Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Marikana: The importance of remembering

Marikana platinum mine, near Rustenburg, August 16, 2012: 34 miners killed by police, at least 78 people injured. June 27, 2016: A small carload containing...

Ferguson On Fire

We recently wrote a post called State of Emergency in Missouri. In it we, like many others, were eagerly waiting to hear a decision that...

#ThanksObama

Today marks the official change of office for the President of the United States. And if the recent weeks haven’t shown you, the love...

Did the world ignore Boko Haram’s Baga attack?

Those following world events will know that two significant things happened over the last week. Armed militants, reportedly linked to al Qaeda, attacked the offices...

Nelson Mandela Release

25 years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape and made his way to City Hall in...

Monocle: How to make a nation

Monocle is one of the top companies when it comes to positive literature in the world today. Whether you subscribe to their monthly magazines...

Image Of Drowned Syrian Boy Echoes Around The World

A few days ago, the whole world was left horror-struck when pictures of a young Syrian boy who drowned as his family embarked on...

Michelle Obama: The DL

“Succes isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” Michelle Obama There is something about the maturity,...
Brexit

Why the Brexit vote matters to Africa

As I write this, the United Kingdom (UK) is less than 24 hours away from a historic referendum. As some of you read this, Brits are...

A Different Kind of Television

You may ask why another Whitehouse drama is worth watching. Between the heightened melodrama of Olivia Pope in Shonda Rhimes' Scandal (South Africans know the show as The...

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