Why Kashmir Is Still Under Lockdown
EXPLAINER
The siege of Kashmir continues. About a week ago, the Indian government deployed over 30 000 more troops to the area which is already...
#KeepItConstitutional: Animated Series Teaches Learners About The Constitution
There’s a decline in knowledge about the Constitution among those South Africans living in marginalised and vulnerable communities. Interestingly, adults living in these communities...
“Under Capitalism, No Black Person Ever Dies By ‘Natural Causes’”
COMMENT
Whether we are aware of it or not, we see Black people as living synonymous with labour, especially through a white gaze in this...
#JusticeForCapeFlats: Here’s Why People Are Turning Their Avis Orange
Over the past few weeks, orange profile pictures have appeared on social media in South Africa, apparently inspired by a similar campaign from Sudan,...
#IStandWithIlhan: Ilhan Omar Pushes Pro-BDS Bill Despite Harsh Criticism
NEWS ANALYSIS
United States congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been through the most, but she won’t be deterred. Despite United States President Donald Trump’s racist attacks...
Competing Petitions Launched Following Zodwa Wabantu’s Anti-Gay Rant
Following the outcry by the queer community to get Zodwa Wabantu’s reality TV show cancelled in response to the reality star’s homophobic and transphobic...
Airport Security Protocols Must Respect Bodily Integrity
News that a Muslim woman was made to remove her headscarf by security at the OR Tambo International Airport has raised censure. The hijab...
‘Forcing Muslim Women To Remove Hijab Is Infringement Of Rights’
Removing the hijab worn in the form of a headscarf for a Muslim woman is a right infringment. This is according to the Women’s...
OR Tambo Airport Asks Muslim Women To Remove Hijab At Airport
A group of Muslim women travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town have raised complaints that they were treated unfairly by security due to the...
The Real Price Of A Degree: “We Will Never Be The...
BOOK REVIEW
Thuthukani Nkosi, a master’s degree student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has finally published his book The Real Price of a Degree, which...
Victims of Sexual Violence in Sudan Deserve Justice
COMMENT
Today, as we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we demand accountability for sexual crimes committed in Sudan,...
Shot & Detained Palestinian Teen Mahmoud Salah: Sister Pleads For International...
It was a Tuesday afternoon in California, the United States, when Amina Salah got a call from her family in Palestine saying her 14-year-old...
Queens Of The Kingdom: A Portrait Of Saudi Women
BOOK REVIEW
The Saudi Arabian woman is veiled in mystery: global media narratives paint her as locked in a tower of oppression, needing rescue by...
The Refugee Crisis In Lebanon: How You Can Help
The little country of Lebanon is sandwiched between Palestine and Syria. Both countries are plagued with turmoil. Since the Nakba in Palestine in 1948,...
Xenophobic Attacks Return In Durban
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During the March/April xenophobic attacks in Durban, a group of Congolese men in Philani, uMlazi Y section were attacked, allegedly because that...
‘Apartheid Flag Is Hate Speech’ – Nelson Mandela Foundation
On Tuesday, arguments were heard in the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s case before the Equality Court that displaying the apartheid-era flag of South Africa should...
Palestinian Youth Are Trying To Forge Their Own Future
Palestinian youth are intent on reviving an international Palestinian liberation project. From April 1 to April 11, a group of Palestinian youth from around...
Mozambique Battles Cholera In The Aftermath Of Cyclone Idai
The damage from Cyclone Idai is still growing. The cyclone is labeled the deadliest storm to hit Mozambique in the last 30 years, according...
Life In A Durban Hostel Is A Nightmare
March 21 marks Human Rights Day annually, where South Africans commemorate the events of Sharpeville Massacre, however, for hostel dwellers around Durban this day...
It’s Necessary To Watch Surviving R. Kelly
It should be impossible that R. Kelly survived the myriad allegations of abuse leveled against him. But he did. Twenty-five years later, his survivors...
