South Africa

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South Africa unrest: We are not a failed state, but a failed global system

By Jess Auerbach
July 15, 2021

South Africa encapsulates global inequalities – and the kinds of tumult we’ll see more and more of worldwide – inside national borders. South Africa ...

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South Africa: Zuma can’t be allowed to get away with this

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
July 15, 2021

The ex-president’s incarceration was the catalyst, but the causes of unrest have long been bubbling. And things will get worse if he gets his ...

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Think African Podcast Ep5: We belong here

By Think African
July 2, 2021

African Arguments is delighted to partner with the Think African podcast series, created by Sound Africa in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town. Think African examines the ...

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Society South Africa Think African Podcast

Think African Podcast Ep 4: Why we occupy

By Think African
June 22, 2021

African Arguments is delighted to partner with the Think African podcast series, created by Sound Africa in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town. Think African ...

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Culture Editor's Picks Society South Africa

What does it mean to decolonise BDSM?

By Thandiwe Ntshinga
May 21, 2021

“It’s not about race, it’s about slavery” One afternoon in 2018, while standing with my forehead against the wall of my bedroom in Johannesburg, ...

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“What this generation wants”: African authors publishing direct to the web

By Derick Matsengarwodzi
April 1, 2021

Southern African writers are publishing books through Facebook and Whatsapp that speak directly to readers’ lives . Is this the future or a fad? ...

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South Africa: Meet the queer vloggers taking back the narrative

By Grant Andrews
March 4, 2021

Faced with misrepresentation in the mainstream media, queer influencers are telling their own stories and creating communities on YouTube. Speaking directly into the camera ...

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Economy Politics South Africa Top story Zimbabwe

Can South Africa come to Zimbabwe’s rescue by ending “quiet diplomacy”?

By Ian Scoones
February 1, 2021

Western diplomats’ holier-than-thou rhetoric is unlikely to help. South Africa can be more understanding, sensitive and practical. Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and political crises seem ...

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Down but not out: Corruption in South Africa and the arrest of ANC’s no. 2

By James Hamill
January 12, 2021

If convicted, Ace Magashule’s political career could be over. If acquitted, he could become politically indestructible. It is tempting to view the arrest warrant ...

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Covid-19 South Africa

COVID-19: The state cannot save us

By Andries du Toit & Diana Mitlin
June 9, 2020

South Africa’s biomedical response has been exemplary, but it has failed to mobilise social movements essential for tackling public health crises. Read all our ...

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