To the Farmer: Forgive Us…
I am not a farmer. My husband and myself have a small holding just outside Bloemfontein where we farm with a few sheep and...
The “Open Letter to Julius ‘Red Man’ Malema from a Pink...
This letter has been going viral amongst South Africans in the past week, although it was actually posted back in June. It's written by...
Not Enough Evidence to Back Claim that Humans Originated in Europe
Africa is not the cradle of humankind: that’s the claim by a group of scientists who’ve just published what they describe as evidence of...
Craig Packer: “Cecil the Lion’s Killer was Unlucky and not Altogether...
The ecologist and author Craig Packer has spent 30 years researching the overhunting of lions in Africa and is deeply pessimistic about their future....
Of Mothers and Men in Times of Murder – “Let’s Breed...
South Africa is weeping. I am weeping. There have been too many terrible incidents too close to home recently for me to ignore. It has been...
Max du Preez: Zuma Himself is Behind ‘White Monopoly Capital’
The publication of the preliminary report by the public protector on the money Absa was supposed to owe the state was an absolute game...
Christmas in Cape Town is Weird…When You’re Not from South Africa
With the year coming to an end, people are preparing for the holiday season. Because of its cultural diversity and colonial history, South Africa...
Beautiful Tribute to South African Soldiers in Italy
South African tourists, Peter and Michelle Roos, captured these poignant photos and the mood of a cemetery in Italy that became the last resting...
Frustrated South African on Why More Locals Are Considering Emigration
(Almost) Every South African is currently re-evaluating their situation and reconsidering their decision to stay in South Africa. And who can blame us? writes...
South African Expats Respond – “I Am Sorry” and “Why?”
Every time I see yet another article from another South African moaning about the negativity of expats, and clearly writing with their rose-tinted glasses...
