided on land for a year has consent to do. He said although section 3(4) uses the language of openly residing, it cannot be interpreted narrowly to apply only to a consent to being housed, but must include a consent also to use the land connected to that residence, in this case the grazing of cattle.
Kruger rhino poachers jailed for over half a century
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed that rhino poaching rates in Africa have continued to decline from a peak of 5.3% of the total population in 2015 to 2.3% in 2021. The organisation noted that at least 2,707 rhinos were poached across Africa between 2018 and 2021.
Tribute to a teacher who inspired a village
The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom in communities. Malesela Maubane pays tribute to one such educator who recently passed away SCORES of people…
How an envious woman betrayed millionaire football mogul Zola Mahobe
News of his plans to take the team to Brazil so soon after London made the alarm bells ring louder around Zola Mahobe. More people started questioning whether his businesses could sustain his lifestyle, while to others he was an apartheid-era hero who was doing good things for the South African people, especially soccer fans.
‘Go and shit. Come with your boer.’
Central to the transformation of sports towards non-racialism, Dan Qeqe paved the way for the mainstreaming and liberation of black rugby and cricket players in South Africa. He co-engineered the birth of the KwaZakhele Rugby Union (Kwaru), a pioneering non-racial rugby union that was more of a political and social movement.
A town where donkey carts keep left and pass right
The donkey cart transport has for many years, served residents of villages, many of them within a seven kilometre radius to the west of the town who did not have cars and did not earn enough to afford the fares charged by bakkie transport operators.
Climate change could drive 1 million South Africans into poverty by 2030
Call for world leaders to guarantee climate change financing Mokgadi Mogy Mashako While climate adaptation policies that are currently in place indicate that global warming…









