It is apparent that Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is frustrated at how the government is dealing with the findings of his commission of inquiry into State Capture.
By Stephen Grootes
Rebecca Davis explains the Multi-Party Charter’s potential impact in the 2024 elections. How to navigate the enduring pain of Israel and Gaza; and a new book challenges the official narrative of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre.
In August, seven opposition political parties in South Africa came together to sign a landmark pre-election coalition agreement. An eighth party later joined — but there hasn’t been much action since. We caught up with the charter’s independent chair, William Mervyn Gumede.
By Rebecca Davis
As a therapist, I am awed and dismayed by the human capacity to re-enact trauma — to visit on others the suffering we have endured. The Boers recreated for black people the same kinds of humiliation and dispossession to which the English subjected them during the Anglo-Boer wars.
By Diane Salters
A new book turns the official narrative about the 21 March 1960 massacre on its head. The crowd that gathered on that fateful day was actually peaceful and did not pose a threat to anyone’s life.
By Elsabé Brits
A new book turns the official narrative about the 21 March 1960 massacre on its head. The crowd that gathered on that fateful day was actually peaceful and did not pose a threat to anyone’s life.
By Elsabé Brits
It is apparent that Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is frustrated at how the government is dealing with the findings of his commission of inquiry into State Capture.
By Stephen Grootes
For those looking for a change of pace, doing your homework on a potential new town is essential for finding the perfect balance of affordability, safety, social capital and a healthy dose of eccentricity.
By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
A therapist’s guide on how to stay grounded despite your concerns for the state of the world.
By Tevya Turok Shapiro
Cissie Gool was a revolutionary politician who fought for the poor and disenfranchised. Nick Dall found out all about her while co-writing his new history book Legends: People Who Changed South Africa for the Better.
By Nick Dall
After a robbery in August, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police arrested a suspect in possession of 153 stolen iPhones.
By Lizette Lancaster
Nosiphiwo Gunuza from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape was the first college graduate in her family and their sole breadwinner. The 43-year-old health worker was recently crowned South Africa’s Rural Nurse of the Year. Biénne Huisman caught up with Gunuza.
By Biénne Huisman
Beyond all the frippery on a plate, beyond the gels, foams, smears and perfect pairings, beyond the horizons of the pampered contemporary diner, lies a forgotten world where fine food was simpler. We find it at Peter Tempelhoff’s Constantia restaurant, beyond.
By Tony Jackman
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