In his own words: Geralt Cloete on using the arts to...
Geralt Cloete is an MA student in Dramatic Arts at Wits University. He is from a small town in the Northern Cape. He honours...
It’s 2020 and skin lightening products continue to exist
Racism around the world is well documented, but many people don’t realise that it can occur not just when one race discriminates against another,...
No, Indian South Africans are not persecuted. Here’s the data.
The National Indian Congress of SA (NICSA) wants South African Indians residing in #eThekwini to "Park by the Pozie" on December 12. Claiming to...
Riz Ahmed is searching for home in Mogul Mowgli
With the release of the film, Mogul Mowgli, Riz Ahmed cinematises the message from his album, The Long Goodbye and Saadat Hasan Manto’s short...
Chatting Korean beauty standards and K-pop with Frances Cha
“I would live your life so much better than you if I had your face…” muses a character in Frances Cha’s debut novel If...
Binwe Adebayo on writing about Black Love
Binwe Adebayo, writer, founder and managing director of baby mogul has contributed to a new collection of essays. Notes on Love is a collection...
#LGBTILife: The reality of one woman’s journey for a name change...
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, recently met with various Trans Activist Coalition groups in order to improve service delivery and policy...
Terry-Ann Adams is writing about Eldorado Park
Terry-Ann Adams is the author of the soon-to-be released book, Those Who Live in Cages. The book, set in Eldorado Park, is centered around...
I don’t want to call myself Coloured anymore
Words are not benign, says Ling Shepherd
“Coloured”, “Boesman”, “Khoisan”, “Hottentot”, “Hotnot” and “Vaal Japie” – all descriptive words and most times slurs used to...
Coloured Culture, real or imagined?
By Ling Sheperd
Marike de Klerk once said Coloured people are the people that were left behind after all other nations were sorted out – ...
Beyoncé’s “Black Is King” Features Mzansi Stars
In June Beyoncé surprised fans with a 70 seconds teaser trailer of her visual album: Black Is King. The 24 Grammy award-winning artist wrote,...
Free Speech, A Pillar Of Decolonisation
COMMENT
In 1988 something bizarre happened in the literary world. The novel, a genre in it’s recline into irrelevance, was given a rude awakening. A...
Sarah Ladipo Manyika On Her Best-Selling Novel In Dependence
Researching for my interview with Sarah Ladipo Manyika, I came across a Facebook post where she expressed her joy at being in South Africa....
Ming-Cheau Lin Makes Sense Of A Confused Identity In ‘Yellow And...
Yellow And Confused is the latest release from cookbook author, blogger and storyteller Ming-Cheau Lin. It is a deeply personal and in-depth look into...
Hasan Minhaj Is Out Repping Brown People And We Stan
It was the 2016 Democrat Convention. Hillary Clinton would be taking on Donald Trump in the 2016 United States Presidential Election. Clinton's husband, former...
The Sweet Taste Of Pakistan In Fordsburg
In the small block that constitutes the Fordsburg Square area, cuisines from all around the world can be if found. If you’re a meat...
Fordsburg Food Tour: Discover Joburg’s Hidden Culinary Gems
PART II
On the edges of the Johannesburg Central Business District, you will find the area of Fordsburg. With an interesting history, the area has...
How Fordsburg Has Evolved From The Gold Rush To Now
PART I
Growing up as Indian South African, Fordsburg was the place to buy halaal meats, spices, jewellery and beautiful fabrics. It was also the...
Home Affairs: It’s Up to Women To Check If Surname Was...
The department of home affairs acknowledged reports that some women’s surnames had been changed without their consent after marriage, in a statement released on...
Nicole Dennis-Benn’s ‘Patsy’ Is A Brave Take On Freedom And Motherhood
Societies have reproduced motherhood almost as a state of martyrdom. In becoming mothers, women are expected to forfeit themselves and adhere to a specific...
