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Franschhoek Literary Festival: Breaking the silence

Fiona Snyckers by Fiona Snyckers 26 May 20158 June 2015

I used to think it was okay that the Franschhoek Literary Festival was lily-white because the money it raised was used to fund libraries in disadvantaged communities. “Who cares where the money comes from as long as it goes to a good cause,” was my reasoning. I equated the literary festival with those charity gala […]

Posted inNews/Politics

Dear Eusebius, if you ever go to Buckingham Palace make sure to go without me

Gillian Schutte by Gillian Schutte 29 October 201330 October 2013

Eusebius McKaiser writes in this week’s Sunday Times column that he finds me intellectually fascinating and then goes on to describe, in nit-picking terms, how he interprets my work. He asks if I do not get tired of tweeting and tweeting (me?) antiracist rhetoric as well as writing plentiful angry essays about my fellow “blind […]

Posted inGeneral

Why white South Africans should learn the grammar of blackness

Sarah Britten by Sarah Britten 12 June 201318 June 2013

Twitter does funny things to former cabinet ministers. Just before midnight on Sunday, Tito Mboweni started a discussion about hair extensions. Why, he wanted to know, did black women not want their natural hair? So there we had it: our former reserve bank governor talking about weaves. Imagine Tony Leon talking about fake tan. That’s […]

Posted inLifestyle

Is the smartphone just a social crutch?

Sarah Britten by Sarah Britten 20 July 201231 July 2012

It’s a social crutch. A distraction that feeds our endemic ADD, and an insidious device that erodes our capacity to connect with the people who really matter. Or it’s a godsend for the shy, a way for the soft-spoken to have their voices heard; a tool that allows us to connect with others in meaningful […]

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The secrecy Bill: Why wearing black matters

Sarah Britten by Sarah Britten 22 November 201124 November 2011

Sanef, the National Press Club and the Right2Know campaign have issued a call to wear black on what has been dubbed Black Tuesday: when Parliament votes on the Protection of Information Bill. It’s a cause that has resonated with many, and there’s been plenty of discussion on social media platforms; #POIB and #SecrecyBill are top […]

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