One out of five people in the world who have HIV live in this country. Each day there are 1000 new infections in South Africa. If we are to beat the global epidemic, this battle is going to be critical, we have to win the…
One out of five people in the world who have HIV live in this country. Each day there are 1000 new infections in South Africa. If we are to beat the global epidemic, this battle is going to be critical, we have to win the…
In this week’s episode of Special Assignment we investigate the controversial Vhusha rite of passage for Venda teenage girls in parts of Northern Limpopo. The Vhusha initiation ceremony is a colourful but highly secretive ritual which signifies one of the most important stages in…
Two Degrees: CNN Climate Change Debate: Ahead of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference CNN brings together three provoking figures on the subject of climate change in a discussion with real time interactive voting, see below for more. CNN Business Traveller In December, 'CNN Business Traveller' decks the…
Friday 4 December at 1900 GMT / 2000 CET Duration: 60 minutes President Obama has claimed "no challenge poses a greater threat to future generations". Pope Francis has called it "one of the principle challenges facing humanity in our day". Climate change dominates the global…
“I was very frustrated. I was calling them daily to find out what the issue is, that I need my money back. And they were very rude - their attitude was one of ‘there’s no way you’re getting your money back, there’s nothing we can…
This week’s Special Assignment investigates the ongoing violence at Glebelands hostel in KZN, in Umlazi township, which has claimed the lives of 46 people over the past year. A few arrests have been made, but there have been no convictions to date. The recent murder…
This week Special Assignment investigates the vulnerability of children born from inter-marriages between South African and foreign nationals and the extent to which the gaps in the country’s border controls and the criminal-justice system allow children to be abducted, in these cases by their own parents. When the distraught parents featured in our…
FEW ISSUES in contemporary South Africa arouse as much emotion as "the land question". Given SA’s history, it is hardly surprising that land reform should generate so much political heat. Black South Africans were devastated by land dispossession and disparities in ownership. Today, land still…
Teenage alcohol abuse is at alarming rates in South Africa and there is no sign that the trend will decrease. If no drastic intervention is implemented to curb the problem, young people growing up in a country that has an entrenched culture of drinking like…