Cricket South Africa Needs to Up the Ante on its Transformation Policy

With the Proteas once again failing to win the World Cup trophy, Cricket South Africa needs to seriously start implementing its transformation policy. South Africa has been a democracy for more than 20 years no... Read more »

Young Female Rappers Getting their Spotlight

Lately there has been a shortage of female rappers worldwide, well some might argue but in Africa that is a debatable issue.The likes of Jean Grae, born in South Africa but later moving to New York, was it beca... Read more »

Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs Stalwart “Shoes” Moshoeu Dies

Legendary footballer John “Shoes” Moshoeu has passed away. The Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana stalwart finally succumbed to his battle with cancer, at the age of 49. The man better known as “Shoes” had... Read more »

Foreigners Close Shops as Rumours of Xenophobic Violence Spread to Johannesburg

With xenophobic violence raging on in parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal, rumours of potential xenophobic attacks have begun to spread in Johannesburg.  Several foreign-owned shops have closed their doors to the public t... Read more »

Mazibuko Not Taking Over From Helen Zille

After the sudden announcement by the current leader of the official opposition in South African politics, the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, on Sunday that she will not be standing for re-election when the p... Read more »

Zuma and Gigaba Condemn KZN Xenophobic Attacks

Following unrests in which foreign nationals were attacked and assaulted by local people in the current spate of xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal, some government officials have condemned these attacks and c... Read more »

Mugabe in South Africa for First Official Visit in 20 Years

The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe is in South Africa on a state visit that is expected to last a number of days, the South African foreign affairs department reported. This is Mr Mugabe’s first offi... Read more »

South African Girl Nabbed Before She Joins the Islamic State

The South African government has announced that it had to stop a fifteen year old girl from travelling in a plane to join the militant Islamist group, The Islamic State. This was reported on Tuesday by the spok... Read more »

Zuma’s Swazi Son Calls on Foreigners to Go

In a seeming authentication of the statements made by the Zulu king over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma’s eldest son has reiterated the calls for foreigners to leave South Africa. Edward Zuma was speaking ... Read more »

Zwelinzima Vavi Fired From COSATU

It has been learnt that the long standing Secretary General of the biggest workers’ federation in South Africa and, arguably, the whole of Africa, Mr Zwelinzima Vavi has been expelled from the federation afte... Read more »