By: Gillian Schutte (uMamakaKai) What unfolds in the Judicial Tribunal of Judge President Selby Mbenenge is more than a battle between accuser and accused. It is a struggle over meaning. And not…
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Inside the Mindset of Liberalism’s Broad Church
By Gillian Schutte I have grappled with liberalism for years, peeling back its layers in an attempt to understand why an ideology that claims rationality, freedom, and progress so often feels like…
Spectacle and the functioning of power structures. The take-down of Russell Brand.
By: Gillian Schutte This essay explores the interconnected use of rape allegations and conspiracy theory allegations against Russell Brand, an individual with influential views that challenge the status quo. Drawing upon Slavoj…
Why Race Justice?
As a white person privy to a gamut of white attitudes, it is of great interest to me to explore how these divisive perspectives of white privilege proliferate in a way that…
Life of Kai. A mother’s reflection on her son’s suicide.
By: Gillian Schutte Suicide is on the increase – especially among the youth. Statistics from the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) show that 9% of all youth deaths are due…
The angry man and the rookie actor. How Odwa Shweni fell to his death.
After almost two years of lies and malicious speculation on social and mainstream media, I have decided to give our account of Odwa Shweni’s tragic death on our film set in April 2018. This cruel media onslaught has not only caused us terrible trauma, it also impacted negatively on the life of our son, Kai, who died through suicide in December 2019 after months of anxiety and depression, much of which was brought about by the many false allegations against us, anxiety exacerbated when one of his Wits lectures used the factually inaccurate City Press article in a lesson as an example on how not to make a film, something we only became aware of after his suicide.
The Iman Rappetti Show – Power FM – with Gillian Schutte, Irvin Jim and Malaika Mahlatse
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A New Year Epistle to Whiteness
By Gillian Schutte Dear white people, There is no kind way to put this so gird your loins and swallow hard. All whites are racist. Some may not practice racism and many…
