On Wednesday, 22 April 2009, South Africans will head for the polls to cast their democratic vote for the fourth time. With a flurry of pre-election activities: from increased campaigning and media coverage to some comic relief from the likes of Evita Bezuidenhout’s Elections and Erections. Of course when raising the issue of elections and [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
The Security of Sex: The (South) Africa Problem
On April 22nd, South Africa will hold its latest round of elections and for the first time in the last 15 years, the African National Congress (ANC) has serious competition. The upstart Congress of the People, headed by former ANC leader Thabo Mbeki, was created in December to address concerns over corruption in and the [...]
Bordering on: citizens, prisoners, exceptions, women
I used to think that all prisoners are political prisoners because they’re `guests of the State’, housed and held in total institutions in which the very least the State was obliged to do was acknowledge the prisoners’ existence and maybe keep them alive. Given the convergent news of this past week, I have had to [...]
CHII CHIRIKUITA : WHAT’S UP? Nine: Women Asking the Hard Questions
Now is the time to question the terms on which we organise our struggles and wage our battles.
Now is the time to claim our citizenship.
Now is the time to do the work that ensures our lasting freedom.
In this time of “transition” in Zimbabwe, we need to be asking the hard questions of ourselves and each other. [...]
CHII CHIRIKUITA : WHAT’S UP? Eight: Where have all the Women Gone?
To play the game you will need:
Dice
Minimum of two players
Tiddleywink for each player.
Roll 6 on the dice to start.
Move along the game board and follow the instructions
Try to avoid finishing
Inspired by the game “Alternatives to Globalisation” designed by RW.
A rusted wire fence divides the old Zimbabwe from the new.
On the one side [...]