Cath Everett

Cath Everett has been a journalist and editor for more than 20 years, specialising in UK employment, skills and social issues as well as information security. She also worked in San Francisco, California, for two years as US bureau chief for an daily online tech news site in the late 1990s.

Man holds South African national flags as he waits to view the body of former South African President Nelson Mandela.

South Africa blighted with electricity blackouts and social inequality: Farewell to a beautiful land and people

Cath Everett bids farewell to a South Africa struggling with racial, social, crime, economic, and national electricity crises

Shrien Dewani and his murdered wife Anni

Shrien Dewani acquital: 'Women are worth nothing in South Africa'

South Africans lament perceived injustice over the Anni Dewani murder case dismissal with indignant exasperation.

Chinese business deals trump Nelson Mandela commemoration for South Africa's President Jacob Zuma

Jacob Zuma strikes deals in China while back home South Africans remember Nelson Mandela

Cape Town's crime-ridden Khayelitsha township

Cape Town: Most Violent City in Africa Struggles with Entrenched Gang Culture

Despite Johannesburg's reputation it appears that tourist Mecca Cape Town is South Africa's most violent city

Ebola Panic Hamstrings South African Tourism While Bigger Insidious Disease Goes Unnoticed

Ignorance on Ebola spread stymies South Africa's tourist industry while another widespread disease gets little international attention

woman with a South African flag draped around her shops for groceries in Pretoria

South Africa Feeling Unloved by Foreign Investors and Generally Downgraded

South Africa was knocked off the largest GDP perch by Nigeria in April.

SA has a growing obesity epidemic mainly affecting women

Chronic Unemployment, Vast Wealth Gap and Growing Obesity: Modern Malaises Blight South Africa

South Africans struggle with growing obesity, chronic unemployment, and vast disparity between rich and poor.

Mahatma Gandhi's Passive Resistance Philosophy was Born on the Streets of Johannesburg, South Africa

Gandhi's Joburg home of Satyagraha House has been rated a top tourist destination in 2014

Bisexuals, gays lesbians and other allies of diversity march through the streets of downtown Johannesburg on 25 September, 1999

South Africa Progressive on LGBT Rights but Gays Still Battle for Social Reform

South Africa is the most progressive country on the continent for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex rights

Oscar Pistorius led away to a cell by a court guard after he was jailed for five years

'If Oscar Pistorius Was A Common Bloke, He Wouldn't Get Same Treatment': South Africa Reacts to Blade Runner Sentencing

South Africans have reacted with dismay and cynicism to Oscar Pistorius verdict.

Electricity pylons carry power from Cape Town's Koeberg nuclear power plant

South Africa's Future Hinges on the Robustness of its Energy Sector

Economic and social development in sub-Saharan Africa relies on its ability to provide electricity

Waste pickers of South Africa call for recognition

South Africa's Armies of Waste Pickers Threatened by Plans to Manage Landfill Gases

In 2011 South Africa sent 98 million tonnes went into landfill, with just 10% being recycled.

My South African Adventure: Exploring the Epicentre of the Rhino and Elephant Poaching Time Bomb

Johannesburg and London among 125 cities worldwide to host demonstrations demanding action against rhino and elephant poaching.

South African street addicts take 'whoonga'

My South African Adventure: Violent Crime Increases Against Backdrop of Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

Cath Everett considers the recent statistics for violent crime in South Africa and its context of drugs and alcohol abuse.

Oscar Pistorius Verdict has Split South Africa Down the Middle

Many see the trial in terms of one law for the rich and another for the poor.

My South African Adventure: Wine is Fine But Brandy is Dandy

Cath Everett goes on the brandy trail in the Western Cape.

Gumboot dancers recall a once-subversive action

My South African Adventure: Colourful Tribal Initiation Ceremonies Have a Dark Side

Cath Everett considers tribal rituals which can include botched circumcisions and female genital mutilation.

Siphokazi Mdlankomo, a 39-year-old domestic worker based in Cape Town, debuted to rave reviews on the show

My South African Adventure: MasterChef's Sipho Mdlankomo Heats up the Black Servants' Debate

Cath Everett meditates on the social media support for a lowly domestic worker winning hearts on MasterChef SA.

The Sprinkboks can only field three black players at any one time

My South African Adventure: 'Is Rugby Racist?'

Cath Everett examines the quotas which show that if you are black you play football, if white you play rugby.

Apartheid with Balls: Is South Africa Clinging to Racism Through Rugby?

It seems rugby remains a bastion of white domination - but why?

Some members of the South African Polo Association and their riders

My South African Adventure: Turning on the Class with Shopping, Lunch and a Polo Match

Cath Everett finds it is possible to be too posh, as evidenced by the over-exclusive South African Polo Association.

Stuttafords department store in Johannesburg's downtown district

My South African Adventure: Johannesburg's Art-Deco Buildings Remain After Gold Rush and White Flight

Cath Everett explores the city's maligned downtown area to find its hidden gems.

Salmon farms can pose a threat to wild fish stocks

Doubling Fish Farming Industry to Meet Global Demand Must be Done Responsibly: Aquaculture Tsar Interview

Aquaculture Stewardship Council chief executive Chris Ninnes explains the importance of this situation.

My South African Adventure: Johannesburg is the Place to be on Mandela Day

Cath Everett reflects on the country's great struggle against apartheid on the eve of Mandela Day.

My South African Adventure: Volunteering to Teach English to Township Children

Cath Everett visits San culture and education centre and is inspired to volunteer to teach English to some disadvantaged township children.

My South African Adventure: Revisiting the Leafy Happening Cape

Cath Everett makes a brief return to the Cape Town and realises how much she misses the place.

My South African Adventure: Juggling in the Gym and L. Ron Hubbard's Hideaway

Cath Everett takes in Joberg's unusual points of interest including the house of Scientology founder and author L. Ron Hubbard.

My South African Adventure: Johannesburg Art Galleries Reveal a Narrative of Struggle

Cath Everett samples a multimedia-based exhibition at Wits Art Museum about the lives of migrant workers.

My South African Adventure: Protecting Birds and Sustaining Fish – 'Biodiversity Stewardship' in Action

Cath Everett examines how South Africa's bird and sea life must be protected from loss of habitat and over-fishing.

The proud Scots have a long history in South Africa

My South African Adventure: DSTv Music Festival Plays Host to Racial Harmony

Cath Everett is pleasantly surprised to find an even mix of black and white fans attending DSTv music and food festival.