Nechama Brodie
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An extract from Nechama Brodie’s latest book, ‘Domestic Terror: Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa’
‘None of us are okay’: Frustration as South Africa’s GBV initiatives stall
SA is in a rush to roll out its national GBV action plan. But as bureaucracy and the pandemic slow progress, violence against women continues unabated
#SayHerName: The faces of South Africa’s femicide epidemic
This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.
How religious will the world be in the future? Here’s what the data says.
Far from the world becoming secular, there will be almost six billion Christian and Muslim believers by 2050, according to a series of reports.
[Archives] Is the student uprising of 2015 a harbinger of revolution?
Protests against colonialism and fees made an impact, but it’s too soon to judge SA’s rise or fall.
As one, in a world apart
A trio of Israeli films being shown around South Africa, explore the often invisible Palestinian and Israeli victims of armed conflict.
Are whites really being killed ‘like flies’?
Comments on SA’s murder rate and the quality of life of white South Africans have been grossly exaggerated. Nechama Brodie tells us why.
Revisiting childhood means no mean feet
There are no cheap frills on Nic Haralambous’s eye-catching men’s socks.
Bitter bites the hand that feeds
It’s been five years since their last appearance, but Konradski and Joe Dog are back: older, a little more jaded – and with fewer penises.
Unlocking silver’s magic with bold new designs
Fortunate Moyo — bartender, part-time musician and full-time jewellery apprentice at Keith White Designs — does "a lot of creative work".
Best in show
Nechama Brodie picks 10 of the most interesting items on display at this year’s FoodWineDesign Fair, which takes place in Jo’burg this weekend.
Street of a past that foretold a future
Rockey Street was a beachhead of the new South Africa in the late Eighties and the Nineties, but it has seen a lot of changes since those heady days.
Marcus Neustetter: Stamping his mark on stargazing
The Post Office has drawn on a local artist to celebrate South Africa’s contribution to astronomy.
A story woven into a bedspread
Quilting, in some form or another, has been practised for thousands of years.
Sustainable lap of luxury
A South African human rights lawyer is one of the brains behind the international Maiyet fashion label.