In 1902 she fought for emancipation, including that of women, and was the first black South African to graduate with a BSc
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The agony of Hendrik – a trip to Verwoerdpark on Human Rights Day
The Big Brain of Apartheid would not approve of the neat neighbourhood that still bears his name
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Pronouns are small but mean a lot
For trans and non-binary Africans like Matthew Blaise, sexual identification and acknowledgment is a daily struggle
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Atlanta killings illustrate the intersection of xenophobia and misogyny
Stereotypes of and violence against Asians in America, and Chinese people by those who fear Covid or by Zulu monarchs are all part of the same unconscious need for “othering” which also drives violence against women
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If land expropriation is evil, it is the evil we all need
The Expropriation Bill is needed to undo evils in South Africa, and lies and fear-mongering to scare investors will not bring this democratic process to a halt
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Young activists: a thin chapter in the history curriculum
Some of the most brutal years of the anti-apartheid struggle, fought by women and children, are given a scant 20 minutes in the classroom
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Coming of age in South Africa
Young people inherit generational inequalities, but cling on to a hope of self-authorship
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Affirmative Action: Not enough on its own
Simple equality of opportunity will fail to address the reality of racialised socioeconomic inequalities
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South Africa’s voracious ambition in Namibia and the few who came between it : Part Two
Troubling Power: Michael Scott and the Herero mission to the UN
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Citizenship is a right, not a concession
The ‘Zuma doctrine’ has taken hold of South Africa’s immigration and citizenship system and we must push back before we descend into totalitarianism
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Why sportsmen should earn more than women
There are many good grounds on which to attack both the patriarchy and capitalism, but the elimination of the gender pay gap in professional sport is not one of them
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Namibia’s Blue Book of record: Part one
On 27 January, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust, but it is also worth remembering the victims of Germany’s other, earlier genocide in Namibia. A rare book, commissioned by Britain in the early 1900s, stands as a record of the crimes against the Herero and the Nama