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Operation Dudula: What now?
The politics of hatred are again on a rise in South Africa. The launch of Operation Dudula on the 16 June last year has brough back violent attacks on migrants, led to displacements of residents and looting of migrant owned shops. While our democratic dispensation is not new to xenophobic…
The Russia-Ukraine war and the implications for ordinary South Africans
Our news is dominated by a war in Europe; a war that may seem far away but will have significant economic and political consequences for South Africans. In this interactive teach-in, we will explore the roots of the conflict as a background to understanding how we can critically engage with…
Call for Applications: What is Democracy?
A course for community-based paralegals and fieldworkers exploring South Africa today. Apply to join us in locating the historical roots of the day-to-day issues that advice offices contend with and contextualise them within broader contestations, resistance and imaginations about…
Democracy on the brink?
As calls to defend South Africa’s democracy collide with those who argue that democracy has only strengthened the grip of the elite and powerful on our society, Tshisimani invites you to a discussion to ponder on possibilities for the f…
Film Screening: President
This year, Tshisimani is partnering with Encounters Documentary Film Festival to bring the latest and best films that speak to activist concerns. Our first film of the year on Thursday 24 February is the award-winning President. This gripping documentary chronicles the 2018 Zimbabwe…
State Capture – What Now?
The two volumes of the Zondo Commission report tell a harrowing story of how public institutions were weakened, captured and dismantled through a web of corruption and fraud that encircled the awarding of state contacts and tenders. It shows how this destruction took place for years, with…
African Solidarity: Film and Food Festival
As current struggles on the continent continue to make headlines – highlighting the plight of millions of people in Africa today – moments to break bread, exchange information and share stories open real opportunities for tangible solidarity. Tshisimani invites you to a celebration of the stories, s…
Still Dreaming: small acts/BIG STORIES – Tshisimani Youth Arts Festival 2021
From Khayelitsha to across the Cape Flats, young people explore through different performances the issues they really care about: education, gender, the power of words, and the possibilities for alternative stories of…
Encounters Film Festival @ Bertha House
This week, between Thursday 17 June & Saturday 19 June, we are proud to be partnering with The Encounters Film Festival to co-host a series of activist films. Mutant – Thursday 17 June, 6pm On Thursday evening, youth from the Cape Flats will be joining us to watch ‘Mutant’….
Film Screening: Roadmap to Apartheid
This award winning film takes a closer look at the apartheid comparison often used to describe the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This documentary is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel they are living in an aparteid,…