Socioeconomic Justice Archives

Ex Political Prisoners say that Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo should withdraw his bid for the position of Chief Justice.

February 3, 2022June 6, 2022 Media for 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 Zondo was one of the first to jump into the boxing ring in response to Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulus’s long overdue article, Hi Mzansi,

The South African system enables the killing of Black body.

October 16, 2020July 24, 2023 Media for Justice

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 they are wearing and the system, aka systemic racism, that backs up police and military action. Basically, systemic racism is anti-black practices, the

Farm Murders: Fact vs Fiction

October 16, 2020July 24, 2023 Media for Justice

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. In 2019 there were 21,022 murders in South Africa… of these only 57 were farm murders (less than 0.3% of murders in SA

Adam Habib is not me. Sipho Singiswa questions Adam Habib’s appointment as Director of SOAS by University of London.

September 16, 2020July 24, 2023 Media for Justice

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 School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) by the University of London. Board Member Marie Staunton, the Chair of the SOAS Board of Trustees

The Boy Child and Gender Based Violence

September 2, 2020July 24, 2023 Media for Justice

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.

Ex political prisoners say human rights abuses and racism a Covid-19 scourge.

May 7, 2020April 20, 2021 Media for Justice

EX-ROBBEN ISLAND EMPOWERMENT FORUM (ERIEF) PRESS STATEMENT (May 05, 2020) The Impact of Neglect and COVID-19 0n Robben Island Ex-Political Prisoners.

The future is not for softies.

June 10, 2017July 24, 2023 Media for Justice

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 without water for days, how to protect themselves physically, how to forage in rubbish dumps and parks, how to live on little food,