Haji Mohamed Dawjee Writes What She Likes In Sorry Not Sorry
The title of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko's compilation of writings called I Write What I Like has become a slogan of sorts. It...
Toxic Masculinity In Football Needs To Be Addressed
This weekend, the news and social media were awash with images of Kaizer Chiefs supporters storming onto the pitch of the Moses Mabhida Stadium....
The CC’d Collective’s Response To Participating Unwittingly In Israeli-Funded Cultural Activities
As awareness of Israel's oppression of Palestinians grows, more and more artists from across the world are joining the cultural boycott. Support for the...
K-pop Idols And Blackface: It’s Not Okay!
It's not easy being a fan when the idols you adore display blatantly offensive behaviour. As fans, we have a responsibility to call out...
Civil Union Amendment Bill: COPE Calls For Public Support
The Congress of the People (Cope) is appealing to the members of the LGBTQIA+ community and the general public to support its proposed amendment...
“I Did Not Expect So Much Hate From My Fellow Africans”
Naomi Nseya is a nail beautician and a mother of three from Umbilo. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city, Kinshasa, the...
#RUReferenceList And The Fight Against Rape Culture Still Wages On
Two years after the fight against patriarchy, misogyny, and rape culture at universities made headlines, the battle still rages on. Those survivors at Rhodes...
Want To Enter Into A Muslim Marriage In SA? Here Are...
Arising out of the discussions at a recent workshop organised by the Muslim Personal Law (MPL) Network, it was clear that Muslims in South...
The MPL Network: Centering Women’s Experiences of Islamic Law
Debating justice in the Muslim family, a recent workshop organised by the Muslim Personal Law (MPL) Network at the University of Cape Town (UCT)...
How Dario Manjate Creates Green Art
Dario Manjate is a Mozambican collage artist who came to South Africa in 1994 and now operates a studio out of the Victoria Yards...
Nelson Mandela and Women
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is etched into history as an icon and is lauded all over the world for his work in the struggle against...
Start Letting Us Talk: Walking In Protest Against Campus Rape Culture
"Show me rape-culture" - this is one of thousands of comments we have heard from students on campus. These comments are quite disheartening when...
Mam’ Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Legacy Is Still A Site Of Struggle
South Africa, is a country that is inhibited by ghosts trying to find their homes and it is a country that knows no justice....
What Being A Black Muslim Woman Means
"It;s not easy being a black Muslim woman - especially in hijab. It's sort of like people want to create an identity for you,"health...
Huda Fahmy Uses Comics To Tackle Islamophobia
Huda Fahmy is a cartoonist who is using her Instagram platform to create cartoons about her daily experiences of being a Muslim women in...
Mam’ Winnie Is Someone We Want To Be
City Press editor-in-chief Mondli Makhanya's column on why we must not want to be Winnie exposes the patriarchal lense through which society views strong...
Flow Wellington’s Poems On Arriving In Johannesburg
Flow Wellington, (Selome Payne) is the director of self-publishing institute, Poetree Publications. She is also a published poet. Her latest poet anthology, Gau-trained tells...
EXO Inspires South African EXO-Ls To Give Back
The South African EXO fandom known as EXO-Ls showed their love for the K-pop group on its sixth year anniversary by embodying the groups...
Lebohang Masango’s “Mpumi’s Magic Beads” Helps Children Love Themselves
"I do want little black girls to see it and see themselves and see names that they recognise and hairstyles and places that they...
Why Nomzamo Mbatha Gives Us All The Feels
You might know Nomzamo Mbatha as the actor who won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Moratiwa in...
