South Africa – #FeesMustFall Debacle
What does it mean to me as a child from a working class family?
I fully understand the majority who are crying for free education,...
Open letter to President Kenyatta – “Ending corruption is not that...
Dear Mr. President,
Ending corruption is politically tough, but not that Complicated
On 18th October, HE Uhuru Kenyatta decried his utter frustration at the impacts of...
My Black Untamed Hair
For centuries black people have been told that they're not perfect, that they need to look a certain way in order to fit into...
Zambia| Once a poster child for New Africa, now divided and...
It was the sight I feared most: The freshly-torn branches strewn on the road as the Zambian warning triangle, a white petrol tanker stationary...
South Africa takes race debate to the playgrounds
Ban international sports until teams meet racial quotas
I am sick of white tears and last week there were a lot of them, mostly provoked...
Everyone must take a stand against rape culture
By Louise du Toit
The Student Representative Council (SRC) of Stellenbosch University (SU) recently launched a campaign to fight against 'rape culture' on campus. The...
South Sudan is dying, and nobody is counting
The many ways people have died during South Sudan's two-year civil war are well-documented, but the number killed is unknown.
Men, women and children have...
Hate speech, hurtful speech, Chris Hart and Penny Sparrow
Following a brief period of goodwill over Christmas and New Year celebrations – where the goodwill was likely just people being distracted rather than...
The land grabs in Africa you don’t hear about
In the ongoing global debate about income and wealth inequality, a little known fact with particular relevance for Africa and with far reaching consequences...
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Zimbabwean fashion designer, Nkanyeziyethu Malunga, heads to Durban
The Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) for 2016 lays the carpet in less than 3 days and fashion designers are gearing up to show their...