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democracy
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Some Election Day Facts, Dos and Don’ts
28 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
A total of 23,292 polling stations will be open from 7AM to 9PM tomorrow
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IEC Records R170 Million In Party Donations As South Africa’s ‘Born-Free’ Generation Dismiss Democracy As A Pyramid Scheme
27 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Political parties have struggled to sell their dream of a better South Africa to young people who don’t seem to have enjoyed the fruits of the much-lauded democracy.
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Everything You Need To Know About Casting Your Vote For The 2024 Election, Also How To Treat Yourself Afterwards
21 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
While this guide should aim to empower voters to make an informed decision, a little treat at the end of a hard decision is always a good motivator, too.
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Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor Tears Our Politicians A New One
10 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Rousing words indeed from Sizwe Mabizela, the Rhodes University vice-chancellor. Perhaps not so much if you happen to be a politician in our country, however.
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Thabo Mbeki Responds To Mail & Guardian
01 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Former President Thabo Mbeki has hit back at the allegations from the Mail and Guardian during an editorial they published two weeks ago…
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Naspers Chair Says ANC Wants Total Control Of The Press
06 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
ANC is trying to control everything, including freedom of speech…See what Naspers have to say about that.
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White EFF Supporter Gets Slammed By Afrikaans Community For ‘Betraying White Skin’
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
We posted a story about Wiekus Kotze not too long ago, when we first caught wind that he could be the first white member of Julius Malema’s EFF. Well, it seems that poor Wiekus has been put to the social media sword by the furious trolls within the Afrikaner community, who see his allegiance with Malema as “a betrayal of his white skin.”
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The Struggle Under Ground: Inside North Korea’s Subway System [GALLERY]
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Almost a hundred metres below the streets of Pyonyang lie cavernous rooms tiled with intricate mosaics, emblazoned with government propaganda and adorned with gold statues of ‘great leaders’. This is the world’s most secretive subway.
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Jacob Zuma: “You Have Less Rights Because You Are A Minority”
14 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
President Zuma, answering a question from from DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko yesterday in front of the National Assembly, said “[y]ou have more rights because you’re a majority; you have less rights because you’re a minority. That’s how democracy works.”
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Brand New 2oceansvibe Column – O.F.I.M.
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While T.G.I.F. garners praise from all corners of the working world, many of us lack the sort of hard-nosed attitude toward the beginning of the work week that would increase our chances of making it past Wednesday in one piece. To that end, we present our latest satirical column, O.F.I.M. (Oh, [Insert Appropriate Eff Word […]
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Nigeria Forges Ahead With Anti-Gay Bill, Says To Hell With Western Critics
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Nigerian legislature is pushing ahead with a new bill which aims to limit gay rights, including banning gay marriage. And it’s paying absolutely no attention to Western nations’ concerns about this.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Bang Bang Club (2011)
24 Aug 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
The Bang Bang Club is the story of four conflict photographers, Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva, in the build-up to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. These high profile photographers were like soldiers, their weapons – cameras and their ammo – extra spools.
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Democracy For Realsies: Iceland Is Crowdsourcing Its Constitution
13 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Hot damn but I love the future. Iceland is drawing up a new constitution, in the wake of the country’s commercial banks collapsing. Which is news, but not news-news; the interesting part is how the former vikings are going about the process – they’re crowdsourcing the draft online, with links to Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts.
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Grow Up, Children
04 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
May 18 is coming up, which is a relief given that by that date South Africans will have endured 11 days of unbroken work without a public holiday. When is the ANC going to realize that if they want to keep the 25% unemployed happy, we need more holidays, not fewer. How are these people that have been failed so spectacularly by the government supposed to feel part of society when the rest of us are out working?
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