#RhodesHasFallen: The students take their moment [photos]
On a hot Thursday evening, the statue of Cecil John Rhodes was finally removed from the University of Cape Town. It happened exactly one...
Weekly Dissident: On symbols and national heritage
In the Weekly Dissident today, Desmond Mlatha and Mphutlane wa Bofelo warn Rhodes Must Fall campaigners of the danger of using civil disobedience as...
Cape Town’s “Inclusive City†anti-racism campaign, aka #NotAllCapetonians
Cape Town has a racism problem. We know that. In a new campaign that seeks to build an inclusive city, the City of Cape...
The Feminist Stokvel’s Hair Soirée and SA’s natural-hair evolution
On Thursday night a group of grown women will get together at a swanky Melrose coffee shop to do each other’s hair.
To many, it...
#RhodesSoWhite: Rhodes University students call out racism on campus
Students at Rhodes University have had it with Cecil John Rhodes and institutional racism at their university so, of course, they started a hashtag...
India’s Daughter: why race still matters in feminism
Feminism, the “other F-wordâ€, is making a comeback in mainstream media. Over the last year many (female) celebrities were bombarded with the question “Are you feminist?â€...
And now Boko Haram accuses Isil of racism
Just days after both Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) purportedly formed a remarkable partnership, trading compliments and ideas publicly,...
Racism? What racism?
Capetonians sometimes complain that the Mother City isn’t as racist as the rest of us make out. But with 15 race-related cases heard by...
The Weekly Dissident: Myesha Jenkins, socialist, feminist, internationalist “race” woman
In the Weekly Dissident today, Mphutlane wa Bofelo converses with feminist activist and poet, Myesha Jenkins.
MwB: I understand that you only started writing upon...
ANC’s January 8 Statement: trying to be all things to all...
The ANC’s annual January 8 statement has typically reflected the concerns of the party – from calls to overthrow apartheid in the 1970s and...
Making excuses for racism: “This is how Whiteness operates”
The furore over allegations of racism at the 12 Apostles' Azure restaurant is beginning to calm down, but in its wake, some South Africans...
#sexistSA: Women working underground
Over the past decade, South Africa has seen more women enter the mining industry than ever before. It was only when the Mines Health...
Eating out in Cape Town: a starter of racism, anyone?
Following a string of much-publicised racist incidents in public spaces around Cape Town last year, criticism of the city as a hub for racism...
Sorbet’s ‘Nancy’ campaign: An attack on women’s self-esteem
“The Victorian woman became her ovaries, as today's woman has become her ‘beauty’†– Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf’s sentiments from her book: “The Beauty Myth:...
Beauty salon need a sales boost? Why not just body shame...
The latest marketing campaign from Sorbet Group, which describes itself as being "at the forefront of professional grooming, for women and men" since 2005,...
#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...
Seven reasons why Sunday Tribune’s South Africa-Islamic State link is irresponsible...
On Sunday, Independent Newspapers’ Sunday Tribune published a piece titled "Islamic State's SA link". The article claims the Islamic State group, operating in Syria...
Raising children in a sexist world
The wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his truths, was silenced by paternal sadism, by a patriarchal...
Editorial: What to make of Women’s Month
It's already August, and, although we weren't trying to make a big deal about Women's Month, it just sort of happened.
The department of arts...
#sexistSA: When sports fans get mean, it’s just not cricket
I have never written a book but I am a lover of literature. I am not a chef but I enjoy fine dining. And...
