Anja KoekemoerHow ‘legitimate’ can vigilante justice be in South Africa? » The TypewriterAs Mary Nel once wrote, “Vigilantism is a now all too familiar phenomenon in South Africa”. People being brutally beaten or even killed by…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Anja KoekemoerCupcakes and Placards: South Africans rallying for and against President ZumaIn Kliptown thousands gathered to give their well-wishes to President Zuma. In Tshwane, thousands gathered to wish for his resignation…Apr 19, 2017Apr 19, 2017
Anja KoekemoerHow should we deal with racism in South African social media?A reflection on how social media should come with a label warning ‘Handle with care’. A lesson that a few South Africans have learned from…Mar 26, 2016Mar 26, 2016
Anja KoekemoerSouth Africa’s SONA 2016: a story told by social mediaSONA 2015 had become infamous. Add this number of pertinent issues that developed throughout the year, it is unsurprising that South…Feb 13, 2016Feb 13, 2016
Anja KoekemoerSouth Africa: Two Narratives, Two Public SpacesThe venue where the poetry slam is being held is crowded; overcrowded actually. It would explain my placement on a table under the speaker…Nov 30, 2015Nov 30, 2015
Anja KoekemoerAway, away, with Al-Bashir, we don’t need you here.What do you get when you invite the Dalai Lama and President Al-Bashir to a South African bar?Jul 31, 2015Jul 31, 2015
Anja KoekemoerThank Goodness Mandela is Dead!“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free…Apr 27, 2015Apr 27, 2015
Anja KoekemoerSoNA: Jacob Zuma Addresses the … Nation?Lights! Camera! Action! In his show, Crazy Normal, the prominent South African comedian Trevor Noah claimed that his profession was under…Feb 25, 2015Feb 25, 2015