"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
Posts published in “Photography”
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…
Aaaateeention! SANDF’s Modern Brigade on the upward march
The Chief of the South African Army Lieutenant General Lawrence Khulekani Mbatha conducted an intensive inspection on the Prime Mission Equipment for the Modern Brigade…
Life’s a struggle under cloud of air pollution
The Groundwork Trust and the Vukani Environmental Justice Alliance Movement in Action have brought court action to compel the Minister of Environmental Affairs to enforce…
Throwback to a musical farewell for Dr Philip Tabane
Malombo music pioneer and guitar genius Dr Philip Tabane passed away on this day in 2018. The man whose unique sounds inspired generations of musicians…
Playing hard in rugged Waterberg
Efforts to revive domestic tourism as the sector continues to suffer effect of the covid-19 lockdown that led to millions of job losses
Bitter harvest of freedom for farm workers
Freedom remains a mirage, a pipe dream for many poor black people employed on South African farms. Many continue to work and live under deplorable…
Thulamela, why, oh why did its people leave?
The tragedy with history is that it offers so much yet still so little in answers to understanding the past. It’s a never ending process…
…a time to pluck up that which is planted
IN December subsistence farmers Kgadi and Martin Monyamane together with their assistant Simon Nkuna were working their land planting bambara groundnuts. The retired teacher couple’s…
No easy ride for learners in underdeveloped villages
Youth overcomes great challenges to ace matric as research shows rural communities bear grave development burden which negatively affects education achievement Lucas Ledwaba WHEN it…








