Gillian Schutte
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Editorial: Workers’ Day 32 years on
As we commemorate Workers Day 2026, and 32 years into democracy, it is time for us to reflect on the rights of workers and confront unemployment
Andile Mngxitama’s inconsistency and the politics of denigration and opportunism
I remain close to the places where ordinary black life meets the police, the farmer, the mine and the state face to face. That ground has no patience for fashionable radicalism.…
Has Mutant foretold larney’s downfall and it’s left him shit-scared?
Widespread calls for "Larney, Jou Poes!" to be banned stem from feelings of white guilt and trepidation aroused by the song’s raw antagonism.
Racism and the Whiteness Default
As white people we are raised to think we are central to everything, especially in relation to other races, writes Gillian Schutte.
Don’t vajazzle this jewel
The term "vagina" reduces women to a sexless commodity and contains violent potential, says documentary filmmaker, Gillian Schutte.
No cause to celebrate a racist Pride
The nasty response to a protest by black lesbians at the Jo’burg Gay Pride shows the event has lost its political thrust, writes Gillian Schutte.
Feminists slut their stuff
The fact that they are scantily clad is precisely the point of the protest.
Political clichés not thrilling
In <i>Retribution</i>, the national film fund has backed another ‘crisis of masculinity’ film, argues <b>Gillian Schutte.</b>
We swear this is good for you
What is the deal with people and good old natural expletives?