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Esther Mahlangu, Mzansi’s own global icon
Meet Esther Mahlangu, a South African artist, best known around the world for her artwork that showcases her Ndebele heritage.
Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu, a Ndebele...
Springbok captain and philanthropist, Siya Kolisi’s rise from humble beginnings inspires hope for South...
Springbok 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siyamthanda ‘Siya’ Kolisi, recently launched a poignant autobiography, titled ‘Rise’, inspired by...
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON SOUTH AFRICA’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
17 JUNE 2020
Compatriots,
It is now just over 100 days since the first case of coronavirus was identified in South Africa.
For 100 days we have...
South African living abroad creates incredible opportunities for hopeful opera singers
Meet Njabulo Thabiso Madlala, a South African citizen living in the UK who is helping talented opera singers still living in SA to achieve...
Play Your Part episode five: get involved with the initiatives
You can get involved with the guests featured on episode five of the Play Your Part series. In this episode, guests show how they...
South African literature
An overview of the main currents in South African literature, from Olive Schreiner's depiction of life on isolated Karoo farms to more recent work...
Charmaine Mrwebi, dreaming and writing in Setswana
Unable to find books written in her mother tongue, telling stories that related to her life, Charmaine Mrwebi wrote her own – and set...
South African English is lekker!
South Africans speak English, that doesn't mean you'll always understand us. Our
robots are nothing like R2D2, just now doesn't mean
immediately, and babbelas is not a shampoo. Tune in with our quick
dictionary of SA idiom. It's lekker, bru!
Port Elizabeth school a champion in recycling
It takes a community when it comes to recycling and green initiatives, says Kabega Primary School, winners of the Plastics|SA 2016 Clean Up &...
Celebrating a century of Sol Plaatje, South Africa’s revolutionary black intellectual
South Africa's pioneering black writer, politician and polymath Sol T Plaatje was born 140 years ago this month, on 9 October 1876. This year...
