#SexistSA: “As a woman, l do not feel safe in everyday...
Living in a patriarchal and toxic world forces women to adapt to and normalise the experience of sexual harassment in order to adequately function....
What are we going to do now that Trump really is...
Donald Trump is now the President of the US. And as he recited his oath of office on 20 January, many in America and...
Five ways people are trying to subvert Trump’s inauguration
US president-elect, Donald Trump, is set to be inaugurated on 20 January 2017. No, you’re not having a nightmare. It’s real. But, while presidential...
Exhibition aimed at empowering women does everything but
Since its opening, the Our Lady exhibition in Cape Town has encountered some problems. From artists calling for their works to be taken down,...
Editorial: Misogyny, we are coming for you
We’ve been seeing people rant and moan all over the internet about what a terrible year 2016 was.
And it’s not hard to see why....
It is remembering, not looking away, that will help America deal...
Ruth Hopkins reflects on her recent visit to the United States of America, where processes of truth telling reminded her of its history of...
How patriarchy and prejudice fuel queerphobia in South African communities
The tragic murder of LGBTI activist and lesbian Noluvo Swelindawo, Â during 16 Days of Activism, is disturbingly ironic. According to Sharon Cox, Health...
Why we need to reimagine masculinity
It's 2016 and gender-based violence remains a norm we live with, despite campaigns such as 16 Days of Activism. This, which is inextricably linked...
Unlearning Gandhi: A South African Narrative
South Africans are excessively familiar with the history of Mahatma Gandhi for many reasons.
The historic train incident that happened at a railway station in...
Allegations of anti-Semitism at Wits as graffiti calling to “Kill a...
On Tuesday night, it emerged that graffiti saying “fuck the Jews†and “kill a Jew†had been found at Wits University. The university and...
It is the system itself that is violent
Sam Van Heerden says that if we do not see the hypocrisy in raging against damage done to property while being wholly indifferent to the...
When schools are too private for cultural diversity
Racism at schools has been in the national spotlight following protests over discriminatory hair regulations at Pretoria Girls High School in August, and South...
Debating White Feminism Amidst White Tears
On Thursday morning Vashna Jagarnath, a lecturer at the University Currently Known as Rhodes, Nelisa Ngqulana, communications manager at Activate!, and freelance journalist Louise...
Five ways black bodies resisted conforming to old white traditions in...
The year of asinavalo has come with nothing short of dololo chill. Black bodies have resisted assimilation and conformity with white traditions in various...
When we prioritise books over people, we only create new symbols...
A library went up in flames, and it’s all some of us can think about. For those who attended UKZN, like myself, it's personal. These...
Vashna Jagarnath responds to Rebecca Davis on white feminism
"'Woman' was the test, but not every woman seemed to qualify. Black women, of course, were virtually invisible within the protracted campaign for woman...
Black students are still a long, long way from being free...
MALAIKA EYOH, a grade 12 student at Pretoria High School for Girls, points out that while the media attention following protests at the school has...
From birds’ nests to being told to fix afros – people...
What happened at Pretoria High School for Girls is but an example of the lived experiences of discrimination against African hair in schools. But...
PE high school is the latest hit by accusations of racism
It was just yesterday that an investigation was launched at a girls school following allegations of racism and prejudice by the school and its...
#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh is just one example of the frustration of black learners...
Where the blue of heaven is deepest. Every person who attended Pretoria High School for Girls knows the opening to the school song. But...
