Millions of people living in water starved rural communities in Limpopo that were hoping for good news from this year’s budget vote speech by the…
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‘Discriminatory world order’ behind rising child labour figures
Africa hit hard by child labour scourge as numbers show at least 72 million children are labourers writes King Kay Mthombeni POWERFUL nations have come…
‘Those ones who owned the mines, I hate them. I hate them very much’
THE Department of Health announced this week that it will this week, Monday, 23 January to 04 February commence with the programme of screening, verification,…
Triumphant farming community worried about planned mining
Community handed title deeds and farming equipment in deal worth over R1billion but a looming mining project threatens plans to grow agriculture projects The community…
Have any lessons been learnt from long drawn out Marikana strike?
Mineworkers employed by Lonmin Plc rush to catch the bus to work after a month long strike that resulted in the killing of 44 people…
‘I will rape you!’ – nurse relives horror attack at rural clinic in new book
South Africa has one of the highest incidences of rape in the world. But even then Nomana Ntshakaza never imagined she could become a victim…
Diturupa – shedding light on Africa’s contribution during World War
BY resolution 59/26 of 22 November 2004, the UN General Assembly declared 8–9 May as a time of remembrance and reconciliation and, while recognizing that Member States…
Dispossessed flood refugees sent back to damaged Lamontville transit camp
Vanessa Burger NOT even a month after being flooded out of their government shacks ata Lamontville transit camp, flood victims who have been sheltering inWema…
Eit! ek se hier’s ou Bro Can via Mahala
CAN Themba – The Making and Breaking of the Intellectual Tsotsi is a captivating piece of work chronicled by Dr Siphiwo Mahala, arguably the most clinical…
Residents brace for tough winter as long wait for electricity continues
Masakaneng resident Nkwana Ramoabe Kgaphola travels daily collecting empty containers which he uses to store water and to make fire for cooking and heating water…









