Hate speech and homosexuality
The folly of our hate speech laws was demonstrated by recent court cases against Julius Malema, for threats and insults, and Jon Qwelane for condemning
Going nowhere
There’s always a risk of making too much of small details, of freighting them with larger meanings they perhaps can’t possibly carry. But the moment
The madness of race classification
The madness of race politics in South Africa was once again brought to the fore this week when it emerged that a coloured man in
Narrative, narrative, narrative: where does the truth lie?
Tell a lie once and all your truth becomes questionable – Harsh Sinha The protests that followed the murder of George Floyd, a black man,
South African Guide to the U.S. election 2020
Many political junkies across the world have eagerly marked 4 November on their calendars, when we will finally begin to get results from this year’s
The madness of race classification
The madness of race politics in South Africa was once again brought to the fore this week when it emerged that a coloured man in
Narrative, narrative, narrative: where does the truth lie?
Tell a lie once and all your truth becomes questionable – Harsh Sinha The protests that followed the murder of George Floyd, a black man,
South African Guide to the U.S. election 2020
Many political junkies across the world have eagerly marked 4 November on their calendars, when we will finally begin to get results from this year’s
Feel like you’ve been here before: heavy metal, the ANC and how things seem doomed to repeat themselves
As a teenager, I went through a ‘metal’ phase. That is, for a few months I gunned Iron Maiden records and really wanted to grow
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th October 768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of