A Tribute to Magashe Titus Mafolo
How I experienced Bro Ti: A natural and an original South African intellectual
James Baldwin
The President and the Pulpit: What does a social compact even mean?
What constitutes national identity has to be understood against the ways that the social compact in South Africa contrasts with that of Western political theory
A phoenix from the ashes
Jazz percussionist Gontse Makhene is rebuilding his life after a devastating blaze at his home
The urine affair: race reflections through the Stellenbosch incident
Furthermore, each time a black person speaks openly about race it is mistaken for a confrontation. Perhaps black people themselves are not socialised to be confrontational towards whites.
Lewis Nkosi: The physical bearer of the offending word
In his lifetime, Lewis Nkosi arguably saw little effort in terms of intense engagement with his controversial critical inputs. In a review of a new anthology, Unathi Slasha tries to correct that
Nakhane: ‘Why do they care so much?’
The artist Nakhane is fatigued by the idea that lifestyle choices are ‘other people’s business’
The Portfolio: ‘neuf-3’ — a public art project in Saint-Denis, Paris
The ‘neuf-3’ art project, curated by Riason Naidoo, aims to pay tribute to the African communities of Saint-Denis — and of Paris
Wild seed, wild solace: Moonga K finds his footing
Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, the songwriter’s career is coming into full bloom in South Africa
‘I wanted to get to the soul’: Dick Fontaine on his approach to documentary filmmaking
After pioneering ‘truth cinema’ and at least 40 documentary films later, British director and producer Dick Fontaine has settled in Durban
We cannot reform ourselves out of the times we are in
To end racism, we will have to change the structures from which it draws its mandate, and get rid of liberal and right-wing politicians who give it oxygen while we are being asphyxiated
Racism in the Cape Town yoga community: One instructor’s story
‘The unrepentant violence of white ignorance has consequences for people of colour that are continually overlooked,’ writes Kopano Maroga
Eight years of Obama through Coates
The voice of America’s racial conscience has some words regarding Barack Obama’s tenure
Black, white and Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro review
Put together from notes, video clips and interviews, the new film narrates America and its dynamics
Baldwin a witness to history
Put together from notes, video clips and interviews, the new film narrates America and its dynamics
The Lists: James Baldwin and SA jazz icons Abdullah Ibrahim and Moses Molelekwa
The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and contributor Mandisa Mbelu
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US lauds Martin Luther King, but undermines his legacy
The National Civil Rights Museum sits in what was the Lorraine Motel, just beyond the shadows of Memphis’s skyscrapers and the garish neon glow of Beale Street — the main drag made famous by the likes of BB King and James Baldwin. The first words of the first exhibit state: ”Protest against injustice is deeply rooted in the African-American experience.”
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How to vanquish literary giants
Take one historic event, add a famous political activist and make it on to the Booker Prize shortlist. Mohsin Hamid speaks to Decca Aitkenhead about his second novel.
