Truthout
South Africa
|
South African School Girls Provide Leadership for the Ongoing Revolution
Refusing to straighten their hair, 13-year-old South African Black schoolgirls braved police dogs and arrest to join a youth movement.
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters: Julius Malema and the Struggle to Continue the Revolution
For many, Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters are the answer to neoliberal policies of the African National Congress.
Opposing Mass Incarceration Is “Trendy,” but Can We Stop the Train of Piecemeal Reform?
How do we halt the advance of Donald Trump without totally capitulating to piecemeal reforms of the criminal legal system?
|
“Writing the Decline: On the Struggle for South Africa’s Democracy” Captures “Resonances of the Times”
Writing the Decline assembles people whose actions held potential for a truer democracy.
US Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Africa used truth and reconciliation to address its racist history. It's time for the US to do the same.
Marikana Massacre Represents the Beginning of the End of the African National Congress
Rehad Desai's film blew the whistle on multinational mining concerns and the Zuma government.
Black Unionists Try to Save South Africa From Becoming a Failed State
The importance of international solidarity cannot be underestimated.
|
New Internet Censorship Law Could Be Coming to South Africa
The Draft Online Regulation Policy issued by the Film and Publication Board of South Africa is audacious and misguided.
Visual Activist Zanele Muholi: We Have to Document Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are the binding factor in the LGBTI community, and Muholi says that can change with documentation.
|
“Forgiveness Is Liberating”: Desmond Tutu on Healing a Nation’s Racist Past
Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.