3+ hour ago   (109+ words) Gift of the Givers has provided free vision care to patients at seven clinics in Pietermaritzburg as part of an outreach programme aimed at improving access to essential eye care. ALSO READ | Gift of the Givers: How the humanitarian organisation…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (125+ words) South Africa enters a political period saturated with promises, declarations and theatrics, yet as the contest intensifies, satire has become an unwitting participant. Our political debates increasingly resemble an exercise in comedy, where grandiose rhetoric is paraded as an achievement,…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (166+ words) Once more the long-suffering citizens of Pietermaritzburg are facing disruption to their lives with a strike by municipal workers set to commence today. There is a way to help solve the impasse between the municipality and the trade union, and…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1143+ words) For some time now, South Africans have had to grapple with a deeply uncomfortable yet simple question. The question of who is African, what it means to be truly African, has become a debate that resurfaces repeatedly, often in moments…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (953+ words) In this instalment of Mission: Impossible, the fate of an entire household — possibly the species — rests in the bloodied hands of one woefully underqualified undercover agent. Her mission, should she choose to accept it: infiltrate the confidence of a notoriously…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (881+ words) A living wage is a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty in South Africa. The living wage tackles poverty directly and reduces the need for government assistance programmes. With so many unemployed people in South Africa, how could a concept aimed…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (242+ words) The indication that Msunduzi Municipality employees will resume their strike on August 18 is deeply concerning and demands urgent intervention from all parties. Pietermaritzburg is already struggling to recover from the effects of the previous strike. Refuse remains uncollected across the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (225+ words) Eleven people were killed by gunmen in Cape Town’s townships of Khayelitsha, Gugulethu and Langa on the eve of Women’s Day. Among the dead were two women who were not able to celebrate Women’s Day. These shootings happened despite the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (610+ words) Corruption can deepen gender inequality by exploiting existing economic, political and social power structures, with vulnerable groups, particularly women, often bearing the consequences, according to Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Andries Nel. Nel was speaking at Stellenbosch University’s…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (798+ words) While smaller political parties are likely to be the biggest losers if the Coalitions Bill becomes law, in the grand scheme of things, if approved, the legislation will go a long way to bringing an end to the political havoc…...