August 01

• Africa: Helping Africa to Help Itself - the Ideology of Food [analysis]

  Just as Chicken Little is convinced that the sky is going to fall on his head, the constant repetition of the scaremongering trope that we are under collective, imminent threat of... Read more »

July 31

• Africa: On the Verdict in the Bradley Manning Court-Martial [opinion]

  On Tuesday, 30 July 2013, Bradley Manning, a whistleblower, was convicted by a military court at Fort Meade of 19 offences for supplying the press with information, including five... Read more »

• Africa: Wikileaks Attorney On Manning Guilty Verdict - Blowing Whistle On Us War Crimes Is Not Espionage [opinion]

  Attorney Michael Ratner responds to Tuesday's (30 July) verdict in the Bradley Manning trial. Manning was found guilty of 20 charges in total, including espionage, but he was... Read more »

July 30

• South Africa: Anglo Coal Set to Poison the Waterberg [analysis]

  An unholy alliance has come together on a Limpopo farm within the Waterberg District, about 60km from the town of Lephalale and a short drive from the border with Botswana. Read more »

July 29

• South Africa: The Bugging of South Africa [analysis]

  Recent revelations by former National Security Agency (NSA) computer analyst Edwin Snowden that the NSA was undertaking unwarranted mass surveillance of Americans has thrown the... Read more »

July 25

• South Africa: On the Quality of Electioneering [analysis]

  It's much too early to start election predictions; but it is opportune to discuss the content and quality of electioneering. How parties conduct elections leaves deep marks, for... Read more »

July 24

• South Africa: Mandela in Miami [analysis]

  Nelson Mandela has long enjoyed the support of Fidel Castro, and many right-wing Cuban Americans have never forgiven the anti-apartheid leader for it. Read more »

July 23

• South Africa: Defending the Indefensible - Collusion, Corruption and Corporate Control [analysis]

  There is widespread outrage at the exposure of collusion by South Africa's largest construction companies, including the so-called "big six," by our competition authorities. What... Read more »

July 22

• South Africa: Who Do The Police Serve? [analysis]

  Last week Inigo Gilmore's documentary, South Africa's Dirty Cops, was screened on British television. It deals with the torture and murder that have become common at the hands of... Read more »

July 18

• South Africa: New Campaign Demands Free Basic Cellphone Airtime and Text Services [interview]

  Fazila Farouk of SACSIS spoke Dr. Dale McKinley, a representative of the R2K campaign, about this new campaign and the rationale underpinning it. He told her that South Africans... Read more »

July 16

• South Africa: From Martin to Tatane - Cognitive Dissonance and the Black Male Body [analysis]

  George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male last year, has been acquitted of murder. Read more »

July 15

• South Africa: Will Mandela's Legacy Improve People's Lives [analysis]

  The public has watched with amazement the unseemly squabble between members of the Mandela family. There is likely to be, going forward, similar squabbling between political... Read more »

July 12

• South Africa: Toward a Living Legacy for Nelson Mandela Now [opinion]

  Nelson Mandela's exceptional and exemplary life has and will produce worldwide celebrations of his extremely unique blend of character, personality and resolve for broad-gauged... Read more »

July 10

• South Africa: The Antinomies of Democracy in Durban [analysis]

  In the last days of June, Nkululeko Gwala was assassinated in Cato Crest - a shack settlement in Durban that is in the process of being upgraded with formal housing. Read more »

July 08

• South Africa: When America Met Mandela [analysis]

  "Who is this man Mandela?" The U.S News & World Report asked in January 1990. Apparently no one much knew, since the magazine could only come up with three short paragraphs... Read more »

• South Africa: Unity in Diversity? Time to Revitalize Inclusionary Activism [opinion]

  Media coverage of the Obama-crew's flash-mob blitz of South Africa showed the extent to which we have allowed ourselves to be policed by a force that continues to display apartheid... Read more »

July 04

• South Africa: The South African Media and Human Rights [interview]

  "Does the media have a human rights agenda?" SACSIS' Fazila Farouk put the question to William Bird, Director of Media Monitoring Africa, an organisation that tries to hold the... Read more »

• Egypt: Will the Middle East Erupt After the Egyptian Coup? [analysis]

  The Egyptian street has erupted once again. Two and a half years after the revolution that overthrew longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak captivated the world and fundamentally changed... Read more »

July 03

• Africa: Obama Calls Africa's Bluff [opinion]

  When the UK announced it would end aid to South Africa, many pundits and African leaders heralded the decision as an end to Africa's dependency on aid. These African leaders and... Read more »

July 02

• South Africa: SA Civil Society and Public At Large Need to Influence International Relations [opinion]

  In mid-June, Russia, in it's role as President of the Group of Twenty Countries (G20), hosted the first Civil Summit (C20) in Moscow in the run up to the G20 Summit that will take... Read more »

June 27

• Africa: Welcome to the (don't Be) Evil Empire [opinion]

  Google Eats the World Read more »

June 26

• Africa: Obama's Trip to South Africa and Chomsky On American Power [opinion]

  United States (US) President, Barack Obama's trip to South Africa is a contentious issue that has animated media reporting and provided the necessary ammunition to fire up a debate... Read more »

June 25

• South Africa: Time to Reboot Telkom [opinion]

  South Africa remains stuck in the telecommunication doldrums, a victim of its own apathy. There have been massive investments in unprecedented interconnectivity with the rest of... Read more »

June 24

• South Africa: The Eternal Rebel - Ronnie Kasrils [opinion]

  What is it that makes a rebel? Why does one willingly step outside society to destroy a system of power, break the law and risk persecution and even death for an ideal? As the... Read more »

• Africa: What Happens in Your Brain When You Get Mad, and How to Control It [opinion]

  Joseph Shrand discusses his new book, 'Outsmarting Anger: 7 Strategies for Defusing Our Most Dangerous Emotion.' Read more »