To download – iTunes or Stream Every Thursday I get an inbox alert that a new episode of Media Masters, a “series of extended one-to-one interviews with people at the top of the media game” with Paul Blanchard is available. Recent favourites include Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, and Mark Thompson, CEO of the New York…
Archives for May 2017
How Africa underdeveloped Africa
Let’s start with the bad news. A ground-breaking survey led by The Initiative for Equal Rights has found that support for the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) remains at 90%. Sad to say, this means that only 10% of Nigerian civil society opposes what is a profoundly dehumanising policy. Additionally, the survey has found…
Is there an authentic African position on feminism?
If you are interested in pan-Africanism then chance are that you have visited the pages of the African Holocaust, “a non-profit civil society dedicated to the progressive study of African history and culture.” At least I have found useful information on the website while researching topics that have to do with African history. The platform is…
Men suppress great female energy power. The #MenAreTrash hashtag is a virtual shrine for loss.
On April 29th, the dead body of a young woman named Karabo Mokoena was found in a deserted veld in Johannesburg. She had been necklaced (meaning a tyre filled with petrol was placed around her neck and set alight) and acid was poured over her too. Mokoena’s boyfriend, whose name I shall not host on my website, has…
Why the age gap between Macron and Trogneux is symbolically significant for feminism
That the newly elected French president, Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte Trogneux, is twenty-five years older than him is symbolically significant for feminism and women’s empowerment. After all, one of the most sexist and ageist social norms is that, when it comes to heterosexual relationships, men must be older and women younger. If you consider some of…
Reflections on writing, voice and inner life
In August 2014, to my great excitement, I was invited to give a TEDx Talk in London. It was thrilling to have the opportunity to share my thoughts on the renowned platform and I eagerly began preparing for the event. But my excitement about the talk was soon replaced with gloom, when a few weeks…