Creator
Simon Taylor
Dr Simon Taylor is an extraordinary researcher at North-West University and the founder of Ana Nzinga Research. He was formerly with the department of international relations and co-operation and holds an MSocSci from the University of Cape Town and a PhD from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Apartheid nostalgia forgets the cruel inhumanity of the past
When South Africans compare their situation today to that under apartheid, they ignore the distressing stories heard at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Brics, naval exercises and the chance to pierce autocrats’ bubbles
We have a window to show Russia and China how much we cherish our freedoms and democracy – and to demand answers from our own leaders
The Woman King delivers a brilliant African story unfettered by many tired tropes
Set in 1823, the film stays far truer to the historic events that inspired it than many of the genre’s supposed classics
South Africa, as a Brics member, must make its voice heard on Putin’s nuclear weapons sabre-rattling
Strategic ties to Russia will be worth little if it resorts to the use of nuclear bombs in its war in Ukraine
Neat hair at school is a colonial mess
Can policing hair relate to community and equality, or is it solely a function of colonial militarism?