A love letter to Faki Moshoeu
Wanelisa Xaba imagines what life in a deeply divided South Africa would have been like for 16-year-old Matlhomola "Faki: Moshoeu, had he not lost...
If a racist incident occurs and no one records it, did...
A day before the Spur video went viral in South Africa, something equally horrifying took place at the hospital where I work. A black...
CEO SleepOut 2017: poverty porn with an empathetic face
It’s time for the ridiculously gimmicky #CEOSleepOut again.
These ethically compromised CEOs - aided by PR devoid of content - would rather engage in spectacular...
Failure to act: Will the real allies please stand up?
By now everyone has seen the horrific attack on the Asian man who was dragged off a United flight in Chicago. Time and time...
Practising empathy through protest and debunking the myth that issues...
April 7 was a day of national protest in South Africa. After President Jacob Zuma fired the finance minister, along with nine others, and...
Ripples from San Juan: Fighting against austerity and modern-day colonialism
As word of an indefinite strike at the University of Puerto Rico over austerity plans breaks international media headlines, one cannot help but read...
Was the ANC email leak a staged PR stunt or an...
On Tuesday night, those signed up to the ANC’s media mailing list received a surprise in their inboxes - the minutes of the ANC’s...
The poor will pay the price for Pravin’s sacking
We’ve seen this horror show before. On 9 December 2015, when Number One replaced the competent, principled and likeable Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene –...
Selling activism – 2017’s hottest commodity
It's no secret that marketing has always been a type of psychology, manipulating consumers into buying into the ideals around certain products along with...
Rape culture is not an “epidemic”
Content Warning: This article contains reference to rape, assault, and violence
The one thing society has reluctantly learned over the past few years is that...
X(enophobia) marks the spot for Human Rights Day
21 March 1960 was the day of the Sharpeville massacre. The non-violent protestors on the day were challenging the apartheid regime's pass laws, which...
Why single stories that fuel xenophobia are dangerous
"They're stealing our jobs" is a dangerous single story that fuels xenophobia and misdirects community anger.
It is ironic that in the same month that...
We Must Understand Coloniality If We Are To Dismantle It
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The 1994 vote was not decolonisation. There is still a need to physically decolonise the country and decentre whiteness as the only legitimate form...
Is ‘modest fashion’ really something we should be celebrating?
In the past couple of weeks, my social media feeds were dominated by chatter about and images of Halima Aden, a Muslim model who...
Afrophobia: South Africa’s selective xenophobia
This month, Afrophobia was back in the news. Incidents of violence and hostility towards immigrants are becoming so commonplace that South Africa is quickly...
What the Malema ‘nutcracker moment’ at SONA says about sexual violence...
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Why collusion is bigger than just the banks
Competition is generally good for everyone in a market economy; collusion is not.
Companies compete with each other for our business. Those selling us crappy...
Afro-pessimism is the greatest form of Black optimism
Amid debates surrounding the "politics" of fallism, Zama Mthunzi reflects on the confusion surrounding Afro-pessimism.
Afro-pessimism has been misconceived as a field of thought that...
Free higher education is not a universal right
The 2017 university year is beginning in earnest. The spectre of continued #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement activity, in spite of evident attrition, political party capture,...
Let’s be real – Kasi Mlungu is problematic AF
Wouldn't it be nice if I woke up tomorrow morning and decided from now on I am white? I would be "The black white"...
