Ol'Things Considered

Have South African men ever considered what it's like being a woman in South Africa? Have you ever considered how intersecting identities, like race and class, contribute to individualised experiences of gender-based violence on social media platforms? Have you considered what the potential and limitations of social media are when it comes to combating gender-based violence? Our fifth and last...

This month, we return with a new series titled "Sexualities, Gender & Violence in Africa". In this Episode, we consider how South African Zulu LGBTQI people navigate customary isiZulu marriages in the face of longstanding homophobia in their communities. This episode contests the rift typically drawn between African cultures and queerness as incompatible. This conversation is in part...

In closing off our series on African migrants, we consider the lives of African migrants living in Yeoville, Johannesburg. In conversation with mpho ndaba, we touch on the politics of food (and health) access for migrants in South Africa - exploring how legality and anti-Blackness preclude African migrants from the most basic sustenance in South Africa. We explore the ways South Africa, as a liber...

Have you ever considered what it's like to be an African migrant working as an Uber driver in South Africa? On the second episode of Ol'Things Considered , we examine the realities of African migrants in South Africa a s they navigate livelihoods, precarity, vulnerability, and exploitation on e-hailing platforms . We explore how anti-African migrant state policies and Afrophobic movements...

Have you ever considered what African migrants encounter as they seek to cross the Strait of Gibraltar or the Atlantic Ocean in search of a new life in Europe? Have you thought about the countless migrants who lost their lives in the passage and the families migrants left behind, battling with an ambiguous sense of loss? Hi! My name is Dr Olerato Mogomotsi , and I host Ol'Things Considered. Fo...