In a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi takes a look at the colonial conquests that drove us here
SA BDS Coalition calls for the world to listen to what Israel’s actions are saying and apply full sanctions against that apartheid state
Israel’s iron grip over Palestinians had its beginnings in the demise of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France’s arbitrary mapping out of the Middle East
The Nakba began with the establishment of Israel in 1948 and has never ended. Palestinian are still removed from their land and their home and are still being killed and discriminated against
How Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alexandre Moumbaris escaped Pretoria Central with a handmade wooden key
An exhibition of Matthew Krouse’s underground films reveal an agitator awed by the tradition of ‘dirty queens’
A message to South Africa from European friends for Freedom Day
As Freedom Day approaches, an American reflects on how our history has become his too
There are still too few top positions filled by black leaders – we need to work tirelessly to change that
Lawyer, author and political activist Dumisa Ntsebeza talks to Nicolene de Wee about his appointment as judge of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. He also discusses his work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, how meditation helps him cope with trauma and his love of James Bond movies. How would you describe […]
The trombonist’s music-making was inextricably tied up with South Africa’s struggle for freedom
‘Amandla’s’ status as a cultural rallying point during apartheid is captured in this Sounds review, republished in Chimurenga’s book ‘Festac 77’
The 1990 documentary ‘South African Blues’ offers insight into the effects of exile on Jonas Gwangwa’s psyche
Gwangwa’s love for the struggle was genuine and deep, never cosmetic – and he couldn’t have written an unattractive tune if he tried
Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo
A builder of networks and a tactical freedom fighter, Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa nurtured not only the liberation movement, but also the creative spirit within her family
Lensman Sam Msibi’s memoir, The Accidental Frontline Journalist, reveals a life irrevocably bound to South Africa’s history
Attempts to discredit election outcomes can be dangerous and the United States would do well to heed the warnings from history
The coronavirus pandemic dealt the District Six Museum a heavy blow, forcing it to close its doors. But the fighting spirit of its patrons has opened them again.
Some black and white farmers are working together in the name of progress in a sector that has long been associated with racial exclusion and the abuse of black people
The former Security Branch officer is asking the SCA for a permanent stay of appeal in the prosecution of the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1971
A Window on Soweto by Joyce Sikakane-Rankin provided insight during apartheid censorship
Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers
By making embroideries, women move beyond and challenge categories and labels of “being vulnerable” or being perceived as “marginalised”
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
Approval of the River Club development in Cape Town is reminiscent of those bulldozing spatial planners of apartheid
This latest racist hair fiasco is just one more thing that all the darkies in me are tired of defending and explaining
The only time change has occurred in South Africa is in response to global events such as World War II. The country is once again facing such an event — Covid-19 — and will have to react
In this extract from The Broken River Tent, by Mphuthumi Ntabeni, the protagonist, Phila, makes a fiery courtroom speech
Equal distribution of resources will not close the access gap. Instead, resources must be deployed where they are needed most – and low-cost housing must move from the urban periphery too
Well, the pharaonic Voortrekker Monument to be precise for John Davenport
English is a valuable resource, but we cannot continue to promote it at the expense of the indigenous languages — including Afrikaans