Judging by the seemingly never-ending spate of articles, debates, and to-and-fro accusations that reflect a veritable obsession with race in this country — an obsession one might have expected to abate somewhat at this point in time, almost 22 years after the demise of apartheid — it appears to me a timeous moment to return […]
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The EFF’s principles are unshakeable
Unlike the ANC, the core values of the freedom fighters do not change with each leader it elects
Three suspects behind the Piltdown Man fossil hoax
Careful examination of the historical records suggests that the hoax was probably a joke that went badly wrong
The plight of being a deafblind child in Africa: My personal experience
There are few statistics on deafblindness and specialised services to support the functioning of deafblind people is poor in Africa
The EFF is not xenophobic
Malema’s visits to the hospitality industry are about the greedy business owners, not their workers
Open Letter to President Thabo Mbeki – Recommitting ourselves to nation building
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’
Governance re-imagined: Is politics without parties possible?
Sortition offers inclusiveness and creates a diverse, non-partisan government and it asks citizens to take responsibility for their governance
Zanzibar: Paradise meets purgatory
Instagram beaches, but the misogyny, poverty and remnants of slavery can sour the tropical food in your mouth
South Sudan pushes hard to raise quality of education, improve adult literacy
Education offers a way out of poverty, but Covid-19’s disruption to the nation’s schooling system risks undoing much recent progress
Pilchards and cabbage on Christmas Day? Abantu bazothini?
Is there such a thing as dijo tsa makgowa and black people’s food? How traumas, insecurities, childhood doctrines and more influence what, how and when we eat
The social construction of beauty pageants
Do beauty pageants construct or dismantle psychological barriers that are disempowering for the contestants and audience?
On being a sexual poltergeist
More than simply annoying or rude, ghosting can have genuine psychological and emotional effects as being left on read can have genuine effects on a person’s sense of self-worth and mental health.