It should come as no surprise that humans’ feelings about an animal can determine how protected it is. Foregrounding heartstring-tugging flagship species therefore makes conservation sense for whole ecosystems
South Africa
Posted inEquality, General
Surviving Covid-19 in a shack
The government’s response to lockdown trampled on the rights and dignity of residents in informal settlements
Posted inNews/Politics
South Africa’s indigenous people have agency
The River Club development gives the First Nations an opportunity and a platform to share their heritage with the world and a steady place from which to fight further battles
Posted inNews/Politics
The ANC’s psycho-political failure
The politics of compromise and concessions preserve, rather than rupture, the master-slave dialectic
Posted inLifestyle, News/Politics
Stumbling upon Orania in the pandemic
It seems a road trip can take you strange places and back in time
Posted inEquality, General
Of monuments and men
A visual reading of the “Monumentaal” concert’s flyer raises questions about Afrikaner masculinity and celebrations of heritage
Posted inEquality, General
No language is superior to any other, except for English, apparently
We must stop the systematic favouring of European languages in Africa
Posted inNews/Politics
Dear liberals: Elites, not fascists, threaten democracy, part 2
You are quick to be repulsed at the EFF’s antics yet you rarely show outrage or demand collective action against the systemic violence which sustains our political order
Posted inNews/Politics
Dear Liberals: Not everything you dislike is fascist (Part 1)
THOUGHTLEADER: The EFF deserve severe criticism on many grounds but discrediting its politics as fascist doesn’t allow for a thorough critique of the party, and the upheavals in our politics it represents
Posted inNews/Politics
Support for Cape independence greater than expected
Poll results completely discredit widely perceived wisdom that the idea belongs on the lunatic fringe
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General, Health, Sport
Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity
The 800 metre world champion will be unable to defend her gold medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In order to compete Semenya is expected to take testosterone suppressing medication
Posted inEnvironment
Botanical gardens re-imagined go beyond simply displaying plants
Covid-19 and its socioeconomic consequences has emphasised people’s need for these places: research, biodiversity conservation, plants for food, health and cultural purposes, and open space in congested urban settings