The DA is not an alternative to the ANC
Wandile Ngcaweni feels the DA is the vanguard of white privilege in South Africa, and is not a viable alternative to the ANC.
The rise...
Yumna Moosa’s superiors are still trying to prove her as incompetent
Dr Yumna Moosa, whose video about harassment and racism at a public hospital went viral last week said the support she’s received since publishing...
Am I guilty? On being rich, white and male in South...
JOB THOMAS believes it's time for people like himself - rich, white men - and other privileged groups, to admit to being oppressors.
In Belgium,...
This junior doctor is exposing harassment and racism in our hospitals
Yumna Moosa, a graduate of the University of Cape Town, was working as an intern to earn her qualification as a medical doctor when she experienced...
Five black characters bringing much-needed diversity to the comic book universe
We're all about diversity and representation in the comic book universe, so the news that a black, female teenager will be replacing Tony Stark...
“Unveiled” play attempts to combat xenophobia and foster understanding
Originally written and produced by Chicago-based writer, Rohina Malik, the play, Unveiled opened at the Wits Theatre on Friday 15 July as a part...
#BlackLivesMatter: How do you call for help when the “help” is...
SAMUEL AVILAS writes from New York, where the #BlackLivesMatter protests have almost become a routine following the revelations of the deaths of black men...
Why South African Indians should identify as black
INDIRA GOVENDERÂ reflects on whether you need to display "struggle credentials" before you can speak on racism and injustice in South Africa.
Mishka Wazar's column about whether...
Arundhati Roy on writing, fighting and… anti-blackness?
On 1 July, ELLE India featured the extraordinary author Arundhati Roy as the cover woman of the magazine’s July issue, in which she was...
Twitter is fuming over a school letter demeaning Muslims
On Wednesday night, a school letter began circulating on social media from Christian school, King’s School in Linbro Park. The letter, which was addressed...
So, what’s the best way to teach children about the history...
A private school in Johannesburg has clarified accusations that it had forced black students to carry a dompas as part of a school project.
Nandi...
Prof. Achille Mbembe on racism in South Africa in 2016 is...
Speaking on Tuesday at a seminar hosted by the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, and supported by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the...
For many young South Africans, just looking for a job is...
Thabiso Dlamini (@Thabiso_Dlamini) is the founder of the Twitter discussion #JobSeekersWednesday. “We all know someone that is not employed and we know that unemployment...
South African politicians just don’t get us anymore
There exists within the current South African political climate, indicators that it is time for greater youth representation. TAD KHOSA reviews the current crop...
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...
Muslim and ZCC students forced to remove religious head coverings at...
In light of the #RespekTheDoek campaign, reports of two incidents of students being asked to remove their head coverings have emerged at the NWU...
Do you even know Bongani Madondo?
He's launched a new book and he's 🔥🔥 🔥 but who is he?
1. He writes for himself
Madondo doesn’t try to appease a particular market, whether his readers...
Niq Mhlongo’s Affluenza embraces South Africans’ lived experiences
South Africa's democracy has come a long way since its formative years. But twenty years on and there are still many issues which have...
What are the transformation targets of SA sports?
Another year and the same battle continues. Transformation. Some think it's a waste of time, others think it's "reverse racism". Others still, like Afriforum...
Eusebius shows us we need academic justice as much as we...
This is the prepared text of the 2016 DCS Oosthuizen Academic Freedom Memorial Lecture that was delivered by Eusebius Mckaiser at the university currently...
