Indy condemns Standard Bank’s ‘sickening hypocrisy’

Independent Media is not among media groups who hold membership with Sanef, which has cozy relationships with some of the banks, including Standard Bank

World Tourism Day: Tourvest and the Siyazisiza Trust – creating sustainability and ensuring food safety

The partnership has grown over the years to encompass the vital areas of food security and sustainable livelihoods.

We must embrace our heritage for it makes us who we are

South Africa is a hub of multiculturalism, with a dozen official languages among a population of over 60 million citizens … in fact, South Africa is hailed for its multiculturalism, ranking as the ninth most diverse country in the world

The UN’s archaic system must be overhauled sooner than later

A quick perusal of the world’s contemporary history shows a litany of wars and a growing decline of multilateralism – characterised by self-styled wealthy nations of the global north who tolerates the world order strictly through their prism only

Standard Bank threatens freedom of expression and media

Watch out South Africa, our rights to freely express opinion and our rights to freedom of association are under threat, with the latest incident being the assault of Daily Maverick journalist Lerato Mutsila at Standard Bank’s offices in Johannesburg

Steve Biko lives, he will never die – long live Biko!

Biko’s philosophy came about as a retort to the inferiority complex that had plagued the mind-sets of widespread black populations, as a result of the repressive power structures of the apartheid government

Cosy ties between Putin and Kim crated by hostility of the West

President Kim’s first notable stop in Russia was Vostochny Cosmodrone, an advanced space launch facility in the country’s Amur region

Dodgy data leads to bank account closures

Banks relying on third-party data to determine whether you’re worth the risk for a bank account or not, but has the veracity of that data been tested?

The echoes of guns, violence and open wounds in Zululand during the 1990s

Today, many will remember their loved ones who died under the black-on-black violence that was sponsored by the National Party and the irrationality of the IFP participation

Standard Bank pushes to close Indy’s banking accounts despite editors’ plea

Standard Bank snubbed the editors’ plea to keep the accounts open in a letter issued last year where the editors said the bank’s plan to close the banking facilities of Independent Media was noted with extreme disbelief and disappointment