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The brilliance of Iran’s governance structure
The sheer brilliance of Iran’s three-tiered governance structure
Reading resistance: Books that archive courage, dissent and institutional memory
South Africa’s fragile freedoms are recorded in classrooms, songs and satire. These books archive courage, dissent and institutional memory
Gaza: Steadfastness on the open sea
Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with…
Apartheid’s shadow, an artist’s light: Omar Badsha’s story
Omar Badsha’s journey from quiet observer to defiant artist in apartheid South Africa
Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality
Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town
The Portfolio: Rob Machiri
Machiri is a designer, artist, DJ and cultural producer. Here he reflects on the memory work that is just one facet of pungwes
How colonial rule predisposed Africa to fragile authoritarianism
The unstable pathway many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements