Did Mogoeng's gaffe really threaten the separation of church and state, asks Verashni Pillay. Being a Christian in a secular organisation can be difficult. If you are Mogoeng Mogoeng, leading the country’s judiciary, it means upholding and defending the secular values of the Constitution and not allowing church dictates to intrude.

The controversial DJ Avicii cartoon points to deeper cracks in our society, writes Verashni Pillay. I’m ridiculously lucky, you know. I’ve never been beaten by someone I love. I’ve never been pinned down beneath a weight I could never hope to fight off and casually raped. And I’ve never had a man punch me in the face so hard that my lips split and bled.

Verashni Pillay takes issue with large sectors of evangelical Christianity that have historically supported Israel's right to expand.

Showing a little more emotion would not hurt the Democratic Alliance, writes Verashni Pillay after an interview with the party's leader.

Apparently one can only get pregnant if you have a boyfriend. And that's just one of many things wrong with Miss SA, writes Verashni Pillay.

Would any true communist take the ANC acolytes known as the SACP seriously? Verashni Pillay wonders what it will take for the party to see red. Does anyone take the South African Communist Party seriously anymore?