Voices

Moshe le Sefofane is a colourful Setswana children’s book written by local writer, actor and poet Mogale Sedibe, co-edited by Gontse Chaane.  The book was published by Puku…
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The Biennial Conference of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) will be held in Kimberley, South Africa, 3-5 July 2019, hosted by the Sol Plaatje…
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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable “- John F. Kennedy. The Kimberley shutdown proved to be exactly that; a shutdown of the city…
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Her place and date of birth remains a muddle, Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke was born in 1874 although other sources show that she was born in 1872. Some records report that she was born…
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According to the Rape Crisis Centre, 12 times more women are raped and murdered in South Africa every year than in the United States of America. It is estimated that 40% of South…
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June is blood donor month and in South Africa we have less than 1% of active blood donors. A donor can donate blood every eight weeks. The blood that is donated to the South…
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The South African Open Chess Festival took place from the 15th - 23rd of June at Mittah Seperepere International Convention Centre. The South African Open Chess Festival ran…
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On his inauguration the premier of the Northern Cape uplifted a lot of spirits so much so that he is lauded by South Africans for sticking to the promises he made during his…
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Kgothatso is a young black woman who studied business administration and now works as a business advisor. She co-owns the franchise with her spouse Frank Hails from De Aar. Their…
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Finding like-minded artists to partner with may be a formidable process for some, but for ‘’The Collective’ trio they got their perfect fit. Producer CHEDDA BEATS (Brian Metsing)…
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5-year-old, Orefile Mogorosi is currently raising funds for school shoes which she will be donating to primary school learners in Kimberley. She intends to hand over boxes of…
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The 9th aids conference took place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban from the 11-13th of June. The conference highlighted the best practices to…
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The rape of South African women is one of the highest in the world. This is attributed to the fact that over the years there has been an increase in reports of sexual abuse against…
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By Mkhokeli Pino The June 16 1976 Youth Uprising, initiated at Isaac Morrison High School, in Soweto Jabavu and led by inter alia Tsietsi Mashinini is credited with having shaped…
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“I still want freedom in my life” reads a quote in her autobiography that pinnacles why she chose the path that she did in her life, She wanted FREEDOM. Her book titled, “My spirit…
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Solomon Star speaks to a North West, Taung born author on his new book, called; Bana ba Mpa which originates from a Setswana idiom and can be translated as “brotherhood”. He runs…
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The thought of reading and running may seem rather strange to most but not for the advocate who is on a mission to promote reading in society. Advocate Marukgwane Tshiamo…
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Solomon Star has a Q & A with 25 year old, Kimberley born star, Lucille Slade. Lucille has a BA Degree in Life Performance and alongside being a singer she is also an actress.…
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Ubuntu (humanity) and umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (a person is a person because of others), forms the very essence of African culture. In some cultures in the olden days, the first…
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Ditiro Rantloane is the CEO and founder of E-llumin8, which, with the help of software developers, they have produced an application that students can use to download textbooks in…
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Social grants have become the main source of income for a lot of households in South Africa. According to a recent report from Stats SA, 29.8% of the Northern Cape’s population…
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With winter creeping in on us and blood donor day fast approaching, SANBS (South African national blood services) with Western Cape blood services have hatched a plan to deliver…
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Mandisa Mfeka is a young black female fighter pilot raised in Kwazulu-Natal who made headlines after the inauguration of the President, Cyril Ramaphosa. Mandisa excelled…
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The Child protection week campaign took off on the 24th of May with programs taking place all over the province. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing all…
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Coming from a family tradition of radical politics with both parents being Pan Africanist, and having to explain himself when in conversations on politics and on the subject of…
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