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The Opposite Flank
Gerry Francis, the first black South African to play in England’s top league in 1957, combined brilliant football skills with strong political…
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One Giant Ponzi Scheme
Episode 13 of We're Brothers, the weekly podcast that I record with my younger brother, David, who lives in South Africa.
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The diary we carry
The formerly exiled ANC activist and later judge Albie Sachs is archiving his life— including a film, "Albie: A Strange Alchemy," that forms part of a…
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The Imagination of Rashid Lombard
Rashid Lombard, who died on 4 June 2025, documented apartheid’s struggle and later shaped Cape Town’s jazz and media, leaving a profound cultural…
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May 2025

March 2025

Sober Commentators
Donald Trump's regime can always count on support from "sober" South African commentators who know who is meant to rule the world and who is meant to…
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Brett Davidson
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You Mustn't Push
A rundown of Episode 5 of We're Brothers, the weekly podcast I record with my younger brother, David. Link to the episode at the end of the summary.
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Every Native is a Tourist
A rundown of everything we talked about on the latest episode — number 6 — of We’re Brothers, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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The Yorkers of Shamar Joseph
The latest republication of Vijay Prashad's monthly column on cricket called Leg Glance that appears in Deshabhimani Weekly in Kerala.
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Vijay Prashad
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The display of piety is a sure sign of corruption
My latest roundup of football happenings outside the lines.
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The South Asian Quicks, Part I (1978-79)
This is from Vijay Prashad's monthly column on cricket called Leg Glance. It appears in Deshabhimani Weekly in Kerala.
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Vijay Prashad
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