Badvertising and the Soweto Uprising
The worst crime of a new ad "celebrating" the martyrs of 1976 is the message does not accord with the realities of young black South Africans.
Culture
No exoticism, no promos, just the music
The Hipsters Don’t Dance "Top World Carnival Tunes" for May 2015.
Swaziland’s Bushfire
The Southern African country, Swaziland, is an absolute monarchy characterized by widespread oppression. It also hosts the Bushfire Music Festival.
Rhodes Must Fall in the West too
The Rhodes Must Fall movement is starting a much-needed conversation about the institutional roots of racism at universities in the West. Hopefully that conversation will lead to solutions.
Decolonizing the University
What to do with the universities South Africa inherited from the violences of Apartheid.
Was the German composer Beethoven, African?
There's even an album to advance this argument: "Beethoven Was African: Polyrhythmic Piano Sonatas."
The War Story We Need Right Now
The book, 'Guantanamo Diary' is an exception about America's 'War on Terror': an account of torture and terror by one its victims.
The Afro-Anarchist’s Guide to Kendrick Lamar
On "To Pimp a Butterfly," is Kendrick being ironic when he wonders "How Much a Dollar Cost"?
Lucky Bastard
Osekre, whose music is a blend of Afrobeat and ska, on the trials and tribulations of being an African musician in New York City
In the time of xenophobia
The writer's discomfort with being South African in Zimbabwe; something he eventually has to come to terms with.
Angolan Cinemas: Past and Present Tense
Cultural spaces and historic patrimony have not fared well during Angola's post-war reconstruction and development.
The Venice Biennale and the problem of nationalism
Okwui Enwezor’s “All the World's Futures” is a radical attempt at shifting the paradigms of biennale models to create a more democratic society of artists and exhibition spaces.
The Adventures Of Uno July
South African hip hop audiences blatantly ignore Ill Skillz’ craft because they're from Cape Town.
