The environmental impact of the Amazon development in Cape Town, South...
The Amazon Africa development in Cape Town has been one of the most contentious fights in recent South African history. What started out as...
Ten times the Democratic Alliance was kak
Like most of us, I enjoy a good internet list. So there I was, reading about ten celebrity break-ups that broke us - but...
Zindzi Mandela, And The Limits On Black Pain
Far from scrambling to silence the ambassador’s comments on land, the government should be wondering why it is allowing itself to be led by...
Politicking around identity: Afrikaans holds many truths and evils
Afrikaans is a controversial language. Borne out of Dutch ships passing and trading with the Khoi to slavery, it has come to hold many...
Sea the Bigger Picture with Shamier Magmoet
Shamier Magmoet is a free diver from Heideveld on the Cape Flats. He is also a passionate environmentalist working hard to keep the ocean...
Rent Strike Planned For South Africa
South Africans are organising a rent strike in the wake of the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.
In a statement on Facebook, Rent Strike South...
Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Act Underpinned By Idea That Rural People Cannot...
by Richard Raber, PhD Student, African History, Indiana University Bloomington
Last week South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Act. Some have...
UWC to develop the first dictionary of Kaaps
Kaaps is a biryani pot mixture of languages that has always had negative connotations to it. The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has...
The Land Party: A People’s Dictatorship For South Africa
From a grassroots activism in Hermanus to formal politicals, the Land Party is aiming for national government. Leader of the party Gcobani Ndzongana said...
“The Lie of 1652” debunks colonial and apartheid land myths
The Lie of 1652 by Patric Tariq Mellet joins a growing list of books retelling the history of South Africa, focusing on the land....
Khoi activist: “Amazon is the 2021 version of the Dutch East...
Amazon announced their African headquarters in Cape Town, after brokering a multi-billion rand deal with the City of Cape Town. We spoke to Tauriq...
The potential for public green spaces in combating emissions within coal...
Activists and organisations working in and around public green spaces have often remarked how public green spaces are often treated as an afterthought or...
Vuwani residents have BEEN protesting, here’s why
On Thursday, newly-minted Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula visited Vuwani, where protesters have shut down the town for the third day in a row.
At...
The Amazon Development might bring jobs while carting away biodiversity
The proposed multi-billion rand deal Amazon struck with the City of Cape Town is heading to court. Court papers have been filed by lobby...
Malema’s Land Expropriation Resolution Passes – Helped By The ANC
On Tuesday afternoon, the parliamentary caucus of the African National Congress (ANC) chose to support a draft resolution, with amendments, introduced by the Economic...
Affordable housing solutions can prevent flooding disasters
Each winter, areas in Cape Town flood uncontrollably. Formal and informal housing across Cape Town are subject to flooding. The worst affected areas are...
The District Six museum is more than just a museum, it’s...
In the heart of the former inner-city residential area and in an old Methodist church in Cape Town, the District Six Museum has been...
Young, unemployed and without proper shelter in Freedom Park
Freedom Park is one of the areas in the south of Johannesburg which have recently seen protests over land, housing and unemployment. Residents say...
Xolobeni: Pro-Mining Youth Group Has Strong Ties To Mining Company
Fractures are emerging in the Xolobeni community of the Eastern Cape, as the fallout from a 2018 High Court ruling effectively barring an Australian...
What does the Kiribilly judgment tell us about unlawful evictions and...
Evictions are commonplace in South Africa, due in part to extreme economic inequality and historic land dispossession. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa's...
