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There is possibility of life after disaster in SA
Striving for true justice may seem futile but it is worth trying
Gender meanings have created a society that naturalises inequality
Fantasy of sex that our bodies need a qualification to exist
Covid-19 shows we still see government as our captor
SA is currently the centre of praise and adoration for our government's unexpectedly swift and efficient response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We cannot move on as a society until every last legacy of apartheid's eradicated
Rebuilding SA was always going to be a long-term project, now made longer by the greed of our leaders.
People who choose suicide often do so under pressure
I have ruminated on the topic of suicide for years, and particularly the last months as I recounted my own experiences of contemplating life.
What kind of human being has South Africa birthed?
This strange place we call home exists on a continuum of events that never seem to conclude.
Unlearning prejudice is a conversation with yourself
I am almost certain that no living adult can say that they have not been taught to be prejudiced in one form or another.
Writing a memoir about locating truth and experience
Recalling a South African life directly impacted on by the brutality of colonialism and apartheid that bleeds into the present is emotional and a psychological terror.
All blackness is not equal
In South Africa blackness became a call to action for all those oppressed under the racist, fascist supremacy of the Apartheid state.
The future for queer liberation on the continent looks bleak
Politics is about power. It is not a calling, nor a passion.
