By Ndyebo Magwevana With opportunities for women to thrive in the e-sports ecosystem still falling by the wayside, one e-sport holds firm and stands tall amongst the masses. Enter this year’s VCT (VALORANT) Game Changers Championship, which is set to take place in São Paulo from 22 October up until 1 November 2026 and organised by RIOT Games (the developers of games such as League of Legends and VALORANT). This prestigious tournament is part of the VALORANT Esports’ Game Chan

By Nomahlubi Charlie TW: This article touches on themes of gender-based violence Between 2023 and 2024, 3, 485 women were murdered in South Africa. Between 2024 and 2025, there were no official disaggregated data that showed how many women were murdered during that period. If a country as a whole does not know how many women were murdered, it would not know whether the effort to combat GBVF is working. The discovery of the bodies of women who were murdered in Kempton Park ra

By: Lulu Dlamini South African Frequency Modulation also known as SAFM is an award winning South African national radio station whose frequencies range from 104 to 107. They have received recognition by the MTN radio awards and Liberty Radio awards. SAFM reports on public news and are operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). One probably asks themselves, "how does SAFM work?", There is so much that goes into radio that not many people get to see. The wor

By: Flavia Lloret-Dryer In August 2026, South Africa’s very own Oscar-winning A-lister, Charlize Theron, faced heavy backlash, as she made ignorant, insensitive comments about a subject that should always be treated with care - Apartheid. She reflected on her childhood and upbringing in Johannesburg, South Africa during the 1980s, the politically driven concluding years of Apartheid. This was a time of political turmoil as black coloured, and other people of colour were segr

By Nomahlubi Charlie President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed South Africa’s first statutory GBVF Council members for a three-year term from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. The members of the GBVF Council consists of Dr Ramalepe Lebogang Mathibe, who is the chairperson; Welheminah R. (Shoki) Tshabalala, who is the deputy chairperson; Dr Zubeda Dangor, a clinical psychologist and GBV specialist; and Ms Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse, Ms Caroline Peters, Ms Vuyisiwe Nxumalo, Mr Anele

By: Mukelani Cele Septemember is Suicide Prevention. However, This article isnt about encouraging you to "stay strong," or about providing you with yet another motivational qoute , hashtag, or well-crafted awareness billboard assuring you that tomorrow will be better. Because sometimes it doesn't feel better to wait till tomorrow. Sometimes the weight is still there when you wake up. There are times when you participate in conversation, attend lectures, turn in homework, and

By: Mukelani Cele As South Africa gets closer to Heritage Month, a period of reflection on the country's varied cultures, history, and identities, it is crucial to consider the following question: who is considered South African? This question touches on themes of identity, identification, and belonging and is not just legal but also profoundly social. For many, citizenship is simple: it is determined by naturalisation, birth, or ancestry. However, the answer is far more comp

By Mukelani Cele During Heritage Month, South Africans consider the traditions that define their identity and sense of community. Isithembu, which in English is polygamy” , is still one of the most contentious of these customs. All too frequently, the discussion is boiled down to statistics, such as the maximum number of wives a man may have or whether polygamy is a cultural right. However, Siyabonga Mkhize believes that this limited perspective obscures the institution's

By: Munei Zoë Mbedzi, Yanganani Gora, Lwanele Godlwana, Owam Gugushe, Zandile Mnisi, Onenceba Zondani and Ligugu Gogo There is a misconception roaming around on the Internet that “gender-based violence in South Africa is at its all-time high” and that is not true. Gender-based violence in South Africa has always been at a high the numbers have never decreased and a large part of that is because our government continues to fail less. Gender-based violence being declared a nati

By Kelsey Sutch Sleep for 8 hours. Wake up early. Go to the gym. Dress well. Be aesthetic. But don’t look like everyone else. Go to all your classes. Read books. Listen to podcasts. Go on a walk. Hang out with your friends. Study every day. Do not let your screen time be too high. Get a side hustle. Be skinny. Not too skinny. Do not be fat either. Go to church. Go out. Fit into the mold of how you are supposed to look. No, actually, it's better to look like yourself and be n

Article By: Yanganani Gora, Munei Zoe Mbedzi, Zandile Mnisi, Owam Gugushe, Ligugu Gogo, Lwanele Godlwana, and Onenceba Zondani We live in a very progressive generation. One that does not tolerate crime, violence, and injustice of any form. Gen Z is not an easily tolerated generation that lets things go unnoticed or awful things be swept under the rug. Corruption, greed, and the love of money have reared themselves into South African politics and tainted how we view political

By: Lovynia Onthatile Miller “Excuse me, I think you are in the wrong bathroom.” Some women take in those words like they mean nothing more than a simple mistake. However, for some women, it can be embarrassing, upsetting, humiliating, and a reminder that society has a very specific idea of what a woman is supposed to look like. A simple short haircut, baggy clothes, a deeper voice, or a more masculine style can be enough for a woman to be questioned when she walks into a wo