Thought Leader

Having not grown up under apartheid I’ve never had the misfortune of opening my morning newspaper to find blacked out and missing articles, thankfully I’ve only had to rely on the unfortunate anecdotes of those who did. If all goes to plan, however, it seems I too am to be treated to a similarly grotesque…

By Suntosh Pillay My one concern about Black Tuesday was that if the 400 MPs deciding our future decided not to pass the secrecy bill, then a celebratory White Wednesday might follow and, quite frankly, dressing up in white is never as flattering as black. In faded black jeans, looking like a trainee Gothic, I…

By Zuki Mqolomba I woke up to a wardrobe dilemma this morning. Given the choice of a litany of unattractive black attire I’d long abandoned given the season, I was rattled by the political choice imposed on me on this ordinary Tuesday-turned-extraordinary. By accident, omission or actual deliberation, my choice of “shirt, skirt, shoes and…