Despite strong legislation, South Africa is failing to address its unacceptable rates of woman abuse
Chris Hani should not be made into an ideal type or used to settle political scores in the present
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity
There are a number of cases in the past decade where Africans have managed to push the conversation beyond liberal reforms as a political goal or did not spent all their energies on the politics of nostalgia, harkening back to a simpler time of national liberation or charismatic leaders. Young people, a generation with no […]
Live TV broadcasts of political rallies, funerals and press conferences, may be more decisive than social media in shaping mass debate in South Africa
South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters
The Africa Is a Country website offers a rich mix of news, comment and analysis about the continent
Journalist Sibonelo Radebe’s death has robbed the industry of the kind of thinker it sorely needs
Gatvol Capetonian is a coloured ultra-nationalist organisation but here’s the kicker: their racist culprit is the post-apartheid government
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy should not be reduced to the uncomplicated heroism that exemplifies today’s personality politics