Category: Articles
Where will this week take South Africans and Africans?
By Professor Nicky Morgan Historical solidarity creates a moral obligation to treat people...
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An expensive lesson for the Western World
By Chloe Maluleke When the full text of the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding between the...
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March and March came to Wynberg on Saturday 20 June
By Zubeida Jaffer The first anti-immigrant march in the southern suburbs of the Cape was set to...
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Remembering June 16
By Zubeida Jaffer To protest against the killings of schoolchildren in Soweto on June 16, 1976,the...
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A boy on a mat on the floor in Lagos
He grew up in one room. Not one room to himself — one room shared with nine brothers and sisters,...
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J M Coetzee praises NWASA as controversy over Jerusalem Festival exchange grows
Nobel laureate J M Coetzee backs NWASA amid growing controversy over Gaza, cultural boycotts and the Jerusalem Festival exchange.
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The meaning of the Phala Phala Concourt Decision
By Judge John Murphy After the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court concerning the...
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South African writers back Coetzee’s Boycott of Jerusalem Writers Festival
By Zubeida Jaffer The National Writers’ Association of South Africa (NWASA) has expressed its...
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South Africa and Namibia Lead Africa on 2026 Press Freedom Index
South Africa and Namibia lead Africa in the 2026 Press Freedom Index, both ranking above the United States. Their standing reflects strong legal protections and media independence, even as global press freedom reaches its lowest level in 25 years.
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New Johannesburg Centre to bridge knowledge gap on Islam in Africa
By Zubeida Jaffer A new research institution, the Centre for Islamic Research – Africa...
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The Empire Has No Clothes
By Chloe Maluleke There is a particular kind of moment in history when the powerful, in their...
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Art and Ubuntu Trust Launches Groundbreaking Book Series Elevating African Knowledge and Artists
By Zubeida Jaffer Johannesburg, March 26, 2026 In a vibrant celebration of African intellectual...
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