The Soapbox is a nonpartisan online platform where young South Africans can speak out about things they feel strongly about. In publishing opinion articles by young South Africans, The Soapbox aims to provide a contemporary and relevant space for young people to air their views and for those views to be heard and engaged with. Anyone can submit an opinion piece, on a topic of their choice.
The Soapbox aims to fight political and cultural apathy and to foster tolerance and a culture of intelligent debate among young South Africans.
Visitors to the site are encouraged to post comments in response to the opinion pieces published or even submit a longer response in the form of a rebuttal article.
The Soapbox is regularly updated with fresh opinion pieces. Click here to contribute to The Soapbox. For general queries contact editor [at] thesoapbox [dot] fm
The editor of The Soapbox is Alex Matthews, a branding student and freelance journalist based in Cape Town. Alex’s blog, Afrodissident, was a runner up for Best SA Blog about Politics and for Best Original Writing on a SA Blog in the 2008 and 2009 SA Blog Awards.
About the categories
Politics & Society are where contributions covering social issues and politics are published.
Business & Tech looks at economics, business and technology.
Life & Culture is where contributions exploring everything from travel, art and culture to sport, leisure, restaurants and food are published.
The Guest Column’s contributors are people specially invited to write for The Soapbox.
The World View is where the opinions of international contributors — from Africa and beyond — are published.
Lastly, The Editor’s Notebook will keep you up to date with news about The Soapbox and all the exciting things — from the launch of our label to regular events — that we’ll be hosting.
