Fighting for queer life to be visible and just
Though queers enjoy some legal protections in certain parts of Africa, more often they are persecuted and their existence decried or denied. The fight for their rights needs a global stage.
Stories by: Melody Emmett
Makoanyane’s historic figurines made digital
This colonial-era Lesotho artist carved sculptures that were so close a depiction of their reality that they could well have been mistaken for machine-made reproductions.
Lebo Thoka’s cathedral of Black liberation
The fine art photographer uses Christian iconography to show the glory of Black South African women, while also exploring their often-violent experiences.
Making intimacy safe on set
The development of industry protocols for filming intimate content and the introduction of intimacy coordinators is a critical and vital step for safety on and beyond sets in South Africa.
Collusion and infighting halt taxi industry reforms
The South African National Taxi Association and the government seem to be in cahoots in keeping other associations out and cashing in on taxi scrapping programmes that keep failing.
South Africa’s mental health facilities are ailing
The Human Rights Commission has found a lack of staff, beds and clean, secure facilities plague institutions across the country, leaving patients unable to access the help they need.
Cost can be unbearably high for whistle-blowers
Exposing corruption, abuse of power and criminality pits those who take the risk against powerful vested interests in government at all levels.