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apartheid

Posted inNews/Politics

Happy anniversary to the EFF, which dared to rock the political status quo

by Thought Leader Editor 28 September 20216 October 2021

As the Economic Freedom Fighters we have been crazy enough to think that we can change the world — and we surely will, writes Sihle Lonzi

Posted inEquality, Gender violence

The different dimensions of gender equality

by Sarah Setlaelo 20 September 20215 October 2021

Women are not a homogenous group and the notion of gender equality cannot be reduced to power struggles between women and men, Catherine Albertyn, Constitution,

Posted inNews/Politics

Clean-up after South Africa’s violence reveals a deeper rot

by John Davenport 7 August 20215 October 2021

Is a system that leaves people with nothing left to lose in any way worth supporting?

Posted inGeneral

The parable of the lost Afrikaner son

by Francois Lion-Cachet 27 June 202125 June 2021

I am a white, Afrikaans-speaking queer, the antithesis of what my family and church stood for. My identity crisis led to my identity formation

Posted inNews/Politics

Part one: A country with no children

by Catherine Sofianos 26 June 202125 June 2021

The generation of 1976, which shook the word with its grassroots education and mobilisation, has grown up. This generation’s mass movements can learn from its elders

Posted inNews/Politics

Psychologists talk: Is the United Nations capable of resolving the Israel-Palestine issue (or indeed any modern crisis)?

by Suntosh Pillay and Anton Botha 9 June 20219 June 2021

Suntosh Pillay speaks to fellow psychologist Anton Botha, who is also a former UN staff member, about Israel and Palestine and whether or not the United Nations is abdicating its duties to maintain peace

Posted inEquality, General

O, Canada! Art bears witness to ‘dark secrets’ of colonised places

by Leizl Eykelhof 9 June 202110 June 2021

An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide

Posted inGeneral

To all South Africans: In memory of who we are

by Lovelyn Nwadeyi 5 June 20215 June 2021

When we critically inspect our histories, none of us come out completely faultless, but we will find something, and we can learn

Posted inEquality

Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back

by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi 19 May 202119 May 2021

In a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi takes a look at the colonial conquests that drove us here

Posted inEquality

Active citizenship must be revived

by Zama Mthunzi 27 April 202126 April 2021

Because all we have now are commemorations of Freedom Day and the dreams it once carried

Posted inEquality, General

The agony of Hendrik – a trip to Verwoerdpark on Human Rights Day

by John Davenport 31 March 202131 March 2021

The Big Brain of Apartheid would not approve of the neat neighbourhood that still bears his name

Posted inEquality, General

If land expropriation is evil, it is the evil we all need

by Motlhabane Skade 19 March 202126 March 2021

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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