Nana Ntombela is a name that means nothing to most people. She lives in the tiny rural village of Gclima on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast. She is poor, lives in an unstable mud structure. Her ablutions – a humiliating, fly-infested long drop toilet. On a daily basis Nana’s life is in every conceivable way harder than the lives of most us living in urban South Africa. Read more

It’s a depressing statistic – last year alone the Western Cape had up to 550 abandoned babies. The common factors are desperate poverty, single parenthood, unemployment and depression. Read more

Sexting – A New and Dangerous Trend

Early this morning I sat with my 11 year old daughter assisting her with her geometry homework. It’s been a long time and I have to confess I simply cannot remember what a vertice is or the difference between a rectangle and a parallelogram. But parents everywhere must daily thank god – otherwise known as Google – as the eternal solution to homework crises. Modern technology is amazing and more and more we rely on our children to teach us how to use the PVR, explain the new features on our remote control and sync our Blackberry Smartphones with our laptops. But with the modern miracle of technology comes other more sinister risks. Read more

2011 marks the beginning of a second decade of investigative journalism for 3rd Degree. When we launched our plucky little programme 10 years ago, our aim was to provide a current affairs show with a difference. One that held the powerful to account, was not afraid to ask the tough questions and dared to venture into places that most are running away from. Read more

Bullying is an invidious, hideous part of school life. We all know someone who has been bullied. Perhaps we were even bullied ourselves, since it seems to be a natural occurrence in most schools. But the fact that it’s been around for so long and that it seems to be so pervasive is no excuse. Read more