Is the fall of the Rhodes statue significant?
This is the first image that comes to my recollection whenever the name Cecil John Rhodes is mentioned. While the imposing figure of a...
the relevance of Jesus in tragedy
The world seems to be getting more and more unstable these days. Between storms that once again wreaked havoc on the West Coast of...
Going where no one else will
On 22 March 2016, US president Barack Obama made history.
He became the first US president to visit Cuba, Havana, since 1928.
He was also the...
Violent protest – to what end?
This is the single most critical question behind the current university student protests across South Africa.
Approximately this time last year, students took to the...
Feast your plagiarise on this
Gone are the days where politicians can be sneaky and get away with it.
I woke up this Tuesday with the news that Melania Trump had...
Are we ready for a new kind of politics?
When people hear the word "politics", they tend to switch off immediately.
And I understand why.
The typical political campaign consists of massive campaign buses, adverts,...
Africa elects new “leader”
The African Union has a new leader.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Chad was elected by his peers, as the new Chair...
Obama Speaks to Young African Leaders (YALI)
On August 4, US president Barack Obama celebrated his 55th birthday. On the eve of this event, Obama spoke to a group of young African leaders.
The...
Hair today, gone tomorrow
So recently the South African Twitter-verse exploded around the hashtag #PretoriaGirlsHigh.
It's been all over social media and by the time this goes to print, I...