We’ve decided to change our publishing schedule here in Soapboxville. Instead of a batch of opinion pieces published once a week, we will rather be posting up single pieces on a much more regular basis (rather like a blog). We hope this means people will have more time to read and react to each of [...]
Fantastic fourth: green energy, social cohesion and men to be avoided
Our fourth issue is now live! We took a break on Thursday, but are back with a bang. Read all about why race-obsession won’t bridge South Africa’s wealth gap (and how social-cohesion can) in Politics & Society.
Green Eyes, an undercover blogger, spills the beans on the men that should be avoided, and the telltale signs [...]
Third time lucky: the ANC, a new “sosati” and American arms
The Soapbox has now been live for a week!
A big thank you to all our contributors who have taken the time and effort to put fingers to keyboard and speak out about the issues on their mind. With this third issue of fresh opinion, we have an ANC supporter’s post-election analysis, a look at the [...]
From Facebook to failed democracy — our second issue goes live
The second “issue” of The Soapbox has now been posted. Hot off the presses we have a treatise on the dangers liberalism poses to democracy, a look at how Facebook friend requests are accepted regardless of whether you know the person, and an exploration of the approaches to sociocultural diversity from a contributor in Canada.
Enjoy [...]
Welcome to The Soapbox – your place to speak out!
Today is Freedom Day. It’s fifteen years since South Africa became a democracy, and we’re launching today in celebration of this. But furthermore, we chose Freedom Day because of the importance that free speech has in ensuring that our democracy continues, and flourishes in the years to come. Stimulating, supporting and fighting for free speech [...]
