Category: Opinion

Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand “Race” continues to have much political salience in South Africa, a country where, in the past, perceived differences of skin colour were used to … Read More

Sisanda Nkoala, University of South Africa; Blessing Makwambeni, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and Trust Matsilele, Cape Peninsula University of Technology The number of South African internet users has nearly … Read More

Rebecca Ackermann, University of Cape Town and Wendy Black, Iziko Museums of South Africa Picture your typical human evolution museum display. You walk into a dimly lit space with glass … Read More

Caroline D. Laurent, American University of Paris (AUP) The influential Caine Prize for African Writing for 2023 was won by a power couple from Senegal. Their short story A Soul … Read More

Ademola Adesola, Mount Royal University The subjects of race, identity and belonging are often fraught with contention and uneasiness. Who are you? Who belongs? Who is native, or indigenous to … Read More

Tinashe Timothy Harry, Nelson Mandela University In the world of sports, some stories transcend the boundaries of the game and become symbolic of something greater. Siya Kolisi’s journey from an … Read More

Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University A recent book, Queer Bodies in African Films, studies the growing LGBTIQ+ output from film-makers around the continent, from Morocco to South Africa. In the process … Read More