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Dr Nechama Brodie has worked as a multi-media journalist, editor, producer and publisher for nearly twenty-five years. During this time she has dodged the secret police in Burma, explored tunnels underneath Johannesburg, gotten dusty at rock festivals, and reported on the myth of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa.
An extract from Nechama Brodie’s latest book, ‘Domestic Terror: Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa’
The second part of an edited extract from Femicide in South Africa (Kwela) by Nechama Brodie lists the names of black lesbians who were murdered, allegedly because of their…
In her book ‘Femicide in South Africa’, journalist and researcher Nechama Brodie examines the violent history the country’s black lesbians have endured
More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality
The prosecutor took on the corrupt crime intelligence unit head and was suspended
Far from the world becoming secular, there will be almost six billion Christian and Muslim believers by 2050, according to a series of reports.
Protests against colonialism and fees made an impact, but it’s too soon to judge SA’s rise or fall.
In 1985, where did we think we’d be in 2015? Not having déjà vu about police crackdowns, surely, as the world celebrated Back to the Future Day.
With last year’s provincial medical services data now available, Africa Check questions the Free State health’s assertions of "significant progress".
Land ownership in SA remains heavily skewed across racial lines 20 years after apartheid. But is 80% of it in the hands of 40 000 white families?
Just the salaries for South Africa’s 35 ministers and 37 deputy ministers amount to more than R143-million, with hefty increases to come.
A DA MP has claimed that South Africa’s new police minister dropped out of high school and has no further education. Only part of the claim is true.
Have South Africans paid R238-billion in fuel levies in six years? Not if you do the sums.
The ANC says it has a "good story to tell" ahead of the May 7 election. Does the story stand up to scrutiny? Africa Check examines the claims.
The colourful designs found at Makers of Stuff (MoS),create a personal connection between the product and the customer.
President Jacob Zuma celebrated his government’s achievements in his fifth State of the Nation address. How did he fare?
Vincent Truter, a Jo’burg ‘cycologist’ thinks electric bicycles will change the way you see your city – and the world.
The "superhero" sculptor’s quirky creations were inspired by the notion that art is impermanent, writes Nechama Brodie in Rossouw’s obituary.
Kenyan jewellery designer Samuel Semat handcrafts his beautiful jewellery from brass with the help of 20 local women.
The funnyman may have irked Muslim ?authorities but his take on a world outside ?the corner shop has the nation in stitches.
