Elna Schütz
12 November 2025
Ghosts of the apartheid monster
South Africans’ experience with racism isn’t just something that happened in the past; it’s a core characteristic associated with the country
Read the full article22 October 2025
South Africa, a country without consequences
Another inquiry, another set of shocking truths. South Africa’s real crisis isn’t corruption – it’s the lack of consequences
Read the full article10 September 2025
The potholed roads don’t lead to despair
South Africa is very comfortable with chaos, especially on the roads
Read the full article27 August 2025
South Africa’s winter is here
Unfortunately, this time comes with unique reminders of the inequality and suffering that is the core experience of South Africans
Read the full article24 May 2025
Donald Trump’s imaginary genocide
The ‘white genocide’ story overlooks the suffering faced by the majority of South Africans. It also ignores the entire history of Apartheid
Read the full article12 April 2025
Trump’s policies are already killing people
The withdrawal of USAID has ended the system of Aids treatment and research in the most affected country on earth
Read the full article02 April 2025
Trump kicks out an ambassador
In a recent speech, Ebrahim Rasool claimed Trump was launching a ‘supremacist assault’ in both the US and South Africa
Read the full article26 March 2025
Elon Musk: a very controversial export
South Africans hold mixed views on their most notorious expat – some see him as a genius, others as a reckless megalomaniac
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