ANDY KAWA STORY: RECOGNITION, RESURRECTION AND RESTITUTION

ANDY KAWA

There are wounds that never fully close. They remain tender beneath the scar, reminders of violence that was not only physical but existential. On a December evening in 2010, on the shores of King’s Beach in Port Elizabeth, Andy Kawa was cast into such a wound. What unfolded was more than an assault on her […]

THE COST OF HYPOCRISY: GAYTON MCKENZIE AND THE WEAPONISATION OF THE K-WORD

When I first heard that Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader and Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie had repeatedly used the K-word on social media – South Africa’s most vile and violent racial slur – I wasn’t shocked. Instead, I was enraged! Not because I expected any better from him, but because once again, black pain has been put up for public debate, […]

UNISA CELEBRATES YET ANOTHER SUCCESFUL FINANCIAL AUDIT AND GROWTH IN RESERVES

The University of South Africa (UNISA) proudly announces that it has achieved a financially unqualified audit opinion for the 2023/2024 financial year, based on its continued track record of clean financial reporting.This marks yet another year in which the institution has maintained the highest standard of financial prudence, transparency and governance, following unqualified opinions for […]

AWSISA CONFERENCE TO LOOK TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WATER AND SANITATION SECURITY IN AFRICA

The Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2025 is set to bring together more than 1,500 delegates from across Africa and beyond for a three-day event at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park from 9-12 November 2025. The three-day symposium aims to connect leaders, experts, and […]

BMA EXECUTE ANTI-CORRUPTION OPERATION AT BEITBRIDGE BORDER

In a concerted effort to root out corruption and strengthen the integrity of South Africa’s ports of entry operations, the Border Management Authority (BMA) conducted a successful, intelligence-driven operation at the Beitbridge Port of Entry during the Easter period. The operation led to the arrest of two BMA Immigration officials, five undocumented foreign nationals, and […]