Journalism disowned me, and it hurts

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Outrage over SABC paying for Bathabile Dlamini interview was all about her and nothing more, writes Lumka Oliphant

Strike: more unions join in

Lumka Oliphant|Published

South Africa faces the prospect of being brought to a grinding halt on June 1.

Tsotsi star shows true colours

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Presley Chweneyagae, once the hailed hero of cinema, is now found to be a maintenance dodger.

Many dark days to come

Lumka Oliphant|Published

As thousands of homes and businesses from Bedfordview to Germiston were plunged into darkness during the latest cold snap, the Ekurhuleni metro pointed fingers at ...

First woman ref can play with the best

Lumka Oliphant|Published

As a little girl, Deidre Mitchell wanted to become a police officer, now she is South Africa's first woman soccer referee.

Born free into a new SA

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Although Tlotlego Tsagae is aware of the significance of her birth date - April 27, 1994 - to her it's just another birthday.

No cops at Oprah's school

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Members of the Meyerton police station are required to do regular patrols at all schools - but not the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.

Rumblings of discontent at Oprah school

Lumka Oliphant|Published

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls has closed ranks after one of the girls was sent home "due to illness".

Jabu Stone sells 'African' dreadlocks to US

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Jabu Stone's plan to start an exclusive dreadlock business took a while to get off the ground, but now Stone is exporting his dreadlock care products to America. ...

Father and child reunited after 40 years

Lumka Oliphant|Published

A cellphone and an incomplete address: that was all Emily Mfengwana needed to track her sister down after 40 years.

Dead or alive, Oprah's school will run

Lumka Oliphant|Published

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls will cost just over R5 million a month to maintain - but it will never "in the next 100 years be for one day a burden ...

Holidaymakers start heading home

Lumka Oliphant|Published

The department of transport is holding thumbs that the road death toll will remain lower than last year's as the final festive season traffic rush happens this weekend. ...

Stars at Oprah's SA bash

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Oprah Winfrey is going to paint South Africa red this New Year - starting with a star-studded bash at Sun City.

Five-year-old murdered in mom's arms

Lumka Oliphant|Published

A Gauteng family is struggling to come to terms with the loss of their daughter, after four armed robbers turned their family outing into a nightmare.

Emotional abuse takes heavy toll

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Shocking rape and assault statistics are publicised every year during the 16 Days of Activism campaign, but one powerful danger rarely makes the headlines - emotional ...

Will traditions change with gay marriage?

Lumka Oliphant|Published

With the passing of the legalisation on same-sex marriage this week, Mongezi Chirwa and his partner can now wed - but they are now caught between culture and the ...

What happened to Mabrrr's money?

Lumka Oliphant|Published

The South African music industry is about to shake - and who better to do it than the diva and queen of pop, the late Brenda Fassie?

Taxi drivers aren't the only ones to blame...

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Motorists often complain about taxi drivers being the "masters of bad driving" - but an investigation into some of these complaints has revealed that taxi drivers ...

Is your phone brand new?

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Cellphone users listen up! The phone that your service provider sells you as new "may not be new after all", according to Liz Collins from Cape Town who got a nasty ...

Sars has made me look like a crook - King

Lumka Oliphant|Published

In an exclusive interview, embattled tycoon Dave King talks about his court wranglings with the South African Revenue Service, and its commissioner, Pravin Gordhan, ...

Biking cop halts high-speed robbers

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Hans Strijdom Drive in northern Johannesburg was turned into a battlefield after an off-duty policeman spotted two cars making a high-speed getaway after an armed ...

Ex-fiancee needs to find herself 'a good man'

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Convicted murderer Donovan Moodley, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of Sandton student Leigh Matthews, says it's time for his ...

Cops slow to respond after Neethling burglary

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Police officers took three hours to respond to frantic phone calls from Olympic gold medallist Ryk Neethling's neighbours, alerting them to a burglary in progress ...

Swazi kids told: go to school in South Africa

Lumka Oliphant|Published

The Swazi government is using Swazi TV to instruct children to illegally go to school in KwaZulu-Natal.

Driver fined while on holiday in Italy

Lumka Oliphant|Published

Traffic fines could be piling up at the traffic department under your name - but you may not have committed the offence because you could unwittingly be sharing ...