The ongoing Afrophobic behaviour in our country is misdirected anger and frustration at the fact that black South Africans still have to make do with welfare crumbs
Apartheid as a crime against humanity has reached customary international law status, which means that it is law that is considered binding on states under international law even if a state has not ratified an applicable treaty prohibiting apartheid
South Africa’s silence on Russian aggression is a blot on its commitment to international law and our country’s history
Showmax’s ‘Sex in Afrikaans’ explores the continued taboo of representing sex in the Afrikaans language
Having Black teachers in the classrooms of what are commonly still considered ‘white schools’ would not only be beneficial to Black learners, but to learners of all races
However, contemporary artists such as Cinga Samson, Zanele Muholi and Mohau Modisakeng found a liberating ally in self-portraiture
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’
Israel is scaling up its information war ahead of a UNHRC session at the end of February that will table a report into last year’s bombing of Gaza
Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections
Bhamjee’s selfless dedication to the struggle against injustice is an inspiration for us all
The hardest part of reckoning is the reckoning and where the archbishop is resented it is not for the ways in which the TRC failed but those in which it succeeded and brought an unfathomable past into a flawed present, writes Elisha Kunene.
The party’s founders focused it’s mission on the problem of the day – land – which remains a central issue. Yet, since 1994, the ANC has been hesitant and timid in resolving the land question.
Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course
How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
Dimakatso Sedite’s poems emerge from the shattered futures of South Africa’s townships
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand
What can one fix with an 85-year-old white man whose apology to black people only surfaced after he is dead? The answer is nothing
The problem with a racial superiority complex is that it does not come to an end with the abolishment of discriminatory laws but finds its expression informally
Lalela Mswane and the Miss SA organisers have not responded to the announcement by the sports, arts and culture department that the government has withdrawn its support for the pageant
Beauty pageants are political. Calling these women role models, talking about their natural hair, their ambition, their voice is all political. Representing a country on a global stage is also political
Mixed reactions from South Africans as apartheid’s last president, FW de Klerk, dies after battling with cancer
The death of apartheid’s last leader means some questions now remain forever unanswered
FW De Klerk died in his home having suffered from cancer
Afrophobia is an imported anti-African sentiment that internalises colonialism because current state borders never existed in African societies
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
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FNB Art Joburg director Mandla Sibeko speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about this year’s Open City, during which unlikely spots are turned into art spaces
July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence
Veteran broadcaster Noxolo Grootboom talks to Denvor de Wee about her childhood in the rural Eastern Cape, the day her neighbour Chris Hani was murdered and the secret to her ageless beauty
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Tirelessly working to build a home and a legacy only to be told you have no right over it once your husband dies or decides to divorce you — the story of black women who battled for justice
At a time when unemployment and poverty must be tackled head on, our country appears rudderless
The past cannot be erased, but leaders can choose how to respond to it and how to forge a better future