Media
Overview
I invite you to explore a comprehensive overview of the media and social media engagements I have led or contributed to. My contributions have been featured in South African and various international plaforms and media houses. These are just some of contributions, there are many others that could not be captured here, but can mostly be found online. My work encompasses a variety of formats, including insightful opinion pieces, informative panel discussions, and engaging radio and TV interviews, covering a range of significant topics. My areas of focus include African thought, African Traditional Religion, feminism, environmental justice, race discourse, and various other relevant social themes. I look forward to sharing this journey of exploration and insight with you.
Feminism/Womanism
While the 'strong black woman' stereotype was created by black women, I want to argue that it worked a little too well, and even its creators would not be happy with how it is interpreted today. https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-nombulelo-shange-disrupting-the-harmful-strong-black-woman-narrative-20220806
Race and Xenophobia
The xenophobic South Africa we find ourselves in today is a huge betrayal of the work and sacrifices of leaders such as Ghanian leader and scholar Kwame Nkrumah and the citizens who backed his dreams of a united and liberated Africa. https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-nombulelo-shange-xenophobic-sa-goes-against-pan-africanist-agenda-that-liberated-us-20220525​
African Indigenous Knowledge
Nombulelo Shange from the University of the Free State tells us how we can best use our indigenous knowledge to address poverty, developmental and ecological challenges, and many other modern and historical challenges that we are faced with. Tune into Newzroom Afrika, DSTV channel 405 for more. https://youtu.be/5H55OOh5nIU?si=TURBA2XsSnVw7cYv
Higher Education
Nombulelo Shange's, a Sociology lecturer at the University of the Free State. She's penned a strong opinion piece about the oppression of black women in higher education. It is thought-provoking in that it showcases strong women leaders, who have been victimized instead of lauded like their male counterparts. One, in particular, is, Prof. Nthabiseng Ogude, who was pushed out of office halfway through her contract. She was portrayed as aloof. There are many more examples, but the margins that women are confined to are seriously worrying. https://youtu.be/154hXlUHwpI?si=0dvgdF1mQhvKR7LQ Courtesy #DStv403
Popular Culture
To protect and celebrate these people and systems the way we have done, is to preserve and defend the very same oppression we go through in our own daily lives. https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-chris-brown-petition-holds-mirror-to-sas-patriarchal-society-and-its-impact-on-women-20241112
