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Profanity

‘The Grass Widow’ offers a transgressive take on psychological trauma – and the ensuing acts of revenge

Maverick Life

‘The Grass Widow’ offers a transgressive take on psychological trauma – and the ensuing acts of revenge

By Keith Bain

Op-Ed: Death of a dream – The short life and death of Michael Komape

South Africa

Op-Ed: Death of a dream – The short life and death of Michael Komape

By Mark Heywood

Op-Ed: Reflections on ‘Lumka’ – we need to talk about the way we talk

South Africa

Op-Ed: Reflections on ‘Lumka’ – we need to talk about the way we talk

By Jacques Van Zuydam

Newsdeck

Boxing: Controversial champ Fury retires

By AFP

Queer in Africa: Confronting the crisis

Africa

Queer in Africa: Confronting the crisis

By Rebecca Davis

The Woodpecker

Maverick Life

The Woodpecker

By Andrew Miller

London riots: An eyewitness account

Politics

London riots: An eyewitness account

By Rob Boffard