by Daniel Krähmer | May 29, 2012
Lies. damned lies and statistics. It’s a cliché that has been used several times in this column over the years. I have used it because statistical data, especially about employment and the cost of living, can influence attitudes, opinions and policy decisions. As...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 5, 2012
Introduction The moment when one becomes newly curious about something is also a good time to think about what created one’s previous lack of curiosity. So many power structures-inside households, within institutions, in societies, in international affairs-are...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 7, 2012
Abstract This text questions the support that Caster Semenya received in the name of patriotism, arguing that the heteronormative and patriarchal home base of nationalism, its gendered matrix so to say, reflects a dilemma: the popular support for Semenya reinforced...
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
Mzukisi Makatse on freedom of artistic expression in South Africa The contextual and political understanding of the freedom of artistic expression in South Africa Now that the dust seems to be settling after the storm and hysteria occasioned by The Spear – Brett...