“No Logo” author Naomi Klein has no problem ‘branding’ Brand.
By Gillian Schutte “The Grooming LOGO: Branding, Accusations, and a double standards” In a surreal twist of events, Naomi Klein,...
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...
Sunday thoughts on loving.
By Philomène Luyindula Lasoen It was a long time before we saw each other again. I used to travel to...
A guide to grief: As told from the ‘inexperience’ of the living
By Alice Mbeya As a fledgling, I had constantly been guided into knowing that there was a heaven and hell...
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The horrifying fallout of weaponised wokeness and cancel culture. From Fees Must Fall to KOP.
By Gillian Schutte Cancel Culture proliferated on campuses across South Africa around 2016 – when the Fees Must Fall campaign...
KOP, Cancel Culture & the Suicide of Kai Singiswa
By Gillian Schutte *Some names have been changed to protect people’s identities.* In the last few years we have witnessed...
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Godongwana and the masseuse: The political weaponization of denying sexual assault.
By Gillian Schutte It is saddening that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the...
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Thuli Madonsela, what about Enoch Godongwane’s alleged victim?
By Gillian Schutte Thuli Madonsela’s recent utterances on the sexual assault allegations against finance minister Enoch Godongwana, are it seems,...
THE FARMGATE SCANDAL, RAMAPHOSA AND CORPORATE MEDIA – A HOUSE OF CARDS.
By: Gillian Schutte The past few weeks have been more than arduous for President Cyril Ramaphosa, as a volley of...
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THE TEMPLE TANTRUMERS
A temple tantrumer is someone whose conscience refuses to remain a spectator to injustice. The expression comes from the biblical...
Sies, DA! South Africa’s Municipal Services Are Not a Corporate Cash Cow
As South Africa approaches the November 2026 local government elections, the DA is pushing private-sector participation in municipal services as...