Two parallel discussions are before parliament to address the same issue: the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation and the Expropriation Bill that seeks to repeal the Expropriation Act
Equality
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Decolonising African prisons: An introduction to neocolonialism
The idea of incarcerating people into exiled spaces designed for ‘discipline’ in European society, is the antithesis to ubuntu … but it served the scramble for Africa and Asia well
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Townships imprison black potential
This year marks 107 years since the Native Land Act — and the majority of black people are still locked into its stranglehold, pariahs in their own country
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Surviving Covid-19 in a shack
The government’s response to lockdown trampled on the rights and dignity of residents in informal settlements
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Gender-based violence in a slave economy
The stereotyping of women as caring, soft-hearted mothers is a dangerous ideological construct
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Julian Assange, defender of our freedoms, is facing colossal injustice
Should he be extradited to the United States by Britain and sentenced as expected, it will be a blow to all citizens in constitutional democracies
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Of monuments and men
A visual reading of the “Monumentaal” concert’s flyer raises questions about Afrikaner masculinity and celebrations of heritage
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No language is superior to any other, except for English, apparently
We must stop the systematic favouring of European languages in Africa
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Let’s end our dual heritage of resilience and predation
South Africa needs to address the systems that enable predators of all kinds to delay equity
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Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity
The 800 metre world champion will be unable to defend her gold medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In order to compete Semenya is expected to take testosterone suppressing medication
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Freud’s work on group behaviour sheds light on South African dynamics
According to Sigmund Freud, group identification and a sense of justice can preclude divisions based on envy. Worryingly, South Africa is lacking in these core elements
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The burden of collective black victimhood
The froth over a shampoo advert allows us to consider that we are not the victims we have always been made to believe we are