SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila during a media briefing in Johannesburg. Despite the seemingly irreconcilable relations between the ANC and SACP, the communist party says it is still committed to the alliance and its unity. This at the end of a three-day plenary of its Central Committee meeting on Sunday. At the heart of the…
Homeless woman on the streets of Johannesburg says she relies on people giving her food in order to survive. As women’s month draws to a close, homeless women who live on the streets in and around Johannesburg say they have not experienced the protective support that this month is meant to bring women. A small…
About 160 refugees have been living in a large white tent on government land at Wingfield in Maitland. The Sheriff of the court is expected to serve eviction notices Monday to remove dwellers at Wingfield near Goodwood and Paint City in Bellville in Cape Town. This follows a High Court ruling granting the City of…
File | British and Irish Lions The Lions have triumphed in the Juskei Derby against the Bulls. The Lions defeated the Pretoria outfit in emphatic fashion in their Currie Cup clash at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, winning by 39 points, the score 44-5. The Lions started with a no-nonsense approach, putting their first points on…
Italian players trying to win the ball back from Springboks Women. South Africa’s national women’s rugby team has kept their hopes of a quarter-final berth in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in the United kingdom very much alive. The Springbok women defeated Italy for the first time ever in their second Pool D match at…
Cape Town police look on as a taxi is being towed away in light of the spate of taxi violence affecting commuters and drivers. There’s a growing concern in the taxi industry in Cape Town over the court interdict to quell the taxi violence between two taxi associations, Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Cape…
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila during a media briefing in Johannesburg. Despite the seemingly irreconcilable relations between the ANC and SACP, the communist party says it is still committed to the alliance and its unity. This at the end of a three-day plenary of its Central Committee meeting on Sunday. At the heart of the…
Community radio broadcaster. Funding remains a huge challenge for community media in South Africa. This results in them being unable to meet the intended goal of informing, educating and entertaining their audiences. This platform has been consistent in focusing on local issues, cultural diversity and the needs of under-presented communities. One of the significant challenges…
Shacks being demolished in a township in Makhanda. Unrest erupted in Eluxolweni township in Makhanda following the municipality’s demolishing of structures built by illegal dwellers. During the unrest, two municipal buildings were damaged and the police arrested two people, including a local councillor. The police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds…
Shacks being demolished in a township in Makhanda. Unrest erupted in Eluxolweni township in Makhanda following the municipality’s demolishing of structures built by illegal dwellers. During the unrest, two municipal buildings were damaged and the police arrested two people, including a local councillor. The police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds…
