BOOK EXTRACT: Rethinking Activism in Africa — activists as antibodies against a rotten social order

Rethinking Activism in Africa: Voices and Visionaries for Social Justice and Human Rights is a new book, edited by well-known activist and writer Mark Heywood. It contains unique and moving essays from writers in eight countries across Africa. In this series, Daily Maverick is publishing extracts from four essays, starting with Heywood’s introduction.