The wife and four children of Mbodazwe Banajo “Elvis” Nyathi, who was brutally killed in a xenophobic attack, are reeling from the shock, while other migrants live in fear.
Social justice
Politics and Society Justice for gender-based violence is ‘a fairy tale’
There is a backlog of cases in the courts and the police remain ill-equipped to deal with reports or the victims of assault.
Politics and Society Ongoing wave of demolitions in Kenya exposes deeper governance problem
Kenyans are facing a pandemic of demolitions and evictions which are being carried out inhumanely. The demolitions are often illegal, conducted without a court order, with no consultation and no three-month advance warning. The evictions have been criticised, with calls for a paradigm shift from a war against the poor to war against poverty.
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.
Arts, Culture and Sport Long Read | Nas’ Ultra Black Theory
“Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” His ghost rewrote hip hop from Queensbridge projects and came through for Africa. Nas’ “Ultra Black” is the most commercially successful Pan-Africanist artist’s white paper on Black power, a rapier-like abstract of Nas’ sprawling political thought.
Arts, Culture and Sport Could we go from cancel culture to dreaming together?
While commonly viewed as a damaging form of contemporary left-wing politics, cancel culture is a symptom of a much deeper problem: the rapid erosion of our lives by computational capitalism.
Politics and Society #UnderTheBlankets: A campaign prioritising sexual reproductive rights for refugees and migrants
“Is it because I am a foreigner?” is a question that aptly describes the barriers to healthcare in South Africa for asylum seekers and migrants. But the Sonke Gender Justice’s (SGJ) #UnderTheBlankets campaign is working to change that.
Politics and Society Tutu took love to its limits
As the confessor-in-chief of South Africa’s transition to democracy, the archbishop upheld a vision of political justice rooted in atonement and empathy, rather than action and accountability.
Politics and Society Tutu was ‘a feeling person’ who got ‘inspirations’
Desmond Tutu was a teacher, preacher, ‘public enemy number one’, Nobel Peace laureate, mediator and conciliator who proved in the course of a long and caring life that he was a man for all seasons.