Today marks the resumption of our very special fashion column, What Kate Did, which charts the highs and lows of the fashion world.
We also have some very exciting news — we will soon be launching a new category on The Soapbox called “Creative Corner” which will showcase creative work, including poems and short stories (of [...]
A new section and Kate’s back in business!
The Soapbox’s super September
South Africa is talking, and it’s talking on The Soapbox!
Our contributing editor Lara Moses exposes Hermanus’s dark side with a shocking story of drunken brutality and police complicity. Jade Adami recalls her time in deepest darkest London, and discusses what lured her home. Alex Matthews, The Soapbox editor, writes about the DA’s Young Leaders’ Programme.
In [...]
Our first Soapbox Session!
On Wednesday 7 October, Rhoda Kadalie, the renowned human rights activist and controversial columnist, will be a guest for the first ever Soapbox Session Q&A at the Open Innovation Studio.
Rhoda, who has exposed corruption and scandals in her Business Day column, will be answering questions about politics, the elections, human rights, the ANC… and the [...]
An awesome August
August was awesome on The Soapbox! In Politics & Society, Marius Redelinghuys called on South Africans to make every day Madiba Day while Alex Matthews, The Soapbox’s editor, argued that South African women are still second-class citizens.
In our Life & Culture section, Craig Prinsloo explored the moon’s impact on humans and our contributing editor, Lara [...]
Freedom, f#@&ed-up feminism and saving the world
In our latest roundup of fresh opinion, Paul Vosloo asks if you’d like to save the world and inspires people to do what they can to make a positive difference. In her piece on campus activism, Debbie Liebenberg says that certain Rhodes activists believe Feminism is about fighting, and explains that the very people who [...]
A fork in the road: there are now TWO soapboxes
Exciting news! The newly launched SoapBox fashion label will be launched as a separate, independent entity unrelated to the The Soapbox website. This is a separate, unrelated fashion brand, not to be confused with The Soapbox online platform — the one you’re standing on right now.
After several months of fruitful collaborative development, we feel this [...]
Student life, Limewire and dirty diamonds
In our latest roundup of fresh opinion, Debbie Liebenberg takes a trip down memory lane with her hilarious memories of life as a UCT student. Graham Pote takes a look at the struggling South African music industry and urges consumers to buy it instead of nicking it off Limewire.
Jake turns to the situation in Iran [...]
Maintenance madness on The Soapbox
Huge apologies to our email subscribers for being subjected to continuous mails featuring the “SA must invest in delivering new energy technology” post. Unfortunately we’ve got a bug in the system which results in the “Business & Tech” category disappearing on the home page each time we post new content – which means we have [...]
Iran, entitlement and a murder in Hermanus
In the aftermath of the shooting of a baboon in the Overberg, T. Slabbert writes a passionate indictment of the savagery of human arrogance.
Jean-Marc Vogt discusses enlightenment versus the culture of entitlement that seems to predominate in this country in one post and looks at the mysteries of the impeding end of the Mayan calendar [...]
Celebrate Youth Day on The Soapbox!
Do your bit to celebrate Youth Day by submitting an opinion piece on our contribution form.
This week’s contributions cover everything from global warming to the coolest night spots.
We have a ravishingly funny homage to Long Street by blogger Green Eyes. Greater Good spokesperson Mike Mulcahy calls on South Africans to forgo apathy for once and [...]
