Photo by Gillian Schutte: Mintails Mine put up a flimsy tape to prevent children from playing on uranium poisoned mine dumps. Films by Sipho Singiswa.
Category: Democracy & Governance
An Activist’s Manifesto for 2014: Ten Social Justice Issues to Champion
By: Gillian Schutte Pic: Media for Justice/Gillian Schutte The fanfare at the beginning of a New Year is usually celebratory and full of hope. This celebration is a way for people to…
A is for Apartheid – a response to Mike Van Graan
By Sabelo Kotswana Pic: Wikipedia I have to admit, when I read Mike van Graan’s article, I jumped into the list of items he mentioned. By the time I reached E, I…
Why the South African Youth Are Not Voting.
By Luthando Vikilahle: Mainstream political parties do not speak to the needs and struggles of young people. However the much bigger elephant in the room is the depoliticisation of the South African…
The Shocking Collusion Behind the Marikana Miners’ Massacre
A year after the Marikana massacre, miners’ lawyer Jim Nichol looks at the facts revealed by the inquiry. By Jim Nichol · 19 Aug 2013
The Politics of Shit and Why it Should Be Used in Social Justice Protests.
By Gillian Schutte Poststructuralist psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, has argued that humans distinguish themselves from animals in the instant during which shit becomes something shameful.