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Steve McQueen’s ‘Western Deep’ is a counter memory for Black miners during South African Apartheid
by Donnie Moreland Steve McQueen’s Western Deep is a horror film. Though McQueen’s 2002 dual video installation (presented with Carib’s Leap) is, in form, video art, I feel it is possible to understand Western Deep as genre cinema. An exploration into the TauTona Mine Shaft No.3 of South Africa—also known as Western Deep—it is a […]
Moving to South Africa meant my race was different, but not the realities of racism
By Kim M Reynolds “So, you’re coloured?” I get asked this question on fairly regular basis in Cape Town, and it’s no longer a jarring one.
White farmers raise alarms after South Africa begins redistributing land to Blacks
Last week, African National Congress (ANC) chairman Gwede Mantashe announced that South Africa’s white farming community could have it taken from them without compensation after some disputed the prices the government offered for the land. According to Express, now some experts are trying scare the government away from the plan by arguing it could lead […]
South African revolutionary leader Winnie Mandela dies at 81
On Monday, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, perhaps one of South Africa’s most beloved and most complex figures, passed away at the age of 81. Her passing allows for renewed perspectives on her life, which was propelled by revolutionary action during apartheid that would become later be marred in a series of scandals. As The Guardian reported, Mandela was frequently […]
South Africa moves to take lands from settlers’ descendants to redistribute to indigenous South Africans
South Africa’s parliament recently moved for a controversial land redistribution plan. The plan would empower the government to seize lands from white farmers without offering them payment (a move that in the United States would likely elicit due process violation rebuttals) and give them to Black South African people. The plan’s purpose is largely recompense […]
White South African farmers convicted for forcing Black man into a coffin
A South African judge found two white farmers guilty after they forced a Black farmworker to get into a coffin and threatened to burn him alive.
2 White South Africans Arrested After Video Shows Them Forcing Black Man Into A Coffin
Victor Mlotshwa didn’t think that anyone would believe him when he told them his traumatic tale of being forced into a coffin by two white men who also threatened to put him on fire. The incident occurred over three months ago. Fortunately, video footage of the altercation, taken by one of the two white assailants, […]
At Pretoria Girls High School, South Africa’s ‘Bornfree’ Population Still Isn’t Free
JOHANNESBURG—The policing of Black women’s hair strikes again. This time, black students at the Pretoria High School for Girls in Pretoria, South Africa allege that their school’s dress code is being enforced in a manner that discriminates against natural hairstyles. The girls claim that they have been punished or threatened with punishment for wearing styles […]
This South African Poet Wrote a Powerful Poem on Transgender Identity
Lee Mokobe, a nineteen year-old Cape Town, South Africa native, performed this powerful poem about his transgender identity at TedWomen. Watch the video below.
Former Rep. Mel Reynolds fears for his life, hiding in South Africa
Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds was recently brought up on charges of sexual misconduct while in Africa. Now Reynolds says that he “fears for his life” and is reportedly hiding in South Africa.
19 Year-Old South African Lesbian Fatally Stabbed
A 19-year-old South African lesbian was fatally stabbed several days ago. Sihle Skotshi is the latest victim in a wave of anti-gay violence that has plagued South Africa. This is another unfortunate reminder of the ways that black LBGTQ youth are frequently in danger in their communities.
South Africa, a Poem and a Moment to Look Back
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWJ6CE0Fc1k Amandla…Ngawethu. This is a poem for South Africa. This is a vocal articulation of tones that ring sounds and speak clicks for the rainbow nations eleven languages. This is for Amaqabane, Comrades, and Abuntu. This poem is for the 27 minute boat ride to Robben Island jail, where Mandela spent 27 years before becoming […]