Creator
Athambile Masola
Poverty reduces role of oomakhulu
Abandoning oomakhulu to poverty in an unequal society threatens the physical and mental health of our communities
Restore state institutions to take people out of the cycle of poverty
Everyday experiences show how vital healthy public entities and policies are to ending the cycle of poverty. We need to rebuild them
Recall unheard voices in South Africa’s history
Adelaide Tantsi Dube’s poem was published in 1913, the year Africans were stripped of their land
On taking Love seriously
The world can be a hate-filled place but love, the essence of our being, makes it beautiful
We haven’t achieved the aims of June 16
South Africa still does not have an equal education system, yet this is not impossible
The dance of memory
Coming to terms with the politics of nostalgia amid the myths of the Rainbow Nation is hard to do
In search of my mother’s garden: iheritage yeblack female intellectuals
The voices of black women were not erased by colonisation
Reading Noni Jabavu in 2017
Not everyone has heard of Noni Jabavu, but her writing and experiences resonate with those who know they have been denied a voice
The post apartheid challenges faced by SA youth
In 2016, South Africa’s youth, as fiery as the generations before them, face a multitude of different challenges.
Pen power propels gay pride
A local poet-activist uses storytelling as a weapon to destigmatise the experiences of LGBTI people
The image of the post-colonial ‘man’ is stereotypical humbug
This campaign feeds the “black diamond” obsession that focuses on the success of a few black people at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
Education round here is not yet uhuru
Our journey to freedom continues: 20 years after democracy, those who can’t read or write are locked in a sinister struggle.
Women’s bodies are not fodder for power games
In a matter of days this past week, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi was accused of rape – and had the grievance against him dropped.
Why I chose teaching
Teaching adds value to the world and it is a cool profession, says Athambile Masola.