The Ramaphosa Presidency has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the compensating measures that accompany it are inadequate to protect much of the population.
Race reductionism is stunting the possibility for radical change in an ever unequal South Africa.
COVID-19 has been used to justify xenophobia and anti-Asian racism, but a white South African woman’s hoarding behavior illustrates the global anti-black and anti-poor response to crises.
Pandemics force even neoliberal thinkers to admit government action and collective solidarity are urgently needed.
Who will watch the police and the army in South Africa as they act on behalf of the state to enforce COVID-19 regulations.
South Africa mustn’t forget the public—and that includes migrants and refugees—in its public health response to COVID-19.
South Africa’s Human Rights Day (originally Sharpeville Day) holds a special place in the nation’s history.
COVID-19 isn’t simply a medical or epidemiological crisis; it is a crisis of sovereignty.
COVID-19 presents an unprecedented threat, but a campaign by South Africa's security forces attempting to grind defenseless people into dust does not guarantee success.
Public anxiety grows over “prosperity preachers” who have dominated the religious landscape in South Africa and across the continent.
We know what will happen with this new virus, and so I cannot blissfully self-isolate.
The coronavirus pandemic places moral, economic, and political questions before us. Only two answers remain: socialism or barbarism.
The historian of South Africa on books she is reading for a new project on women and anti-apartheid activities in 1950s rural KwaZulu-Natal.
What the recent World Rugby Sevens Series global championship reveals about national rugby cultures, particularly South Africa's.
The quest to understand the real cost of gold in our lives and the fate of those trapped in the mining economy’s cage.
Breaking with the usual media conversation about the carnival that recalls Cape Town’s slave past.
With 7.9 million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?
One major historical function of the police in South Africa remains: to manage the poor.
How Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters drive political conversations in South Africa.
Recent restrictions on refugees—and the limited protests against them—reflect the degree to which many South Africans see “xenophobia” as legitimate hate.