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The prevailing myth of Afrikaner self-reliance

by Marnell Kirsten 24 October 202023 October 2020

Reading the visual and aural codes of the song ‘Ons Sal Self’ reveals more about some Afrikaners than Afrikaners may be comfortable with

Posted inEquality, News/Politics

Klein Karoo National Arts Festival: Close, but no cigar

Lizette Louw by Lizette Louw 28 January 201510 February 2015

Just before the weekend I learned that the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) had recently posted a Facebook statement informing the public that Steve Hofmeyr would not be performing at this year’s festival. The post continued to say that Hofmeyr had not, in fact, applied to participate, but that even if he had, the […]

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An Afrikaans arts festival and fish out of water…

Haji Mohamed Dawjee by Haji Mohamed Dawjee 1 October 20131 October 2013

I always wondered about that phrase, “a fish out of water”. To me, it always seemed like a chosen emotion. That is, you can only be a fish out of water if you chose to be one. In my head, any situation can be accommodated by opening yourself up to it, learning about it and […]

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