Public announcement of the ANC National Disciplinary Committee hearings of Comrades Julius Malema, Ronald Lamola, Pule Mabe, SindisoMagaqa, Kenetswe Mosenogi and Floyd Shivambu

This week was a busy one for our local politicians who were kept on their toes. We learned for example, that an urgent meeting was orchestrated by a fear-stricken Mayor of Maluti A Phofung, Mofumahadi Mathokoana Mopedi.

The so-called “cabriolet” toilets have become a powerful symbol of failed service delivery ahead of local government elections next week, a political analyst said on Friday.

My grandfather’s favourite advice to a grandchild about to go to high school was: “sometimes when the answer is wrong you must look at the question to see where the problem lies”.

The year 2010 has come and gone, with so much happening in what had widely been touted as southern Africa’s year of progress.

A number of developments have taken place over the past few weeks that highlight a disturbing trend and a sequence of events in our society.

The festive season is upon us and, with it, the madness that almost always characterises this time of the year.

The global community commemorates World Aids Day on Wednesday next week, an occasion dedicated by the World Health Organisation to raising awareness on the pandemic which continues to wreak havoc among communities.

A colleague announced early this year she was relocating to a more affluent section of the city due to the high rate of violent crime and burglaries in her neighbourhood.

In this issue, we carry a feature on the disastrous long-term effects of skin-lightening creams. We believe this trend has now gone beyond a quest for fashion or merely innocuous preferences by some women in the country.