THE term "media baron" has always been synonymous with ownership of mass media. With the rise of supersized multinational media companies, however, the term no longer expresses the class status of those in control — presiding over the billions of facts and countless opinions from large swathes of...
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ANC rewards racism and white supremacy, as the left gets poorer.
THE ANC has rewarded racism and white supremacy by giving Martinus van Schalkwyk and others jobs, while the left is poorer today than it was a decade ago. As a result, apartheid-era cronies are allowed to rule the roost, creating legislation that marginalises the working class and erodes basic fr...
Brett Kebble, the Chris Hani of South African Capitalism, gunned down!
Completely flabergasted and amazed. South Africa is back to the good old days of the wild west!
Unofficial History of SA Dance Culture Vol 1
This is a project of mine that's been in development for the past decade or so. Its totally unofficial and represents alternative history and a subordinated knowledge of dance culture. Would love some help, sponsorship and/funding to turn it into some kind of printed matter. But for now, its just...
Luke Human 1970-2005 An Artistic Existence
THERE is an existence worth contemplating and it is the existence of an artist. No ordinary artist, Luke Human embodied that capricious spirit of outrage against a system that denied the most fundamental human right – the right not to give a damn about anything, except being yourself. Luke was mo...
Derek Serra outed as D’Angelo?
IN WHAT must come as a surprise for many nude artists, a Cape Town photographer, Derek Serra, has announced that he plans to take naked photographs in the city as part of "an exhibition of D'Angelo". Exactly who or what D'Angelo is, remains a mystery, however according to Media 24, an often hyste...