A few times during the year – a fire rages through the Kruger National Park sending billowing flames and dark clouds of smoke into the…
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THE return of the award-winning theatre piece Marikana- The Musical at the State Theatre this month marks 10 years since the massacre – that claimed…
We underestimate and downplay the role of the revolutionary transgressive and very difficult role of those who were supposedly keeping the "home fires burning"
THE murder of Anton Mzimba head of ranger services at Timbavati Private nature reserve has highlighted the sacrifices rangers make in preserving wildlife. His brutal…
AN uneasy tension engulfs rural communities in Limpopo when young initiates are away undergoing their rite of passage in the mountains – but when they…
Suspects in killings of municipal accounts chair and ANC sub regional leader denied bail as speculation mounts around fatal shooting of municipal mayor ON the…
Apparently, one fateful night of 8 August 1996, Papa went to the police station where he was stationed. He booked an R-5 rifle telling colleagues that he needed it to attend to a suspect that was dangerous and heavily armed. I was told that he had to book a gun as he was no longer allowed to carry one due to his history of domestic violence which was reported to his employer, South African Police Services (SAPS)
He showed a boundless kindness and consideration of others. He read about Africa profusely and deeply understood the roots of racism.
"There will always be humps in the process to reach your destination. When I arrived in Atlanta, I struggled to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury."
Poets don’t die,they live forever in the words of verse-maker Matt Starking. South African literary giant, poet and journalist Don Mattera’s heart ceased to beat…