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We were arrested in Uganda while protesting for black lives
White supremacy must be held to account if systemic anti-blackness is to be rooted out of society
Part I: ‘Afropessimism’ and the rituals of anti-black violence
Frank B Wilderson discusses 'Afropessimism', his memoir that analyses structural violence
The Portfolio: Malcolm Nhleko
The music producer and sound engineer views his ears as his weapons
Racist mayor extends his leave
The Free State ANC blames lockdown for no disciplinary action against Nkosinjani Speelman
Parly corona-style is perfect
I now go to meetings barefoot and in my shorts. And it cuts what we pay for MPs to travel. We should keep it this way post-Covid
The Portfolio: Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo
Photographer Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo's latest project, Slaghuis, is a recounting of the trauma he experienced growing up in his family’s tavern business
Dear Doctor Dlamini-Zuma
There has been a constant narrative that aims to reduce you to an ex-wife of a former head of state. This is factual, but in mainstream media there seems to be no other description of you
South African women live with the burden of ‘constant vigilance’
Fear of being attacked restricts the movement of most women in everyday life
A caress rather than a beating: The science behind Tony Allen’s style
By retracing funk's steps and picking from jazz, Tony Allen rewired highlife into Afrobeat
Billy Monama: stringing together South African guitar history
The guitarist’s book, Introduction to South African Guitar Style: Volume One is due to be published at the end of the year
Battle for the truth about UFOs
The United States Navy has confirmed that three videos of unidentified aerial phenomena were taken by Navy pilots in 2004 and 2015
The biographies of Robert McBride and Dimitri Tsafendas share a curious resonance
Although the two men were from different generations, their lives both lay bare the atrocities of the apartheid state
How coronavirus is affecting Kenya’s hearing impaired citizens
A deaf man in Kenya spread the message of Covid-19 when he realised a million hearing impaired people were left out of the conversation
The Ugandan good Samaritan sanitising hospitals and police stations
Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy
Achieving a healthy nation requires more than universal free healthcare
Having access to care is not a promise of health
Covid-19 and African children: The untold story
Children are less likely to contract the coronavirus than adults, but the way in which the pandemic affects them goes beyond ill health
The democratic process of voting was wearing thin before lockdown
The number of adults who didn’t vote in the 2019 elections reflects citizens’ disenchantment with their representatives. Perhaps Covid-19 presents government with the chance to change this
Covid-19 set to increase the scourge of child marriage
Millions of girls are currently out of school, families are struggling with spiralling economic hardship, and programmes to end child marriage face significant disruptions
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