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...
We need to be asking why people burn shit down
JARED SACKS asks us to suspend our anger, judgement and moralising over the burning of property at UKZN this week, and ask why someone...
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...
We can confirm: Lena Dunham IS white feminism
In a chat with standup-comedian Amy Schumer on 2 September, celebrity white feminist Lena Dunham spoke about a conversation she had with herself during...
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...
It’s Time For Ex-Model C Schools To Stop Focusing On Rugby...
LAURENCE STEWART says that a tragedy continues to be played out in the name of tradition and value at the stubborn ex-Model C schools...
The double-edged sword that is proximity to whiteness
ZUKISWA PIKOLI believes that the protests that broke out over hair policies and racism in schools are a continuation of the years of unexpressed...
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...
A letter to John Robbie, for everyone else who heard that...
Dear John,
I listened to your radio show on 29 August 2016, in which you interviewed Mishka Wazar, journalist and former pupil of Pretoria Girls’...
Zulaikha Patel: How We All Wish We Were You
I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like it.
The little girl - now known to all as Zulaikha Patel - standing in...
#DecoloniseSchooling: we need to talk about the violence “elite” schools perpetuate
#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh has reopened a can of worms for many of us who attended private and ex-model C schools. If I'm honest, this was likely...
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...
Old Girls pledge their support for learners at Pretoria High School...
We, alumni of Pretoria High School for Girls stand in solidarity with the bold and courageous learners of the school, who have spoken out...
Education MEC to probe high school following girls’ outcry
Pretoria High School for Girls will be investigated by Gauteng Department of Education authorities following allegations of racism against the institution.
“You have my support,...
“Our schools undervalue blackness and focus more on containing us than...
The 28th of August 2016 marked a turning point at Pretoria High School for Girls. In a school where stories of racism and injustice...
#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...
Muslim women’s bodies are not spaces to fight people’s bigotry
Living in Johannesburg, I usually get to go to the beach once a year. When I swim in a public place I wear full-length...
Ruth First 2016: Our reflections on rage and violence
The Ruth First Memorial Lecture was, once again, extraordinary. Each speaker presenting on the theme, “Rage and Violence in our Politics†produced papers that...
Women’s status in South Africa: a reality check
So South Africa has all these laws and regulations that are meant to further women's rights and protect them, right? Well, what happens in theory...
