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I’m Not Homophobic: Maimane

I’m Not Homophobic: Maimane

Newly elected DA leader Mmusi Maimane said he does not believe it is a sin to be gay – or Muslim – and is “appalled” at accusations he is homophobic. Hitting back at his critics, he said: “There are some political opponents who want to maximise on key issues that they feel they must. It […]

World Observes Anti-Homophobia Day, but Not Africa

World Observes Anti-Homophobia Day, but Not Africa

Nations all over the world are observing Sunday a day of solidarity with gays and lesbians. But few African countries are celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. In fact, state-sanctionned homophobia is on the rise across much of Africa with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh recently stating that he would personally slit the […]

South Africa Recognised for Tourism Industry

South Africa Recognised for Tourism Industry

South Africa has been named among the top 50 most tourist-friendly countries in the world, in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum. The index is a measurement of the factors that make it attractive to develop business in the travel and tourism industry of individual countries, rather than a measure of […]

Students Spending On Booze, Bling and Clothes: South Africa

Students Spending On Booze, Bling and Clothes: South Africa

The three top things that black students spend their money on is alcohol, petrol and bling. Coloured students splurge on clothing, computer software and takeaways while white students spend their money on contraceptives, music and toiletries. This is according to research conducted by Student Village which was shared during a presentation in Houghton on Wednesday. […]

Desmond Tutu lays charges against granddaughter

Desmond Tutu lays charges against granddaughter

South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife have laid criminal charges against one of their granddaughters. Ziyanda Palesa Tutu, 30, has tweeted that she will be handing herself in. Police in Cape Town confirmed they were investigating “malicious damage to property” in relation to the case. “We are naturally distressed and deeply saddened,” a […]

What South African xenophobia, Ebola, and Nairobi flooding have in common

What South African xenophobia, Ebola, and Nairobi flooding have in common

Making cities work is a much tougher job than cutting through bush to build a road, and reviving a tourism industry is not like growing maize IN the last seven days, three stories have emerged out of Africa, and though at first glance they seem unrelated, they hint to a changing Africa, and why it […]

After ‘state xenophobia’ South Africa under scrutiny

After ‘state xenophobia’ South Africa under scrutiny

Police accused of heavy-handed tactics as foreigners are rounded up in a massive ‘crime operation’ across country. Johannesburg, South Africa – A semblance of normalcy is returning to the streets of the inner city of Johannesburg weeks after xenophobic violence hit South Africa’s commercial capital. The city appears to have just moved along, wearing the […]

Munster hero “tasered” in terrifying gun attack in South Africa

Munster hero “tasered” in terrifying gun attack in South Africa

Former Munster man Shaun Payne was kidnapped at gunpoint by a gang of four men in South Africa earlier this year, it has been revealed. “After Shaun had dropped the kids off with their friends for a sleepover he was hijacked outside the house by 4 men at gunpoint. Their initial demand was to enter […]

Zuma spends million hiring private jet

Zuma spends million hiring private jet

Pretoria – Millions of rands extra had to be spent to get President Jacob Zuma back to South Africa after an official visit to Moscow. By late on Tuesday, it was still not clear when he would land at Waterkloof air force base. The original itinerary had Zuma landing at Waterkloof just after 07:00. The […]

South African society generates inequality

South African society generates inequality

Violent riots on the streets of South Africa in recent weeks have seen foreigners killed, shops looted and thousands left homeless. Foreigners are accused of taking jobs from locals in a country where unemployment remains high; proof of the chasm that remains between rich and poor. So 21 years after Nelson Mandela pledged to liberate […]

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