The change of street and place names rouses the country’s attention unlike anything else and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon
Every woman’s story, including those of ordinary people who fought silent battles, adds a thread to the rich tapestry of our history
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 poet’s new book does the necessary work of reinscribing women into history, but is it poetry
Lisa Seftel started out in the labour movement before she took up positions in government. Now, as the head of Nedlac, she has to create a space where both sides can meet to discuss and debate important policy issues
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity
The Johannesburg high court says the EFF had brought no evidence to back up the allegation
To dislodge a winner like the ANC you have to do better than point out its weaknesses.
In the post-Zuma political landscape, it is possible for the EFF to throw its support behind the ANC in exchange for posts
This was the first match of the year for both sides who were using it to kick-start preparations for the upcoming Women’s Soccer World Cup
This is not comfortable reading, says Sisonke Msimang
Thandeka Gqubule says she has obtained declassified documents proving that Stratcom was spying on her
Her book gifted me a vision of myself and many black women who carried my world
Women remain the wallpaper of history and are daily denied a voice in our patriarchal society
His legacy is couched in cisheteropatriarchy; social justice and equality need a new approach
There is a constitutional imperative to empower the majority gender
Our readers write in about carbs, judges and the abuse of women
Ask anyone who was at Rhodes, this specific formulation of uMakhulu was promoted by Magoqwana
Ndumiso Mokako, a contender to head up the ANC Youth League, has accused the league of sidelining those who hold different views
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s death illustrates how society defines and judges women — by their biological function
We find ourselves in a vitriolic debate about our history —who did what, why did they do it, who can be trusted and who sold out
“All members in favour of renaming Cape Town International Airport to Project Runway, say aye”
The infiltration of the media did not end with the demise of the apartheid government’s Stratcom operation
Judging her by long-held patriarchal standards only exposes our society’s misogynistic gaze
Patriarchal systems have asserted for centuries that women can only own land through their men
Paying tribute to Madikizela-Mandela during her funeral service, Malema accused some ANC leaders of being "sellouts".
The former Safety and Security Minister has denied that he had reopened a criminal investigation into the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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‘She was the mouthpiece unofficially for whatever was happening inside [Robben Island]’
Some leaders were booed and old rivalries were hashed out in tribute speeches to the global icon.
Ramaphosa implored the nation to honour her by reflecting on its own wounds so that it too can heal
Once Malema ended his speech, the previously packed stadium thinned somewhat, leaving a majority of ANC and only few EFF party members behind.