Bus Shelter Installations: A Moment Of Happiness In Joburg
If you've walked through Johannesburg, you might have noticed bus shelters that are unexpected bursts of colour against the otherwise grey backdrop of the...
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"...
The Stigma Of Loving Someone Who Died Of AIDS
I make it a point to tell anyone I date that I once had a partner that died of AIDS. So many loved ones...
Extreme Pressures and Fetishisation: The K-pop Industry Can Be Toxic
The K-pop industry has been in the spotlight particularly over the past few months as more and more of its idols have been thrust...
Didintle Khunou On The Color Purple Musical’s Empowering Message
The African-American experience is not too far removed from that of people of colour in South Africa, nor are the constraints of patriarchy that...
Digify Languages: African Languages in the Digital Age
As the world is transforming into a global digital village, digital activists across Africa have advocated for inclusive approaches to rapid digital transformation. Language...
The Colonial History Of Tea
In most households around the world, tea is a staple part of people's diet. It is the first thing you drink when you wake...
Why Obama’s Speech Did Not Give Us Feels
You could hear a pin drop as former US president Barack Obama delivered the 16th annual Nelson Mandela lecture at the Wanderers Stadium on...
Here’s why you should cut teenagers some slack
Adults aren't the only ones that experience the "hard" life. People assume it's normal for teenagers to always be tired, moody and low in...
Help These South African Photographers Reach New York
Reatile Moalusi and Kgomotso Neto Tleane are two South African photographers whose works has been chosen for the New York Times Portfolio Review. The...
Why South African Indians should identify as black
INDIRA GOVENDERÂ reflects on whether you need to display "struggle credentials" before you can speak on racism and injustice in South Africa.
Mishka Wazar's column about whether...
Nomvuyo Ngcelwane Tells The Story Of Black People In District Six
Nomvuyo Ngcelwane's book Sala Kahle District Six was first published in 1998. For the 20th anniversary of the book, publishing house Kwela Books have...
The Stigmas Of Sex Work “To Be Blessed And Slaying”
Over the last three years a new tagline of a type of sex work has populated much of social media under the name of...
World Hijab Day: encouraging understanding, or an empty gesture?
February 1st is World Hijab Day, a day on which women who aren't Muslim or don't observe the practice of hijab (dressing modestly and...
NWU Muslim Students Will Write Exams On Eid
Not all South African Muslims will be celebrating the culmination of the fasting month Ramadan on Friday with the religious holiday of Eid al...
This lunar year will be the Year of the Rabbit or...
On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending...
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...
The Place Of Sara Baartman At UCT
The label “Hottentot Venus†continues to haunt our memory of Sara Baartman. This moniker, used in Jean Reaux’s posters to advertise the exhibit of...
The Harsh Stigma of Sex Work In Glenwood, Durban
It's a scorching hot Tuesday afternoon and ladies are out on the streets working. It's a business day as usual for them and the...
Why Abantu Book Fest Needs To Reconsider Its White People Stance
The Abantu Book Festival took place for the third year in a row this past weekend, and more people than ever attended. The festival...
