Golden nugget of a hotel stay in Joburg

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

There are not many shiny things like this at home.

How to support the Ladles of Love 2023 Sarmiethon campaign

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Baldwin Ndaba and Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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?

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

To survive, we all have to change. For us at the Saturday Star it’s about being relevant to you

Provocation to reconciliation

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Statues of Madiba depict him as an isolated individual, a role he strenuously rejected

Help make a difference

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

El-Shammah is in desperate need of help with its adopt-a-cot initiative

WATCH | Place of love and safety for abandoned babies

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Home for abandoned babies was couple’s calling but they need funds to keep it going, writes Kashiefa Ajam

Leiden Colbet fact file

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Friends that have lost their lives due to reckless driving

It's becoming a game of chicken for local producers

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

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

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Child rapists, paedophiles and those found in possession of child pornography deserve life sentences - not the lenient jail terms handed down to offenders.

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