An open letter to the Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia:
KAAX calls for consistent policing of xenophobic violence.
Opinion
The ethnic cleansing of African migrants from Riebeek Kasteel
African immigrants in small farming towns of the Western Cape have fled their homes.
A judgement for those still on the bus: Tafelberg and the fight for home
The Constitutional Court judgement instructs the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government to provide affordable housing in the inner city.
Abahambe stomps on our shared African history
Insisting an African in South Africa is ‘illegal’ sides with the colonial oppressor and denies history.
The Two Potchefstrooms: Where apartheid is in place
Thirty years after democracy, Potchefstroom remains two cities in one.
A Changing World, an Unchanged Injustice: Demanding innovation that delivers dignity and safe toilets
Learners still face deadly pit toilets as government delays, neglect and budget cuts undermine safe sanitation.
The politics of rage: Why refusal – not civility – moves history
Artists are finding their voice in refusing to be passive, and in embracing rage, against systemic violence.
Zohran Mamdani and the Sorcery of Soft Rebellion: The Limits of Left Power Inside the Democratic Machine
The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York mayor has inflated the illusion that radical change is possible without changing the mechanics of power.
Where food is a right and good nutrition a luxury, millions in SA are stunted
Heala is calling for measures to make healthy and nutritious food affordable.
The future of mining is a marriage of toxic legacies: The Anglo American-Teck merger
The merger creates a global mining powerhouse that may profess ideals of sustainable operations and rehabilitation but won’t.
South Africa’s war on social justice defenders: The assassination of Shawn ‘Paps’ Lethoko
Shawn “Paps” Lethoko is the latest social justice defender to be assassinated. Calls are mounting for government ministers to account.
From docks to tech, workers resist complicity in Gaza genocide
There are grounds in law for workers to refuse work that contributes to Israel’s war on Palestine.
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