Palestinian Water Expert: SA Does Not Need Israeli Water Expertise
The water crisis in Cape Town is due to mismanagement, water expert and Palestinian citizen of Israel Mustafa Abu Raiya said in a Facebook...
It’s time we redefined masculinity as the LGBTQIA+ community
Society's definition of masculinity and what a man should be has created a huge divide within the LGBTQIA+ community that needs serious attention. Traditional...
#SexistSA: “As a woman, l do not feel safe in everyday...
Living in a patriarchal and toxic world forces women to adapt to and normalise the experience of sexual harassment in order to adequately function....
It is the system itself that is violent
Sam Van Heerden says that if we do not see the hypocrisy in raging against damage done to property while being wholly indifferent to the...
7 things you should know from black writers on writing about...
On Wednesday evening, writers Panashe Chigumadzi and Eusebius McKaiser headed a panel at the Time of the Writer festival entitled "Why Must a Black...
MSF field worker draws parallels between xenophobic attitudes in SA and...
Kate Stegeman is a South African field worker for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a non-governmental organisation that delivers emergency aid to those in need....
Queer love blossoms in unlikely places
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Queer rights activist Gabriel Hoosain Khan gave the following speech at the Dutch Embassy...
The Gender Pay Gap Is Just Not Going Away
The Ballito Pro, presented by Billabong, is a professional surfing competition which is currently taking place in KwaZulu Natal form June 25 till July...
#SeeIsraelForYourself: “It’s not apartheid. It’s worse.”
ITANI RASALANAVHO is a 31-year-old law student based in Soweto who has travelled to the West Bank in Palestine and seen the reality of...
Danish minister says giving Africans birth control will limit migration to...
It wasn’t enough that French President Macron believes Africa is a country, now a Danish minister believes contraceptives are the cure for Africa’s migration...
#FeministHackerBarbie: Who said Barbie needs help from a bunch of guys?
Have you met Feminist Hacker Barbie? She's the Internet's answer to a book which suggests that Barbie isn't smart enough to be a computer...
‘We need to act against white privilege and the systems that...
In a press statement, Dean Hutton addresses their recent #FuckWhitePeople court victory and reminds white South Africans that belonging is earned, not stolen.
I’d like...
Oxfam’s Admission of Sexual Abuse In Haiti Points To Deeply Entrenched...
The international NGO sector is a multibillion dollar industry and one vital to the survival, stabilisation and reconstruction of communities globally, but what happens...
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...
Joey Rasdien: blasphemy, bigotry and the other b-word
In light of the furore around Joey Rasdien's controversial comments about Islam, and the reactions to them, Angelo C Louw reflects on the racism...
Hey UCT, Here’s How To ACTUALLY Make IT Attractive For Women
Patriarchy continues to be pervasive in all sectors of life. The Information Technology (IT) sector is no exception to this. The sector has traditionally...
Editorial: Misogyny, we are coming for you
We’ve been seeing people rant and moan all over the internet about what a terrible year 2016 was.
And it’s not hard to see why....
UCT’s New Inclusivity Policy For Sexual Orientation: What Students Think
The launch of UCT's Inclusivity Policy for Sexual Orientation has come during a time of relative calm at the institution. After a lengthy consultative...
Joburg’s nationalistic attitude rears its head in Fattis Mansions, Cape York...
The divergent realities of people evicted from Fattis Mansions last week, and the victims of the Cape York fire, have highlighted Johannesburg’s nationalistic attitudes...
16 days of f***ing activism
Despite years of "16 days of activism", women still face rampant violence and discrimination at every turn, women-hating men are still given a free...
