Gillian Schutte
Feminist, filmmaker, writer, poet, activist and author, Gillian Schutte has a degree in African politics, an MA in Creative Writing and a Film Director’s qualification from the Binger Institute, Netherlands. Winner of the Award of Excellence for her documentary entry to the Society for Visual Anthropology Festival in Washington, 2005, and author of the novel After Just Now — Schutte fearlessly and creatively tackles issues of race, identity, sexuality and social justice in her multimedia work. She is a co-founder of Media for Justice co-owner of handHeld Films. and co producer of the online Reality TV series The Schutte Singiswas’.
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Sipho Singiswa
Sipho Singiswa is an ex-political prisoner from Robben Island. He has a background rich in political activism and is a social justice activist and filmmaker. His major focus is on social justice rights and equality as well as reclaiming the black narrative through a black lens. Even the struggle story has been owned and commodified by white directors and business owners. Sipho’s passion is to provide platforms from which black people speak for themselves and own their own agency and narratives. He is anchor and founder of the online TV and Radio Program The Social Justice Lens. He is Co-Founder of Media for Justice.
Nigel Branken
Nigel Branken is a social worker, pastor, and activist based in Johannesburg. He writes at the intersection of faith and justice, drawing from his own journey of decolonising theology and confronting inherited systems of power. A former church leader turned community organiser, Nigel’s work challenges both church and state to reckon with the legacies of racism, inequality, and exclusion. His reflections are grounded in lived experience—as a father, a witness to injustice, and a committed advocate for liberation. Through his columns, he invites readers into deeper solidarity, radical compassion, and a faith that disrupts rather than comforts the status quo.