6+ day, 3+ min ago   (1255+ words) There is a new force in rugby — women players, refs and fans. But how do women watch rugby? A friend tells of how her book club sometimes morphs into a Bok club. “There we were on a weekend away urging…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (651+ words) A giant tapestry stitched by 43 artists in the small Eastern Cape coastal village of Hamburg, and later admired by President Cyril Ramaphosa at a global climate summit, is going under the hammer. The 5m by 2m artwork, Umlibo, will be auctioned by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (523+ words) When she walked into her new home as a makoti, she thought she was marrying her husband. But she quickly learnt she was marrying an entire family — one that would test her to breaking point. That journey lies at the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (868+ words) Mosibudi Mangena in his book, On Your Own — Evolution of Black Consciousness in South Africa/Azania, describes the motivations of Black Consciousness by saying: “We understood Black Consciousness as a new way of life, a new attitude of mind.” By…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (442+ words) After ticking her goal of winning the SA National Amateur Bodybuilding Championship for Ladies Beach Bikini category, local bodybuilder Milisa Mpeta wants to check the FitModel and Bikini categories next in her box of achievements. The 24-year old says moving…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (510+ words) After paying his last respects to his role model, Zolani Tete, as one of the speakers at his funeral in Mdantsane at the weekend, Sivenathi Nontshinga will begin his history-chasing journey when he departs for the Philippines this week. Nontshinga…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (371+ words) More than 100 Selborne Primary School pupils will take to the stage at the Guild Theatre on September 1 for LeNgoma, a concert celebrating the school’s 17-year music tradition and the role of the performing arts in developing young talent. The showcase…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) Buffalo City Metro is investigating reports of an increased presence of insects in KuGompo and Mdantsane as concern grows among residents about the infestation. The municipality said it was receiving a significant number of enquiries from residents after reports of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1785+ words) School reunions are the crack letting in the light. It used to be the crack of the headmaster’s cane coming down on my rear end. I went to my first reunion ever on Friday and came away stunned, enlightened and…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1039+ words) Residents in some of KuGompo City’s most affluent suburbs are exploring the establishment of a Community Improvement District (CID) as part of a wider drive to improve service delivery, neighbourhood safety and environmental upkeep in Ward 18. The proposal comes with…...