Thandiwe Ntshinga
Questioning activism and allyship
Activism has always been a part of my life due to my upbringing with ANC comrade parents. As I grew older and came into anthropology, I...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Oct 9, 20233 min read
'You make me wish I was Black'- white shortcircuiting and other responses to Black Racist Bitch
The past month has been the most memorable Heritage Month of my life thus far. I introduced my book, Black Racist Bitch: How Social Media...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jul 31, 20238 min read
What is feminism in South Africa?
“Women are clearly both empowered and victimised, seen and unseen, included and excluded in different ways.”[1]- Ronit Frenkel What is...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jul 19, 20233 min read
A dream that wasn't mine; behind the writing of my debut book
Black Racist Bitch: How Social Media Reveals South Africa's Unfinished Work on Race will be released in September 2023 Writing a book was...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Sep 3, 20223 min read
Rejecting Queer Stereotypes
A while ago, I was introduced to a podcast revolving around queerness and queer people in South Africa. In my opinion, this is very...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Humanising the image of masculine-presenting Black queer wom_n
Not too long ago, I came across a Facebook post that celebrated the deliberate work being done to humanise the image of...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Apr 14, 20225 min read
Rather try and fail than fail to try? Struggles with language insecurities.
This morning, just before attending to my daily duty of tending to my chickens, my mind decided to remind me of one of my most...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jan 4, 20224 min read
" "You shouldn't speak ill of the dead". Well, no". A comment on white responses to Desmond Tutu.
Last week, on Boxing Day, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu died at the age of 90. On that day and the days leading up to his funeral on...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jul 21, 20214 min read
The Greatest Gift He Left Me
On 11 April this year, 10 days before my birthday, while chatting with my dad on WhatsApp, he sent a message asking, “Is it true that...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jul 27, 20202 min read
FEMICIDE: Proudly brought to you by South African men [video]
Our first contributor Nomhle Mtshemla is rightfully fed up. Fed up with the country's stance on gender-based violence
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jul 2, 20203 min read
“Not Our Women”: when male-centred femicide activism misses the mark, completely.
Enough is enough, I am tired, please stop killing us, am I next? are just a few examples of the phrases that are regularly expressed by...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jun 1, 20202 min read
State-enforced Black trauma is a borderless trigger
American news and social commentary continue to show the world that Black lives do not matter there, at all. Hardly a week goes by...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
May 25, 20202 min read
Why the hype around white people who speak vernac?
In South Africa’s multi-cultural society there are 11 official languages which are supposed to be given equal status. According to Stats...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
May 22, 20204 min read
Black Twitter, we salute you; anti-racism contributions by Black social media users.
If you don’t know local model Bianca Schoombee then that’s okay. I didn’t know about her either. That is, of course, until the beginning...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Anti-Black Chinese versus anti-Chinese South Africans; is there a better evil?
By: Thandiwe Ntshinga At the end of last year, I stumbled upon an article written by Musawenkosi Cabe for New Frame on an anti-Chinese...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Apr 11, 20202 min read
If only Cele was as passionate about gender-based violence as he is about controlling our drinking.
Police Minister Bheki Cele's recent fixation with the prohibition of liquor in South Africa has been as intriguing as it has been...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Jan 17, 20203 min read
Anti-racism writing as a hindrance to gainful employment
Years ago, when I was a hopeful new honours graduate and research assistant, I attended my first conference. At this international...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Oct 16, 20193 min read
The Evil Stepmother trope—a representation of fragile masculinity.
Fictional depictions of the Evil Stepmother have been recorded in popular culture from as early as the time before christ in ancient...
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Oct 3, 20193 min read
Deafening White Noise
White noise is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a constant background noise; especially one that drowns out other sounds....
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Thandiwe Ntshinga
Sep 27, 20193 min read
“Eu não falo português”- Girls trip to Mozambique
Bom dia, boa noite and obrigada; pretty much sums up the extent of the Portuguese comprehension I went geared with to my first visit to...
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