Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon
@wilhelmsolomonMatthew Wilhelm-Solomon is a lecturer in social anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon is a lecturer in social anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand.
The Grootboom case resulted in a landmark judgment that protects the rights of evicted residents. But 20 years later, the hopes Justice Zak Yacoob laid down are far from being realised.
Netflix’s documentary ‘The Edge of Democracy’ uses Brazil’s purpose-built capital, Brasília, as a symbol of and allegory for the cyclical failures of Brazilian democracy.
Brazil’s president-in-waiting seems set to ride into power on a resurgent wave of right-wing fervour.