August was awesome on The Soapbox! In Politics & Society, Marius Redelinghuys called on South Africans to make every day Madiba Day while Alex Matthews, The Soapbox’s editor, argued that South African women are still second-class citizens.
In our Life & Culture section, Craig Prinsloo explored the moon’s impact on humans and our contributing editor, Lara Moses, reviewed the Grahamstown festival.
In The World View column, San Francisco-based blogger Charles Lemos looked at Nigeria’s growing Islamism while Khaya Dlanga waded into the Caster Semenya controversy in The Guest Column.
We hope you enjoy this roundup of fresh views and voices. And we encourage you to speak out yourself: contributions can be submitted here.
Happy reading!
