By Gillian Schutte Beneath the mountains of a fictional African land, a radiant blue current flows like a heartbeat. It lights villages and cities, powers technologies, and binds a nation through shared…
Category: Socioeconomic Justice
The Politics of Performance: How an Unholy Alliance Is Failing Pietermaritzburg’s Development
By: Juanita Chitepo Tourism has come to be a word that carries the weight of South Africa’s dreams and desires for economic growth. It is the go-to saviour concept for job creation,…
Ex Political Prisoners say that Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo should withdraw his bid for the position of Chief Justice.
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY: THE ROBBEN ISLAND EX POLITICAL PRISONERS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM. 03 FEBRUARY 2022. We, as a collective of Ex Political Prisoners, are disturbed to note that Acting Chief Justice Raymond…
The South African system enables the killing of Black body.
By Thesna Aston In living colour. The list of black people being murdered and brutalised grows by the minute. It’s not just by police officers and military but people behind the uniform…
Farm Murders: Fact vs Fiction
By Nigel Branken Social commentator, Nigel Branken, compiles real data that disproves the mythology around white genocide and farm attacks in South Africa 1. Farm murders are extremely rare in South Africa….
Adam Habib is not me. Sipho Singiswa questions Adam Habib’s appointment as Director of SOAS by University of London.
By Sipho Singiswa As an indigenous Black South African I write to express my dismay and disgust at the recent appointment of outgoing WITS Vice Chancellor, Adam Habib, as Director of the…
The Boy Child and Gender Based Violence
In this article, I’ll be speaking on gender-based violence against black men and boys in general terms, focusing on three points: the definition of gender with regards to gender based violence, recognition and acceptance of the phenomenon of gender based violence against men and boys, and lastly, the impact of race on the recognition of black men and boys as victims of violence.
The future is not for softies.
By Gillian Schutte (Dystopian Facebook Posts) The future is not for softies. The best skills you can teach your young kids now are endurance and survival skills. Teach them how to live…
Gems from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Public Lecture at University of Witwatersrand
Wits University and the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences hosted renowned Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on Thursday 02 March 2017 Ruben WaKa Sithole succinctly captured the essence of the…