June 21, 2022
South Africa: Black Women Artists in a Monumental Exhibition
Spanning six decades and featuring more than 150 Black South African women, this art curation is an important intervention between the artists and the archive. Read more »
South Africa: Police Leave East Rand Shack Dwellers Out in the Cold
A group of people who had started a new settlement have been left homeless and brutalised after their shacks and belongings were destroyed. They blame an uncaring government for… Read more »
June 20, 2022
South Africa: Township Residents Without Power for Three Years
Beleaguered residents of Palm Springs in the Emfuleni local municipality in Gauteng have been living without electricity and with sewage running in the streets. Read more »
South Africa: Urban Gardens One Solution to Corruption and Hunger
Academics and pavement gardeners say growing food in the city can alleviate hunger, shorten the food supply chain, mitigate climate shock and bring previously divided communities… Read more »
Ghana: The Woman Behind Ghana's First Skatepark
When Sandy Alibo visited in 2015, she connected with Accra's small but vibrant surfing and skating community. It was enough for her to move there and help grow the sports in the… Read more »
June 07, 2022
South Africa: Rangoato Hlasane Salutes Kwaito's Intellectual Legacy
The cultural worker's film Sesasedi sa Tsodio explores the sociopolitical contexts of one of kwaito's biggest songs, honouring music as an archive of migrant culture. Read more »
June 03, 2022
South Africa: Decent and Dignified Healthcare for All
The proposed National Health Insurance scheme is, in principle, an excellent initiative. The problem is that no one in their right mind trusts the ANC to implement it. Read more »
South Africa: Flood and Fire Victims in Durban Are Fast Losing Hope
The traumatised residents of Siyathuthuka shack settlement have now faced several calamitous events that have destroyed their homes, their dreams and any prospects of a dignified… Read more »
South Africa: Another Northern Cape Hospital Succumbs to Crisis
State patients in the province have fewer and fewer facilities available near to where they live and must travel hundreds of kilometres for treatment because of the nursing… Read more »
May 17, 2022
South Africa: Shack Dwellers Face Wrath of Pimville Residents
Growing frustration over high levels of crime, especially electricity cable theft, has resulted in the Chicken Farm community being blamed amid a rise in xenophobia. Read more »
South Africa: Inclusive Education Unrealised After 21 Years
Published in 2001, the white paper for inclusive education is yet to be passed into law, leaving disabled learners without access to schools and with little legal recourse. Read more »
July 02, 2020
South Africa: Book Review | Finding Common Ground
Wandile Sihlobo's words about his passion for agricultural development in rural areas ring hollow at a close reading of his new book. It is a bidding for Big Agriculture and its… Read more »