Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021 Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021
Celebrated in death by his former foes, Archbishop Tutu had the gift not just of courage and righteousness but also of timing.
Dec 31, 2021 / Mark Gevisser
Engendered Engendered
The trans community is coming out—and bringing with it a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Mark Gevisser
My Johannesburg My Johannesburg
The city and its landscape would not exist were it not for many violations against nature.
Apr 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Mark Gevisser
South Africa’s ‘Marikana Moment’ South Africa’s ‘Marikana Moment’
The massacre of striking miners marked a tipping point, with the African National Congress moving closer to becoming just another party in power, rather than a liberation movement.
Sep 19, 2012 / Editorial / Mark Gevisser
Echoes of South African Redemption Echoes of South African Redemption
If the last great redemptive moment in global politics was Nelson Mandela's liberation and ascent to power, Barack Obama's presidency will be the next.
Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Mark Gevisser
Zimbabwe Reeling Zimbabwe Reeling
Peace among warring factions will come only when each side accepts that it can't win. And none of the players--least of all Robert Mugabe--has come to this realization.
Apr 24, 2008 / Editorial / Mark Gevisser
AIDS Movement Seizes Control AIDS Movement Seizes Control
Despite its controversy, World AIDS Day has demonstrated how vast and global the AIDS movement has gone. While the extent of AIDS advocacy was not as far-reaching then, in 1987 a b...
Dec 2, 2005 / Feature / Mark Gevisser
As Zimbabwe Goes… As Zimbabwe Goes…
On March 10 the citizens of a small African country went to the polls to cast their votes for an incumbent with a reputation as one of the continent's most unreconstructed tyrants...
Mar 21, 2002 / Editorial / Mark Gevisser
Dispatches Dispatches
The events of September 11, viewed from abroad.
Sep 27, 2001 / Feature / Praful Bidwai, Maria Margaronis, Graham Usher, Mark Gevisser, Ahmed Rashid, and Ana Uzelac
The Cosatu Strike The Cosatu Strike
Nothing in modern times has symbolized the scourge of racism--and the potential for overcoming it--more than South Africa's recent history.
Aug 30, 2001 / Feature / Mark Gevisser