Voices

The late Sanusi, our spiritual elder, uBaba Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa, was laid to rest on Friday 3 April 2020. His final resting place will be in the , where he has been accorded a…
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Understanding the challenges persons with disabilities face. On the 2nd of April, the world celebrated world autism day under the transition to adulthood theme.  While the world’s…
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Through his travels, he realised how the African continent was changing, how the culture was dying and becoming a forgotten and lost land. He saw how the European colonisation to…
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Aggrey Zola Klaaste was born in Kimberley, Greenpoint but spent most of his years in Johannesburg after his family moved to Sophia Town when he was about 3 years old. He later…
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"From midnight on Thursday, March 26 until midnight on Thursday, April 16, all South Africans will have to stay at home," President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday evening in a…
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Visiting professor of African Studies, Jan-Bart Gewald, hosted a public lecture at the central campus of Sol Plaatje University (SPU) on Friday, 18 October 2019. The lecture…
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The South African Early Childhood Review released by Ilifa Labantwana last month found that there are 2.5 million young children from age three to five living in households below…
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On the 8th of October 2019, the ArtLit International Exhibition took place at the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley. An event that would bring two continents together,…
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Tamar Society Shelter in Cassandra, Kimberley is seeking funds to help with the daily running of the shelter and paying of salaries. The shelter renders a service to women and…
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The many representations of apartheid figures and symbols causes some people uncomfortable feelings of anger, disgust and anguish. Cecil John Rhodes statue caused the University of…
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The Nelson Mandela Washington fellowship applications are currently open for 2020. In 2019 the fellowship provided 700 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the…
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With South Africa being the first country in the post-apartheid Constitution to outlaw any discrimination based on sexual-orientation, it ranks fifth in the world in legalising…
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Regardless of the outlawing in legal jurisdictions around the globe, workplace sexual harassment continues to take place, it is experienced by many woman and a small percentage of…
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Meet Jack Hermans and Shantille Klaase, the two Sol Plaatje University (SPU) students who were crowned , on Saturday, 31 August: Jack Hermans (20) is a first year Education…
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Having a chat with the owner and manager of the only art centre (Ditshoswane Art Centre) in the small town of Warrenton, situated a few kilometres out of Kimberley, Quincy Vuyo…
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In this last week alone, we have heard of over five incidents of women losing their lives at the brutal hands of men. Some were primary school kids; some were collecting packages…
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With South Africa's economy being down rated to junk status in 2017 by Standard and Poor's (S&P) and Fitch’s Ratings contributes to the increments of petrol and food prices.…
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Women in construction in South Africa still struggle to gain access to contracts, funding and networks. According to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIBD), statistics…
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The Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) in partnership with the Department of Mineral Resources held a women in mining networking session just in time as the…
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In July the youth of Frances Based took to the streets in a peaceful manner, knocking at the doors of every department, demanding to be absorbed. This raised the hopes of many…
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Dennis Thole established Kopanelo Care Centre and Soup Kitchen in 2015, it is located in the Kagiso location Galeshewe and was registered in 2016 from Social Development. He took…
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As part of Women’s Month Commemoration, the Sol Plaatje University (SPU), hosted a Public Lecture on the Story of Saartjie (Sarah) Baartman. The lecture was presented by the…
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Described as the “writer of black people” she was a teacher, writer, poet and librettist. She wrote her first novel “The Bluest Eye” while she was a single parent with two kids…
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My ma het gesê, “my kjeent, moenie vir jou onderdanig loop staan maak aan die tril regering nie”. My ma is die tipe vrou wat self die hout kap en self die vuur maak en self braai,…
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In an attempt to address and get answers to the many questions regarding funding from developmental finance institutions (DFI’s) which are aimed at assisting small businesses with…
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