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Whatever someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, abuse should not be tolerated

Patriarchal view of only two genders is more complex than XX and XY

Gender identity and sexual orientation are not a choice – they happen during pregnancy

Gustavo Petro speaks at an event after the 2022 Congressional elections in Colombia, on March 13, 2022. (Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces

The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US…

Abortion rights activists march during a pro-choice protest following the overturn of Roe v. Wade in Washington, DC on October 8, 2022. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

In the US, 2022 was a year of right-wing attacks. What lies ahead?

It’s a rocky road to a functional democratic future for the United States, but fighting injustice is a long-term task

Irony-free oppression: All agree ethical decay is evident on the right, such as when protests in Iran are brutally quashed and a population is ruled by fear. But it is increasingly seen on the left too, argues the author.

Wokeism and cancel culture leave ethics on the rocks

Nomically, the left advocates pluralism and promotes difference, but only within a network of fixed, essentialized identities, and so permissiveness becomes prohibition.

The age of podcasters as thought leaders is upon us

Self-styled podcasting celebrities – usually male – more and more frequently stray into journalism’s lane, but writer Khanya Mtshali probes the pitfalls of this using the…

Political is personal: Helen Zille’s latest book details her lived experiences, which our reviewer would rather read in an autobiography. (Skyler Reid)

Pope Zille speaks her truth: Go woke stay broke

Helen Zille decries using ‘lived experience’ in woke arguments, but does so herself in her latest book, says Shaun de Waal

What now? Strong freedom of speech and gun rights laws make armed protests an increasingly common sight in the US. A loosely affiliated group led by Henry Locke (adjusting beanie) protested in Columbus, Ohio against so-called government overreach. Who represents these people in the post-Trump era? (Jason Whitman/NurPhoto)

Trump slinks off world stage, leaving others to put out the fires he started

What his supporters and assorted right-wingers will do now in a climate that is less friendly to them is anyone’s guess

Words matter and have consequences

What started as hate speech ended in violence at the Capitol

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Editorial: 2021 — No choice but be strong

Pharmaceutical companies are yet to register their vaccines with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, boding ill for its delivery to the public

Virtual reality a relief this year

Viewing January 8 off the screen instead of from the middle of a stadium should be the way of the future

Although he hasn’t accepted labelling for his ideologies, Herman Mashaba’s new Action SA Party is at least calling for the right things. (Thulani Mbele/Sowetan/Gallo Images)

Calling South African conservatives…

We’ve tried leftism for long enough and what we have to show for it is corruption and mismanagement, when what we need is jobs and education. Is it time to try out a…

Right-wing Poland and the glorification of Hani’s killer

Polish anti-racism groups grow more concerned as the image of Chris Hani’s killer becomes normalised, with Janusz Walus’s likeness and name displayed on products for sale on a…

Trigger: Donald Trump led the racists and misogynists out of the closet. The killing of George Floyd by a police officer was the flick of the switch that awakened the American white middle class to the extremism enabled by the president. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Trump awakes human decency

The US leader’s outrageous rule and overt bigotry roused the white middle class from indifference

A general view of Long Street, usually one of the busiest and most popular entertainment areas with bars, clubs and restaurants in the city, with a billboard reading Stay Home, in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

SA’s right-wing Covid-19 lunacy must be challenged

The Democratic Alliance and their allies are prioritising the unequal and racist capitalist system over people’s lives