Behold, the end of the world is nigh. The barbarians have breached the gates. Savages are redrawing maps without the superpowers. Journalists' heads are rolling - and not only at Independent Newspapers. Jihadists now speak with English accents. The Generations cast...
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Ebola kills – Underdevelopment and poverty kill more
Sensational reporting on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading fear and stereotypes about the so-called "dark continent". The disease has killed over 1,500 people in West Africa this year. With decent health care facilities, access to clean water and...
Omar Barghouti: the Ongoing Intifada
Interview by Alex Hotz A!: What is the current state of resistance among Palestinians after the recent Israeli onslaught? OB: It's important to put this in context: Palestinian resistance against Israel's regime of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid has...
Is Israel really like apartheid South Africa? | by Jaamia Galant
To say that Israel is like apartheid South Africa is truly an understatement. The sustained violent dispossession, discrimination and repression of Palestinians by the state of Israel are far, far worse than what black South Africans had to endure under apartheid...
Putting the rights of cleaners at the centre of the struggle for transformation of universities: The case of UJ cleaners
The debate on transformation of universities tends to focus on changes in colour and gender, as well as access to these institutions. These are vitally important questions, because they seek to cure the ills of colonialism and apartheid in university education. On the...
Feature: 20 Years of Democracy
As South Africa passes the anniversary of 20 years of democracy it is important to reflect on both the failures and successes of democratic South Africa. South Africa in 2014 is a markedly different country. it enjoys a pluralistic political system; freedom of speech...
20 years of democracy: not yet Uhuru
As we mark 20 years since the end of apartheid and the advent of democracy, there is a deep rupturing of the post-apartheid social consensus in the face of intensifying class struggle. The signals for its end are the Marikana massacre, the great mineworkers' strike...
Raw transcript of the Jeremy Vearey interview
Interview with Jeremy Vearey, Major-general in SAPS. A!: Maybe you'd like to introduce yourself and your capacity. JV: I am Jeremy Vearey. I am also a Major-general in the police service. I am responsible for the gangster activity in this province. I'll go into what...
Can the Kurds emerge from the political wilderness?
Kurdish Human Rights Action Group, South Africa Amidst political turmoil in the Middle East, the fledgling peace process aimed at resolving the Kurdish question in Turkey remains on the agenda. A process has begun in Turkey which has the potential to find solutions to...
