Music
10 October 2019
Listen to our Staff Writer Discussing Inclusivity in Hip-Hop on Radio 702
Radio 702 host Eusebius McKaiser is joined by rapper Mx Blouse and our staff writer Sabelo Mkhabela to discuss inclusivity in hip-hop.
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Sports
14 August 2019
Caster Semenya Recalls Having to Walk into a Change Room Naked to Prove She Was a Girl
The athlete says her gender used to be questioned growing up.
Sports
30 May 2019
Caster Semenya to Appeal Discriminatory Testosterone Ruling At Swiss Supreme Court
The star athlete will ask the court to "set aside the decision of Cas in its entirety."
News
09 May 2019
Zimbabwean Scholar Tererai Trent to Have Statue Erected In Her Honor in NYC
The academic has been named one of the "10 most inspiring women in the world" for her dedication to championing gender equality.
Sports
01 May 2019
Caster Semenya Loses Landmark Case Against the IAAF Over Controversial Testosterone Rules
"The decision of Cas will not hold me back. I will once again rise above and continue to inspire young women and athletes in South Africa and around the world," says the athlete.
News
06 March 2019
AKA: “The Solutions To The Issue of Domestic Abuse Actually Have Nothing To Do With Women”
AKA calls men to action regarding the issue of violence against women.
Literature
13 November 2018
Listen to Panashe Chigumadzi’s Interview with The Cheeky Natives Podcast
Plenty of gems are dropped here.
Literature
13 August 2018
Watch Rebecca Davis & Haji Mohamed Dawjee Debunk The Myths of Being a Woman Writer
Watch the latest episode of Pap Culture.
Music
12 June 2018
Meet Mx Blouse, the Gender-Nonconforming Rapper From South Africa Making Boundless Music
We chat to Mx Blouse about their music and navigating the music industry as a gender-nonconforming artist.
News
04 May 2018
Athletics South Africa Will Challenge Testosterone Rules
Athletic South Africa has finally taken action.
Music
20 March 2018
Nadia Nakai Explains Why She Never Used to Work With Women Rappers
"Because I would have never shined as Nadia Nakai. I would have shined as another female rapper."
Film + TV
14 February 2018
‘Inxeba’ Has Been Banned From Mainstream Cinemas
Inxeba is now classified as an adult movie by the Film & Publications Board.
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