Afrodissident is the home of political commentary from Alexander Matthews, a journalist based in Cape Town.
In both 2008 and 2009, Afrodissident was a runner-up in South Africa’s annual Blog Awards for Best Politics Blog in South Africa and for the Best Original Writing on a South African Blog. In June 2009 it was profiled as a “Blog to bookmark” by news and info portal iafrica.com.
In addition to Afrodissident, Matthews also blogs for The Huffington Post and for the Mail & Guardian‘s Thought Leader.
Contact
Should you wish to contact Matthews, drop him a mail at alexgmatthews(at)gmail(dot)com. You can also follow him on Twitter.
Alex-your blog is like a cocktail from the planet bar: chic, well blended and easy to digest
It’s so damn different-just love it! Kudos on failing PE in gr nine; I did too!
Alex i must say that your blog is highly informative and thought provoking. It rocks.
Thanks, Badisa.
Glad you like it
Alex, slick layout on the blog. However, I see a lot of political rhetoric here but no mention of the land question, not just for Zimbabwe but Southern Africa as a whole. Whether Mugabe is in power or not there, why has ownership and control of their own land and resources been so delayed for Blacks? Should this not be a priority for the next administration? Most Black Americans do not believe the propaganda that Blacks are incapable of farming the land that they have farmed for millenia. Even in SA where Aparteid still persists economically, do the Oppenheimers, Rothchilds, Anglo American crowd and others still control a disproportionate share of the wealth? What is your position on this?
@Kelsey
I have addressed the issues you’ve raised in a new post. Check it out here: http://afrodissident.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/education-the-key-to-prosperity-for-all/
Alex