Articles and Opinion pieces by Award-winning South African Journalist, Author & Activist
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Dr Shock has died in Canada
By Zubeida JafferFacebook posts are aflush with news of the passing of Aubrey Levin, known in South Africa as “Dr Shock.” He was an apartheid-era military psychiatrist known for administering electric shocks and powerful drugs to homosexual soldiers and other people...
A little baby I once met
By Zubeida JafferI arrived early at the District Six Homecoming Centre for the launch of lawyer Linda Zama’s book. The room was quiet; the stage still, the smell of coffee and paper in the air. In a corner, hunched over a laptop, was Linda. Seeing her felt like...
Two Muslim Views journalists win Story of the Year Award for expose of the sale of fake holy water in South Africa
By Zubeida JafferTwo Muslim Views journalists Mahmood Sanglay and Yaseen Bardien took the top award at the AVBOB Forum of Community Journalists (FCJ) Excellence Awards in Centurion recently. Not only did they win the Story of the Year Award but also became the first...
A woman fully reclaimed after being written out of history
By Zubeida JafferOn Friday night (28 August,2026), the University of the Western Cape (UWC) conferred a posthumous honorary doctorate on Charlotte Mannya Maxeke in the presence of her family and an array of outstanding doctoral recipients. The recognition came 125...
The Story About a Cave
By Zubeida JafferNine years ago, in this month of August, I entered the Holy City of Mecca to perform the pilgrimage. (Read Sharing my haj experience, www.zubeidajaffer.co.za) During this time, I had the opportunity to travel to the Mountain of Light where the Holy...
Organisations launch campaign against Xenophobia, for African Unity
By Zubeida JafferClose to 80 community groups across South Africa and beyond are launching an effort to unite Africa and mobilise against xenophobia on the eve of Women’s Day, 8 August 2026. The coalition says rising anti‑migrant violence threatens African solidarity...