‘We want a future’ 1976-2022: Error 404: System Failure
Senzeni na? What have we done? Indeed, what have black children done to be forgotten like this? Our ancestors fought against a despicable regime,...
Press statement: A call to join the Youth Day Parade for...
The shoulders of young people are forced to carry the burden of ensuring our country does not collapse nor fall into flames. This was...
Poem: It’s a White Boy Thing
Stellenbosch University was in the news recently for another racist incident. A white student was caught urinating on the belongings of a black student....
When Disabilities And Inequality Meet In A Pandemic
What happens to the poor during self quarantine? And what happens to the disabled who don’t have support? What happens when you are both?...
Severus Snape Is Not The Hero You Think He Is
Just a disclaimer before I start - I am a huge Potterhead. I have lived and breathed all of the Harry Potter books for...
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...
#ThisFlag: uprising against oppression or “third force” regime change?
The story of Zimbabwe as an oppressive regime is one with which most of us are familiar. In neoliberal, and predominantly white spaces, the...
TAC: Nodding along to protesters at #AIDS2016 is not enough
Mark Heywood, the director of social justice organisation Section27 and a board member of the Treatment Action Campaign addressed the media on the sidelines of...
Are comparisons of South African apartheid and Israel useful?
JON SOSKE and SEAN JACOBS reflect on the utility of comparisons between Israel and apartheid South Africa.Â
The South African Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee has...
Recalling the Ramadans of my youth… and much more
Through his recollections of Ramadans past, ADLI JACOBS reflects on growing older in the tumult of South Africa.
I remember a Ramadan when I was...
UWC students respond to Prof Xolela Mangcu
Self-indulgent Professor Xolela Mangcu misread our protest, write Nangamso Bomvana, Ncedisa Mpemnyama and Marx Mtoto.
On Thursday the 26th of May, the Centre for Humanities...
The final word on #TipGate and the bullied white waitress by...
The official statement.Â
Over the past three weeks, there has been a national and international uproar about what has now come to be known as...
In Defence of Ntokozo, Wandile, and Black Political Agency
A *Biko Disciple argues that much of the discussion surrounding the now infamous Obz Cafe incident attributed to Ntokozo Qwabe reveals problems of white supremacy, anti-blackness,...
Even the way we dress for graduation must be decolonised
Graduand WANDILE NGCAWENI believes the pomp and ceremony surrounding graduation ceremonies at South African universities is steeped in colonialism. And he’s having none of it.
I...
What challenges are young South Africans really facing today?
We often hear complaints about the apathy and entitlement that young South Africans supposedly suffer from. Yet the #FeesMustFall movement, which gained international attention,...
Who’s looking after the mental wellbeing of students on campus?
Mental illness is on the rise on South African campus and few students can afford it. Rising student fees, stigma and access to psychiatric...
There are sound and rational reasons why Zuma should be recalled...
Four months ago, President Jacob Zuma tried to reshuffle the cabinet and appoint a new Finance Minister. Curiously, that decision four months ago has...
If Eusebius understands intersectionality, then why does he not honour it?
THABISO BHENGU thinks that if Eusebius McKaiser wants to speak about intersectionality, he should give credit to the black feminists who conceived the idea....
Patriarchs: Keep Your Noses Out Of My Panties!
Dear men and boys,
Here's some good news - all of you men who measure less than 15cm will get a special bursary to study...
A response to Wits VC’s open letter on university protests
NATASHA VALLY and SARAH GODSELL have some criticisms for Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib, who justified bringing private security onto the campus in an open...
