Category : Opinion

With the second wave of what seems to be an unrelenting strain of the novel coronavirus wreaking havoc in our nation presently, it’s easy to...

Google employees in the United States of America have established a worker’s unions, in an effort to fight for equal rights. Alphabet Workers union would...

CONTRIBUTOR: DANIEL KIBEL (CM TRADING) As we enter 2021 with renewed hopes amid a COVID-19 vaccine being announced, Daniel Kibel, Co-Founder of CM Trading, discusses...

by : Andy Du Plessis, MD of FoodForward SA’s, A lady recently shared her story, on radio, of how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected her...

written by : Louis Jooste, Fiduciary Specialist, FNB Fiduciary Advice In his  poem “The Mistake”, James Fenton  talks about the sad truth in  making mistakes....

By Zoleka King We don’t need another song about ending the scourge of gender based violence. I know that  as we approach the annual campaign for 16 Days of Activism against GBV, artists,  companies and organisations are getting ready to put on a show.    I describe this as a show because all we have is a form of performative activism, unless there  is concerted effort to effect real change through policy and laws. I agree that music and art  has played an important role in supporting social courses however this has to extend beyond  the actual music or art piece.   The music and entertainment industry has proven to be one of the worst offenders when  coming to the oppression of women.  The very same producers and record label owners who  help to record these socially conscious songs are in some instances the same characters who  perpetrate the violence.    They can literally put on a mask for the public eye and claim to be drivers of social change  but once the curtain drops and there is no audience, they become violent monsters to women  and children.   For young female artists such as myself, pursuing your dream involves a headache of being  asked for sexual favours and being undermined by your male counterparts. The so called  ‘casting couch’ is still a reality in the entertainment industry because male dominated  structures continue to control the system, leaving women vulnerable and exposed to all sorts  of human rights violations.    Another song or campaign ad with messages encouraging men to be less violent and women  to be more vocal is not going to change the situation. What we need is real reform and ...

Written by: Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste Saturday, 21 November marks World Fisheries Day – a day commemorated to raise awareness on the importance...