The stigma that is associated with menstruation deters society from having an open discussion about menstrual hygiene. This has resulted in a severe lack of awareness regarding menstrual health within our communities. This lack of awareness is increased exponentially...
Israel
Is the drumbeat of war on the Israel/Lebanon front a prelude to all-out war?
Recent weeks have witnessed a sharp escalation of the exchange of fire between the Lebanese resistance and Israeli forces in South Lebanon/North of the Zionist state. This escalation has been accompanied by an escalation of statements and threats between the two...
Gen Z will lead the people’s revolution in Kenya
*This article was first published on The Elephant. Something truly remarkable happened in Nairobi on 18 June. For the first time since Kenya’s independence, a people-driven movement ignited largely by Gen Z (those born after 1997, also known as the fully “digitally...
Not a GNU, but a neo-liberal elite pact
This article is co-published with Elitsha News. It is important to name and characterise things for what they exactly are. To mischaracterise phenomena can lead to bad strategy and tactics. Based on this approach, we argue that following the outcomes of the May 29...
How humanity is condemned to death by the political protection given to economic interests
*This article is jointly published by Amandla! and the Daily Maverick. "Ηow dare you,” Greta Thunberg lambasted world leaders in 2019, “you have stolen my dreams and my childhood”. By 2024, one could say that world leaders have stolen much more than her dreams...
Between Two Evils
This article was first published on the Africa is a Country website. We are publishing a variety of views on the results of the election in order to stimulate debate. Politics during apartheid had a certain straight-line simplicity. It was always pretty clear who the...
Elections 2024: Just another stop on a long road to nowhere?
This article was first published in City Press. We are publishing a variety of views on the election results to stimulate debate. South Africa held its national and provincial elections on 29 May, amid the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid. Contrary to...
The Beginning of the End of the ANC
This article was first published in ROAPE. We are publishing a variety of views on the results of the election in order to stimulate debate. For the first time in South Africa’s 30 years of democracy, the African National Congress (ANC) failed to obtain...
Populism at the heart of the 2024 elections
This article was first published on the Elitsha website. We are publishing a variety of views on the results of the election in order to stimulate debate. Populism defined the recent elections, inviting reactionary ideas into the mainstream. What does the outcome of...