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...
Five books about exceptional South African women you need to read
August 9 is Women's Day in South Africa, and we commemorate the anti-apartheid activists who marched on the Union Buildings and burned their pass...
Nelson Mandela and Women
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is etched into history as an icon and is lauded all over the world for his work in the struggle against...
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...
Winnie Mandela: The Woman Who Fought For Our Freedom
The nation mourns the death of the prolific revolutionary and struggle icon Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela, who died on Monday, 2 April at the age...
5 Things You Never Knew About Black Revolutionary Robert Sobukwe
Forty years ago on this day, February 27, Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe passed away. Sobukwe was a prominent South African political dissident who founded the...
Violence In The Service Of Power: ANC Attacks On Azapo And...
BOOK EXTRACT
“The ANC’s (African National Congress) violent intolerance of the Black Consciousness (BC) movement found its grimmest expression during the ‘people’s war’ it waged...
The Singing In Parliament Brought Tears To Our Eyes
Song and dance is intrinsically linked to South African heritage and culture. It could be no more evident than in parliament on May 22....
Mandela’s Pan-Africanism: In His Own Words
On 12 January 1962, seven months before his infamous life sentence that banished him to Robben Island, Nelson Mandela gave a speech at the...
Never forget those who were killed in the 1976 Soweto Uprising
Salim Vally reflects on the Soweto Uprising and those who lost their lives.
A partial list of the martyrs of the 1976 Uprising, the place...
A Man, Woman, And A Baby Visit South Africa
Petra Diamonds Limited on Monday announced the discovery of a big blue diamond. The mining company confirmed that 20.08 carat blue diamond had been...
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...
Book Review: District Six – memories, thoughts and images
The book, District Six: memories, thoughts and images, compiled and edited by Martin Greshoff, is a compilation of autobiographical stories and poetry written by...
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...
Hlumelo Biko: “ I Have Reimagined The Africa I Want To...
BOOK EXTRACT
Slavery, colonialism, imperialism, and apartheid have fundamentally unbalanced the values and self-concept of Africans. There must be a rediscovery of African identity, writes...
What Mandela Day Means To Born-Frees
July 18 is Nelson Mandela International Day, where South Africans and all people come together to celebrate the life of the first democratically elected...
Joanne Joseph’s Children of Sugarcane is an intimate look at indenture
In Children of Sugarcane, writer and media personality Joanne Joseph, weaves a deeply political and personal tale of indenture. Joseph introduces readers to Shanti,...
MSF Field Worker Remembers The Rwandan Genocide: “The Hate That Came...
This year marks 24 years since the Rwandan genocide. More than a million people were killed during the 100 days of violence. The Rwandan...
Cape Town’s Bloody Gang Violence Is Inextricably Bound Up In Its...
COMMENT
When the apartheid government decided to evict people it called Coloured from Cape Town’s inner city, it set off a chain reaction that now...
Harris Dousemetzis On Telling The TRUE Story Of “The Man Who...
“The Man Who Killed Apartheid” is a book aiming to contribute to “a post-colonial intellectual history of South Africa.” It is book 12 of...
