by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 6, 2012
Capitalism’s biggest crisis since the 1930s raises the question of what can replace it. A SPECTER is haunting capitalism. As the world economy plunges into its worst crisis since the Great Depression, political discourse in the United States has been dominated by a...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 9, 2012
AN OLD west African proverb compares the artist to a dog. Positioned at the interface of the human and the natural worlds, the dog in most ancient African societies enjoyed a slippery and highly ambiguous cultural status. Neither a human being, nor a wild animal, it...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 9, 2012
BRETT Murray’s The Spear has generated an extraordinary amount of media and political commentary, social media twittering, marches and protests, including the defacing of the painting itself. The rage expressed by many in response to the depiction of the private parts...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 9, 2012
Commentary from City Press editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee on the City Press decision to remove “The Spear” from their website. “The Spear” is down – out of fear and care “The Spear” is down. Out of care and as an olive branch...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 9, 2012
Some say it was the ANC’s best chance to steer public attention away from its disastrous handling of the economy. Some say they just couldn’t wait to spark an outrage so people would stop talking about textbooks being five months late in Limpopo. Some say...