MASHILE-NKOSI LEADS A MOVING CELEBRATION IN HONOUR OF HER LATE DAUGHTER “ZAZA” INSIDE A CENTRE BUILT IN HER MEMORY AT BARA HOSPITAL
Renowned business woman and philanthropist Daphne Mashile-Nkosi fought back the tears as she stood on a makeshift podium at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, leading celebration into the life of her late daughter, Zakithi Nkosi. Trying very hard to control her emotion, the visibly distraught mother told an intimate crowd that had gathered to mark […]
DECLARATION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE LEFT
Adopted at Birchwood Hotel, 29-31 May 2026 Preamble We, the political parties, trade unions and federations, community and social movements, co-operative and solidarity economy formations, youth and women’s formations, student formations, faith and religious formations, traditional leadership structures, progressive intellectuals, international solidarity organisations, and fraternal continental and global organisations of the Left, gathered at the […]
MAMA’S SPIRIT, HALF A BAND: ZENZI MAKEBA’S TRIBUTE AT WITS
On a warm afternoon at the Chris Seabrooke Theatre, Wits University in Johannesburg did something rare: it filled a state of the art small intimate auditorium to celebrate an African artist without apologizing for her Africanness. The Miriam Makeba Tribute, a collaboration between the Makeba Foundation and the Wits School of Arts, was relatively well […]
UIF TO HOST EMPLOYER SEMINAR FOR FUNERAL PARLOURS, INSURANCE PROVIDERS AND BANKING SECTOR
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour, will host an Employer Seminar for Funeral Parlours, Insurance Providers, and representatives of various banking sectors in Bloemfontein and surrounding areas within the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. The Seminar seeks to strengthen existing partnerships and collaborations between the Department of Employment and […]
SCHILLER INSTITUTE BERLIN CONFERENCE, 2026: ‘THE URGENT NEED FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE’
The Schiller Institute convened an international conference in Berlin May 30-31, whose opening session today was described by the participants from many nations, as “inspiring,” given the danger and depravity around us. Over the course of the full, two-day event, panelists from 15 nations, with experience and skills in international relations, economics, science, and the […]
PUTIN ON THE DRONE CRASH IN ROMANIA
During his press conference in Astana, Kazakhstan yesterday, after the Eurasian Economic Union meetings, Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked by a reporter about the drone that crashed in Galati, Romania, the night before. The reporter named Ursula von der Leyen as among those who labeled the incident as a Russian attack. “Ms von der […]
NETANYAHU ORDERS IDF TO OCCUPY 70% OF GAZA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he had ordered the army to occupy 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, in the latest violation of the October ceasefire, Middle East Eye reported yesterday. “At this point, we are fully in control of 60 percent of the territory of the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu said […]