IN CONVERSATION WITH NOMBULELO, MEMBER OF THE SRC, ON THE POLITICAL SHUT DOWN ON THE 5TH AUGUST

As South Africa commemorates Youth Month, which is a period that honors the courage and activism of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, a new chapter in student politics is being written at Wits University. On May 20, 2025, the uMkhonto weSizwe Student Movement (MKSM) was officially registered as a political society,…

the Information Regulator (Regulator) in partnership with Naspers and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) co-hosted the Children Data Protection and Online Safety Session at the Sizwile School for Deaf Children in Dobsonville, Soweto. The session focused on the theme “Protecting personal information of children online” and incorporated the national theme in…

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has sharply criticised Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, accusing her of displaying an “arrogant” attitude during a recent appearance before Parliament. Nkabane was questioned by the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training over the process used to appoint…

In the wake of Olorato Mongale’s brutal murder on Africa Day, May 25, South Africa has witnessed a disturbing surge in gender-based violence (GBV), with at least 11 women reportedly killed across seven provinces in just two weeks. Mongale, a Wits University postgraduate student and former radio presenter, was allegedly…

Dineo Caro — hailed from the small town of Barkly West, just outside Kimberley in the Northern Cape — has been recognized for her natural talent from a young age. Often the entertainer in her family, her love for music was born in the church, where she performed in front…