Some tough decisions need to be made if football is to thrive as an industry in South Africa, starting with putting fans front and centre.
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Politics and Society African expats say Ukraine is racist, but it’s home
Africans who have built their lives in Ukraine over many years reflect on their experiences in their adopted country, and what was waiting for them as they fled to Poland to escape the war.
Arts, Culture and Sport Could Angella Okutoyi be the next Serena Williams?
The young Kenyan tennis player is driven by her humble beginnings and feeling confident after a good run at the junior Australian Open to do better at Roland Garros.
Politics and Society The generative passion of Walter Rodney
Walter Rodney’s seminal book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’, first published in 1972, has recently been republished with a new introduction by Angela Y Davis, which is republished here.
Politics and Society Azapo seeks renewal
The party of socialist Black Consciousness has fresh leaders and a pact with the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania to begin working on the local level to create a viable and radical Left.
Politics and Society July riots reports exposes SA’s failed neoliberalism
Sparked by Jacob Zuma loyalists but spurred by infighting and impoverishment, the 2021 riots show a society trapped between predator politics and state abandonment.
Arts, Culture and Sport Shane Warne was ‘the king of mind games’
South Africans loved to hate him, but the supremely talented and bigger-than-life spin bowler from Australia had an impact on the country that few cricketers can match.
Politics and Society If only all refugees were treated like Ukrainians
People fleeing wars in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen have faced racially motivated hostility in Europe, revealing Western double standards.
Politics and Society Long Read | A means to render our lives believable
How do we think and practice a genuinely universal solidarity when some wars and conflicts are met with a searing silence?