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Dr Shock has died in Canada
By Zubeida JafferFacebook posts are aflush with news of the passing of Aubrey Levin, known in South Africa as “Dr Shock.” He was an apartheid-era military psychiatrist known for administering electric shocks and powerful drugs to homosexual soldiers and other people...
A little baby I once met
By Zubeida JafferI arrived early at the District Six Homecoming Centre for the launch of lawyer Linda Zama’s book. The room was quiet; the stage still, the smell of coffee and paper in the air. In a corner, hunched over a laptop, was Linda. Seeing her felt like...
Two Muslim Views journalists win Story of the Year Award for expose of the sale of fake holy water in South Africa
By Zubeida JafferTwo Muslim Views journalists Mahmood Sanglay and Yaseen Bardien took the top award at the AVBOB Forum of Community Journalists (FCJ) Excellence Awards in Centurion recently. Not only did they win the Story of the Year Award but also became the first...
The Day Rugby Came To Soweto – The Township That Never Got To Play The Game
By Len KalaneBefore the singing started, before the green and gold swallowed Soweto whole, there was a number worth sitting with: this was only the fourth time in history the Springboks had played a Test at FNB Stadium, and the first since 2013. In a rugby calendar...
Siya the Captain to Siya the Colossus
By Taz CassimThere are moments in sport when a player becomes something larger than the game. On Saturday night in Soweto, in front of 85,967 people at FNB Stadium, Siya Kolisi did not simply lead the Springboks to another victory over the All Blacks. He reminded...
A woman fully reclaimed after being written out of history
By Zubeida JafferOn Friday night (28 August,2026), the University of the Western Cape (UWC) conferred a posthumous honorary doctorate on Charlotte Mannya Maxeke in the presence of her family and an array of outstanding doctoral recipients. The recognition came 125...
