Spitting Truth to Power
Rapper Black Moss has an ability to speak sincerely on poignant issues while still staying on top of his game lyrically. One song that illustrates this is Speak Up, which features on his debut album. In it he says: “See what I’m sayin’ is we all often talk about the need for change in […]
JZ’s Cabinet Rule of Thumb
President Jacob Zuma’s finest agricultural quality appears to be the cultivation of the semiliterate goatherd-cum-good image – all the way to a second term in the Union Buildings. It is a construct that is as appealing to the rural marginalised as it is open to the ridicule of the chattering classes and mainstream media […]
Fuck the Police
It’s high time we as South Africans realise the police are not on our side. They do not work for us. They do not serve and protect us. And they sure as hell do not prevent crime. If you are a poor black South African, they may also be willing to kill you with […]