Golden nugget of a hotel stay in Joburg
There are not many shiny things like this at home.
How to support the Ladles of Love 2023 Sarmiethon campaign
This year’s Sarmiethon Challenge will take place with events in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Saturday Star is in my blood, says editor Kashiefa Ajam as she bids readers farewell
I have stood on the shoulders of the giants who came before me.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: A tale of two doctors working on the ground
Israel has shut off all supplies, and the fuel that they have will run out in a matter of days.
‘Holocaust victims using Nazi tactics’ - ANC NEC member Dakota Legoete
Legoete expressed his party’s disgust at the continued attacks of Palestinians by Israel, labelling them murderous.
Zephany Nurse author surprised by Miché Solomon’s resilience, inner strength
Author Joanne Jowell spoke of her admiration for Solomon, saying the young mother of two had a resilience and an inner strength that surprised her.
Miss SA finalists to take 50 kids to their first dentist visits
On Monday, 50 children from a Joburg orphanage will greet the recently selected Miss SA finalists at Atholl Square for special photos with the beauty queens.
Armed teachers and medics is insanity, we need to demilitarise our society
Violent crime has led to calls for paramedics to be armed - and even teachers in the classroom. This is insanity.
OPINION | Courage may turn corner on corruption
This week it was the turn of one of South Africa’s most skilled and committed former Cabinet ministers, Barbara Hogan, to give her testimony
MPs fight paints a grim picture
This is not the first time that proceedings have descended into violence, but it is the first time that MPs have physically attacked one another
OPINION | DA’s racial divisions exposed
The DA’s inability to effectively and resolutely handle De Lille over the last 18 months has exposed deep racial divisions in the party
OPINION | Have ‘champions of the poor’ been caught red-handed?
EFF were fingered front and centre in the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) report into the shameless plunder of VBS
#Dros rape reminds us we must unite to fight sexual violence
We have to outlaw rape once and for all, to render sexual violence as beyond the pale as murder.
We hope you enjoy the changes to your paper
To survive, we all have to change. For us at the Saturday Star it’s about being relevant to you
Provocation to reconciliation
Statues of Madiba depict him as an isolated individual, a role he strenuously rejected
Help make a difference
El-Shammah is in desperate need of help with its adopt-a-cot initiative
WATCH | Place of love and safety for abandoned babies
Home for abandoned babies was couple’s calling but they need funds to keep it going, writes Kashiefa Ajam
Leiden Colbet fact file
Friends that have lost their lives due to reckless driving
It's becoming a game of chicken for local producers
Retailers who are selling dumped chicken at prices marginally cheaper or at similar prices to that of locally produced birds are putting the health of their consumers ...
Lawyer supports Advocate Barbie
Cezanne Visser will have the support of her legal team if her alleged former partner in crime, Dirk Prinsloo, returns to SA from Europe.
Gerrie Nel moves on to simple things
Gerrie Nel, undoubtedly one of SA’s most celebrated and successful prosecutors, reveals what he plans to do after his shock resignation.
Nkandla: what would you do with R246m?
Kashiefa Ajam asked welfare agencies how they could have helped needy children with the money spent on Zuma's Nkandla.
Support for Reeva’s pal after testimony
On February 16 last year, Darren Fresco changed his profile picture to one of his friend Reeva Steenkamp and his new wife Beatrix.
Sandton is bribe city
Sandton is Joburg’s bribe hotspot. This is according to Corruption Watch who analysed its own data from tip-offs from the public.
Call for long jail time for child abusers
Child rapists, paedophiles and those found in possession of child pornography deserve life sentences - not the lenient jail terms handed down to offenders.