Don’t be intimidated; security guards don’t have any special policing rights
Security guards in South Africa are known for abusing their power but what a few people know is that security do not hold any...
Wearing Or Not Wearing Makeup Should Be A Woman’s Prerogative
"You look so different without makeup", "I prefer women who don't wear makeup", "You look so tired without makeup", "You're a feminist, but you...
Zulaikha Patel: How We All Wish We Were You
I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like it.
The little girl - now known to all as Zulaikha Patel - standing in...
What is in a word – ableism
What is in a word, ableism, that is what. Yes, I can imagine the able bodied are busy trying to “get back to normal”...
Pay back the money: A guide to collecting money you are...
When you loan people your money, especially family and friends, they can let you down by not paying back their debt and, often, completely...
5 Woke Youtubers Worth Your Data
Seemingly everybody is starting a YouTube channel to showcase the same personalities and to tell us the same dos and dont’s in black households....
Want To Enter Into A Muslim Marriage In SA? Here Are...
Arising out of the discussions at a recent workshop organised by the Muslim Personal Law (MPL) Network, it was clear that Muslims in South...
Two Batswana women wrote a feminist dictionary and it’s amazing
For two young Batswana feminists, the academic terminology that has been popularised in online-driven social activism is useful but limited. When they couldn't articulate...
Burn Survivor Thembi Maphanga: It Started With Emotional Abuse
The furore around Babes Wodumo, radio personality Masechaba Ndlovu, and domestic abuse has sparked outrage on social media, with many people attacking Masechaba for...
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...
From prophets to profit: The colonisation of African spirituality
In the beginning nothing existed but the Fertile Darkness, floating on the invisible River of Time. There was no sun, there were no stars,...
Xenophobia in South Africa shows a disconnect with ubuntu
Ubuntu is a southern African ethical concept that suggests that humanity is interdependent. Rooted in a sense of community, "ubuntu" means that we are...
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...
“Our schools undervalue blackness and focus more on containing us than...
The 28th of August 2016 marked a turning point at Pretoria High School for Girls. In a school where stories of racism and injustice...
Why do SA universities have more female graduates but fewer academics?
May was graduation season at many universities around South Africa. As usual, social media timelines were flooded with pictures of proud parents and grinning...
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...
Covid-19 relief grant recipients: Poverty alleviation must be consistent
In a recent ANC Lekgotla President Cyril Ramaphosa – in his capacity as president of the ANC – said the party had agreed to...
Special editorial: the state of Fees Must Fall – 2016 edition
Last year this time, the Fees Must Fall movement was gaining momentum, barrelling towards a triumphant mass march on the Union Buildings, where it...
It’s Time For Ex-Model C Schools To Stop Focusing On Rugby...
LAURENCE STEWART says that a tragedy continues to be played out in the name of tradition and value at the stubborn ex-Model C schools...
Solomon Mahlangu’s Legacy Lives On
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu is etched into the history of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. On April 6, 1979, the apartheid government hanged him. Mahlangu...
