South African university students are continuing the struggle for a free decolonised higher education. The protests of 2016 reignited when in October the government allowed…
The subject of hair and how you wear it has made headlines in South Africa. Back in August, a group of students at Pretoria Girls…
A new electronic music project, Batuk, is making people dance in the clubs of Johannesburg, South Africa. But Batuk is not the average club act….
Maia Marie wants to end the separation between black and white people in South Africa, even 20 years after the end of Apartheid. So she…
World in Progress explores issues of globalization, education, economic development, poverty alleviation, human rights and more. On this week’s program: The water crisis facing residents…
On the 10th of September the existence of the Homo Naledi was revealed to the world. The remains of a hitherto unknown relative of the…
Generation change: Skating towards a brighter future -Radio report for DW – My first report from SA!
If you grow up in a place plagued by crime and unemployment, like inner-city Johannesburg, you might think your fate is already mapped out for…