Tag: South Africa

HUGH MASIKELA WAS NEITHER “A FREEDOM FIGHTER NOR POLITICAL ACTIVIST”

It is unfair for anyone to think or expect that Tribute to Hugh Masekela was about the celebration of a political icon. Yes, Bra Hugh, as the legendary musician was affectionately called, was …er a highly conscientized politically conscious artist. But he was neither a freedom fighter nor a political activist. More than anything, when […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPOINTS JUDGES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of section 174(4) of the Constitution appointed Justice Nambitha Christabel Dambuza-Mayosi and Justice Katharine Mary Savage as Judges of the Constitutional Court with effect from 1 May 2026. As directed by the Constitution, President Ramaphosa has made these appointments after consultation with Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and leaders of […]

A CURRICULUM BUILT ON ERASURE: RECLAIMING OUR BURIED HISTORY 

If you want to destroy a people, you start with their identity — because in identity lives memory, and in memory lives power. And that is exactly what history has always been: not just dates and events, but the story of who we are allowed to believe we are. For too long in South Africa, that […]

GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE COMMISSIONING OF THE BOLOBEDU SOLAR PLANT IN LIMPOPO

The Government welcomes the successful commissioning of the Bolobedu Solar Plant, a 148-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic facility in Limpopo Province, completed in April 2026 and commissioned by Rio Tinto. This milestone represents a significant contribution to South Africa’s ongoing efforts to diversify its energy mix, strengthen energy security, and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. […]

DEP PRESIDENT MASHATILE ADDRESSES THE GAUTENG INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

“This Conference takes place at a defining moment for our country and our economy. Just over a week ago, South Africa successfully hosted the Sixth South African Investment Conference, where government, business, and our international partnerssecured record investment commitments of approximately R890 billion in a single day. These are the largest pledges achieved since the […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WELCOMES A BIG COHORT OF FOREIGN ENVOYS TO SA

“This is an auspicious year for South Africa, as we mark 30 years since the adoption of our democratic Constitution. Our Constitution reflects the painful history from which we emerged three decades ago and the values we now cherish: human dignity, equality and freedom. It commits all South Africans, not just the state, to safeguarding our […]

LAUNCH OF SINO-SA MEDIA CLUB BODES WELL FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND ACCURATE REPORTING

This week, bilateral cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and South Africa were elevated to a much higher level with the establishment of the Sino-SA Media Club. Led by the Chinese embassy in SA, and the Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS), the media club aims to enhance mutual understanding between Beijing and Pretoria […]

LAFA ELIHLE KAKHULU: FROM LAMENT TO NATIONAL RE-AWAKENING

In a marriage, betrayal is rarely accepted all at once. It reveals itself slowly — through disbelief, excuses, rationalisation, even denial. One clings to what once was, determined to “work at it.” And when acceptance finally comes, it is not relief that arrives — it is pain. Deep, unsettling pain. This is where many of […]

GUARDIAN OF A NATION’S VOICE: LEBO M AND THE PRESERVATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE

Lebo M’s story is a microcosm of how a global cultural architect outpaced formal diplomacy, and in addition, why post-apartheid South Africa is duty-bound to tell its story with the accuracy of a sniper, and remain in charge of the narrative. From the dusty streets of Soweto to the illustrious stages of Minskoff Theatre in […]

SKETCHES OF BECOMING: CONVERSATIONS ON MILES

There are friendships forged in proximity, and others tempered in absence. Stretched across borders, tested by history, and sustained by memory. The musical reflections that follow emerge from the latter: a lifelong dialogue between us. Our paths diverged early under the pressures of exile, yet remained tethered by a shared sensibility, a common ear, and […]

THE SORCERER: MILES DAVIS AT 100

The other day, I woke up with a serious affliction. I was hustled and mugged by a tune. I could not banish it from my interiority. It had me in its clutches. The song was Jo-Jo from Miles Davis album Amandla, released in 1989, on the cusp of our democratic breakthrough. The album was an […]

MANAS TSHUNGU STILL MISSING — URGENT SEARCH INTENSIFIES

Retired SABC journalist Manas Tshungu is yet to be found since he mysteriously went missing nine months ago. Tshungu, who had shown several signs of forgetfulness lately, disappeared from his home in Atteridgeville, South of Pretoria, without trace. He is 70-years-old. Since Tshungu’s disappearance on June 23, 2025, family and friends have searched everywhere for […]