“Beyond the Holiday: exploring systemic and structural factors in Human Rights”
Less than 24 hours before the annual observance of the commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre, which occurred on the 21st of March in 1960...
The List: Help for businesses and communities affected by unrest
With the protests and looting in KZN and Gauteng, many businesses have been affected. There are vulnerable people left with little to no access...
South Africa has been warned that it faces an ‘Arab Spring’:...
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it...
News Flash: #RebuildSA in progress but tensions still remain
Even as parts of KwaZulu Natal (KZN) and Gauteng start to rebuild and open up, racial tensions continue in KZN. Many have also been...
We need a new deal to give us the honest and...
We need a new deal to give us the honest and responsive government we deserve. Here’s how, writes Mava Boya from IDIKELETHU NEWS in...
#SAShutdown triggered by #ZumaArrest but not the reason
The #ShutdownSA protests sparked by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma are ongoing. Minister of police, Bheki Cele assured South Africans the protest...
Abahlali baseMjondolo: An urgent call to build solidarity in action
This is a statement released at the weekend by Thapelo Mohapi, Mqapheli Bonono and Nomusa Sizani of Abahlali baseMjondolo and Marvin Govender of the Phoenix Residents...
2021 in South Africa
The year 2021 is finally almost drawing to a close. It’s been a difficult year for many exacerbated by the pandemic, high cost of...
AlexFM station manager: “Alexandra was silenced yesterday morning”
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Four community radio stations were attacked and looted in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal this week. The ongoing #ShutdownSA protest targeted Mams Radio in...
In their own words: reflections on the #JulyUnrest
July 2022 marks a year since the 2021 July Unrest. It was a time of intense unrest, and violence sparked by many different factors....
[EXTRACT] Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set...
In July 2021, with the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, dramatic and violent scenes of unrest and looting unfolded in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Piecing together...
Four major problems the July riots brought into sharp focus
The recent riots in South Africa have revealed a lot about where the country really is. People in South Africa are hungry, and they...
South African riots and food security: why there’s an urgent need...
Wandile Sihlobo, University of the Witwatersrand
When South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the nation on July 12 amid violence and destruction of property in...
Abahlali: We welcome the strong social dimensions of the expert panel...
The poor are systematically excluded from formal discussions in South Africa. We are usually not treated as if we are citizens, or even as...
The List: 5 things people shouldn’t be doing during a civil...
As the civil unrest and looting unfolded across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng we’ve seen tensions starting amongst the public. Here’s 5 things people shouldn’t be...
A family meeting: a seat at the all black table
Mr. President, we need to talk. We are living in a state of false unity and we can’t continue living like barcodes - separate...
#JulyUnrest: Reaching the “end of the rainbow” but with no pot...
For all of the times South Africa has been called a “Rainbow Nation,” we have only been chasing rainbows. The recent riots of July...
