Is Zara’s “The Jacket” campaign a work of art or is it just a mercenary marketing tool that devalues human life?
By: Ismail Mahomed If ART was an acronym it would stand for the following: – ARTICULATE : the ability and...
PASOLINI 100
By: Trevor Steele Taylor In the mid-nineteen seventies, I attended one of the most impressive theatrical productions I have ever...
“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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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...