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OPINION Hair is an emotive issue. The current debate and fallout since Clicks put out an insensitive hair product advertisement on its website bears testament to this. Hair is linked to our self-esteem. We know this personally, and there are many research papers on the subject. During the apartheid era hair played a role in […]

Officers say six illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated in the Nyanga cluster alone. FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook CAPE TOWN – Western Cape police are zooming in on criminals and made several arrests over the weekend. Officers say six illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated in the Nyanga cluster alone. Five suspects have been […]

OPINION At university, some of the smartest people I met were originally from rural and peripheral areas and had gone to schools there. Many were shy, and we heard their voices for the first time in class during group presentations. Many had South African Students Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters Students Command T-shirts, and were […]

Some parts of Orange Farm have gone without electricity for months after a power transformer exploded. The affected residents have revealed how the lack of power has affected their quality of life in an already struggling community. FILE: A lamp post used as a bridge for illegal electricity connections. Picture: EWN ORANGE FARM – There […]

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members have fanned out across the country to disrupt operations at Clicks branches in the wake of a racist campaign targeting black women’s hair. EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu leads a protest against Clicks at Sandton City in Johannesburg on 7 September 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters […]

The party’s leaders on Monday provided an update on policies adopted during its virtual policy conference over the weekend. FILE: DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN CAPE TOWN – Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille on Monday said that the party would continue focusing on promoting non-racialism and improving the […]

In a bid to alleviate hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delft community has started a mask-making project to ensure that families have a meal to eat. A volunteer with the Delft Action Network sews up a mask. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN CAPE TOWN – In a bid to alleviate hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

Mpumalanga police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said that there was an attempt by a group of people to petrol-bomb a Clicks store in Emalahleni. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – Mpumalanga police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said that there was an attempt by a group of people to petrol-bomb a Clicks store in Emalahleni. He said that […]

Dangor died on Sunday at the age of 71. He was instrumental in movements against Bantu education in the 1970s. Achmat Dangor. Picture: Nelson Mandela Foundation. JOHANNESBURG – Author and activist Achmat Dangor is being remembered as a selfless and extraordinary human being. Dangor died on Sunday at the age of 71. He was instrumental […]

Former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales face charges of fraud, corruption, and racketeering linked to the multi-billion-rand Arms Deal. FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma in court on 23 May 2019. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN. DURBAN – The Jacob Zuma Foundation has issued strong words against the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) because of delays […]