Chinese President Gets Bungalow at Zuma Nkandla Residence

The residence of President Jacob Zuma in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal, has been the subject of an unrelenting and heated debate in what is now known as the ‘Nkandlagate’ scandal. Despite the outrage from oppositi... Read more »

A Masterful Phillip Ramone Is No More

Smanga Kumalo – A South African–born American Grammy award-winning producer, Phillip “Phil” Ramone passed away on Saturday at the age of 72. According to reports, he died in a Manhattan hosp... Read more »

13 Soldiers Die in Central African Republic Defending a Dictatorship

During the Arab spring many governments put their logistical support to the rebels and now that the Central African Republic is having a revolt our very own South Africa chooses to side with the regime. Unfortu... Read more »

Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC has brought R14.5 billion to the country in six years

South Africa’s largest convention center, the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Center, has added a staggering R14.5 billion to the country’s economy over the past six years, Mrs Jullie-May Ellingson... Read more »

28% of South African Schoolgirls are HIV Positive – Motsoaledi

Smanga Kumalo — The number of HIV positive South African schoolgirls is significantly higher than that of boys, a recent report revealed.  According to the report, at least 28% of South African schoolgirls a... Read more »

A day with Mr KZN Top Model

It is common for people who are not successful in life to blame it on their backgrounds. Yesterday we had a chat with a young vibrant model from Durban who believes that anyone can make it in the modeling indus... Read more »

‘…No Longer a Police Service, It’s a Police Force’

Perhaps the scariest phrase to come out of a Mail and Guardian investigation into South African police training methods is that the South African Police Service is ‘no longer a police service, it’s a police... Read more »

‘Nyaope’ Soon To Be an Illegal Substance

Drug use is one of the major social issues in South Africa. The youth are among those most affected by the limitless flow of drugs. Many pupils drop out of school, become dependent on various narcotics and usua... Read more »

Approximately 900 rhinos will be killed in South Africa in 2013

Rhino poaching continues to rise in South Africa despite the government’s attempts to curb it. It has been reported that a total of 82 rhinos have been killed since the beginning of this year. With only a... Read more »

Play with Pride, Passion and Respect – Zuma

Smanga Kumalo- President Jacob Zuma has wished Bafana Bafana well as they lock horns with Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter-final on Saturday evening . Bafana and Mali will be fighting to get th... Read more »