Journalism disowned me, and it hurts
Outrage over SABC paying for Bathabile Dlamini interview was all about her and nothing more, writes Lumka Oliphant
Strike: more unions join in
South Africa faces the prospect of being brought to a grinding halt on June 1.
Tsotsi star shows true colours
Presley Chweneyagae, once the hailed hero of cinema, is now found to be a maintenance dodger.
Many dark days to come
As thousands of homes and businesses from Bedfordview to Germiston were plunged into darkness during the latest cold snap, the Ekurhuleni metro pointed fingers at Eskom.
First woman ref can play with the best
As a little girl, Deidre Mitchell wanted to become a police officer, now she is South Africa's first woman soccer referee.
Born free into a new SA
Although Tlotlego Tsagae is aware of the significance of her birth date - April 27, 1994 - to her it's just another birthday.
No cops at Oprah's school
Members of the Meyerton police station are required to do regular patrols at all schools - but not the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.
Rumblings of discontent at Oprah school
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls has closed ranks after one of the girls was sent home "due to illness".
Jabu Stone sells 'African' dreadlocks to US
Jabu Stone's plan to start an exclusive dreadlock business took a while to get off the ground, but now Stone is exporting his dreadlock care products to America.
Father and child reunited after 40 years
A cellphone and an incomplete address: that was all Emily Mfengwana needed to track her sister down after 40 years.
Dead or alive, Oprah's school will run
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls will cost just over R5 million a month to maintain - but it will never "in the next 100 years be for one day a burden on the government of South Africa".
Holidaymakers start heading home
The department of transport is holding thumbs that the road death toll will remain lower than last year's as the final festive season traffic rush happens this weekend.
Stars at Oprah's SA bash
Oprah Winfrey is going to paint South Africa red this New Year - starting with a star-studded bash at Sun City.
Five-year-old murdered in mom's arms
A Gauteng family is struggling to come to terms with the loss of their daughter, after four armed robbers turned their family outing into a nightmare.
Emotional abuse takes heavy toll
Shocking rape and assault statistics are publicised every year during the 16 Days of Activism campaign, but one powerful danger rarely makes the headlines - emotional abuse. Lumka Oliphant reports. . .
Will traditions change with gay marriage?
With the passing of the legalisation on same-sex marriage this week, Mongezi Chirwa and his partner can now wed - but they are now caught between culture and the constitution. Lumka Oliphant reports.
What happened to Mabrrr's money?
The South African music industry is about to shake - and who better to do it than the diva and queen of pop, the late Brenda Fassie?
Taxi drivers aren't the only ones to blame. . .
Motorists often complain about taxi drivers being the "masters of bad driving" - but an investigation into some of these complaints has revealed that taxi drivers are not the only ones who are a law unto themselves.
Is your phone brand new?
Cellphone users listen up! The phone that your service provider sells you as new "may not be new after all", according to Liz Collins from Cape Town who got a nasty surprise when she ugraded her contract.
Bizana: the home to Africa's mother
Dusty, rural, all but forgotten, the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Eastern Cape is where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born 70 years ago. It is still her haven - a place where people love her unconditionally.
Reed dance attracts unwanted voyeurs
The annual reed dance is an important event on the Swazi cultural calendar - but the thousands of adolescent maidens who take part have drawn the attention of sex tourists from all over the world.
Sars has made me look like a crook - King
In an exclusive interview, embattled tycoon Dave King talks about his court wranglings with the South African Revenue Service, and its commissioner, Pravin Gordhan, in particular.
Biking cop halts high-speed robbers
Hans Strijdom Drive in northern Johannesburg was turned into a battlefield after an off-duty policeman spotted two cars making a high-speed getaway after an armed bank robbery.
Ex-fiancee needs to find herself 'a good man'
Convicted murderer Donovan Moodley, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of Sandton student Leigh Matthews, says it's time for his former fiancee "to find herself a good man" - with his blessing.
Please let us stay, refugees plead
Youthful refugees agreed to take part in a department of home affairs imbizo on their stay in South Africa, hoping to improve their lot - only to have the wits frightened out of them when they were taken to Jeppe police station.