Africa’s World Cup
Binyavanga Wainaina and Teju Cole are among those on a panel discussing the historic 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa; the first time on the continent.
South Africa
Apartheid is a museum that no one visits
How much do young South Africans, especially college students, know about their history? Not much, if these videos are any indication.
Apartheid was a White Party on Steroids
Annie Liebovitz's insights of South Africa under apartheid was quite ordinary: basically she sound like every other white visitor.
The Original Queen B
An ode to Busi Mhlongo, the South African singer, composer and danger.
Regarding Julius Malema
Julius Malema is equally a creation of the ANC and the South Africa's media. He is, however, the ANC's responsibility. How long it will take before ANC leaders kick him out?
The Messiah
There is something tail-swishingly devilish about the way Lionel Messi runs with a football.
Eugene Terreblanche is Dead
The murder of the racist, far-right politician provides further fuel for the victim discourse among white South Africans.
Somalia’s colonizers dressed well
Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times’ Africa Correspondent, frequently seizes opportunities to slander Africans while praising their colonizers.
The National Sport of South Africa
Social progressives in South Africa would like to believe otherwise, but the country is mostly socially rightwing and conservative.
Die Antwoord is Blackface
Die Antwoord is basically blackface. But blackface is also tricky, argues poet and writer Rustum Kozain.
The Poor White Problem
Poor whites don't even make up 5% of the poor. Contrast that to more than 60% of blacks. But that's not a story for foreign media.
Akon’s Africa
The Senegalese-American crooner's uninspiring "Oh Africa" reminds of bubblegum South African pop from the 1980s.
Abuse of Patriarchy
South African feminist academic, Pumla Gqola, takes on all the whataboutisms thrown up by Jacob Zuma's defenders.
Rhythm like you’ve never seen
No one mixes nationalism, tourism and sport in a feel-good cocktail quite like the South African advertising industry.
The Story of a Coloured Mother
The film "Shirley Adams" is the story of a coloured mother in Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town, struggling to care for her recently disabled son.
South Africans fought for freedom, but won democracy
The famed South African musician Hugh Masekela has a history of speaking his mind on postapartheid politics.
That’s Not Rugby
Don't expect "Invictus" to break from the "rainbow nation" narrative despite that symbolism's sell buy date having long expired.
Too many films about the 2010 World Cup
Here's some things I did not have the time to blog about properly or link to this past week. It's Weekend Special.
You Never Walk Alone
It's no accident that so many South Africans watch and support English Premier League football teams.
Two Men, Two Countries
Who are the real victims of crime and violence in South Africa?