South African company accused of fuelling toxic lead crisis in Zambia
A South African-owned company is under fire for toxic mine waste from an unrehabilitated mine in Zambia’s Kabwe region that...
Month: September 2025
Vietnam celebrates 80 yrs of independence
The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Pretoria celebrated its 80th birthday on 2 September 2025. H.E. Mr....
From SA to Gaza. A young activist carries on family tradition of fighting oppression
At 22, Nurain Saloojee is one of the youngest people on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian fleet of more...
People power: Off-grid communities light up
In Nomzamo, an informal settlement in the coal heartlands of Mpumalanga, energy is no longer something handed down from Eskom....
Anti-migrant protester who rallied to ‘protect kids’ revealed to be a paedophile
Anthony Styles, AKA AJ Audits, has been convicted of assaulting girls aged 13 and 17 An anti-migrant YouTuber who claimed...
The US a nation at a crucial crossroads
The US, once seen as a beacon of democracy and freedom, stands at a precipice. The echoes of history whisper...
How to rethink literacy for the digital age
Today, African adult literacy rates are at about 67%, an 11% increase on the same figure at the turn of...
Your Vodaship: No brand loves itself quite like Vodacom
While doing my quotidian tasks yesterday — among them dispatching correspondence to Vodacom, one of the republic’s telecommunications behemoths —...
‘We’re losing £700 a day and staff can’t get to work’: Tube strike misery for London businesses
Prasanna Callaghan, the owner of Crumpets Cafe in Buckingham Gate (Picture: Supplied) A London cafe owner has told how it...
Inside the ‘prison-like’ school where kids have just 10 minutes to eat lunch
Cowes Enterprise College has been accused of running a ‘prison-like regime’ by parents (Picture: IOW County Press/Solent News) Parents have...
