MJ Hlungwani was to many a superstar who touched lives through his music. But to Trevor Makhanani Hlungwani he was a loving father who taught…
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Trailblazer MJ The Man takes final bow
XiTsonga musician Magezi James Hlungwani left an indelible mark on a genre steeped in the proud and colourful culture and traditions of his people. Benson…
Please shoot me, oh dear God, please do it now…
In March 2013, South Africa suffered its worst military defeat since the end of apartheid. After a battle that lasted almost two days, 200 crack…
Poor condemned to die as looters further cripple ailing health care sector
it is horrifying when the people granted the responsibility of ensuring that the health system works well are the ones caught stealing the little money that is set aside to provide adequate care for the poor
Farmers apply dodgy tactics to force workers off land
Employees forced to pay rent on houses they built as farmers seek to force them off their properties writes Molatelo Mohale The farmers’ practice to…
Lord’s Resistance Army’s Ongwen guilty of war crimes
The Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war…
Global fisheries and aquaculture hard hit by COVID-19
Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demand…
Big tree Sibongile Khumalo rooted in African spirituality
Award winning visual artist Khehla Chepape Makgato mourns the passing of diva Dr Sibongile Khumalo and wonders if young cultural practitioners have learnt anything from…
Ulibambe lingashoni as Gwangwa’s trombone blows into eternity
The trombone took Jonas Gwangwa to the world and made his name known way beyond the borders of his community and country. It earned him…
First floods, then desert locusts
Farmers in central Somalia cope with back-to-back threats IN December 2019, Cyclone Pawan hit Ali Mahamud Rubaax’s village of Dharkeynley in Beletweyne, central Somalia. The…




