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Posted inGender violence, General

Why Baleka Mbete is wrong on ‘rape not part of any culture’

Rod MacKenzie by Rod MacKenzie 23 May 201624 May 2016

Like many people, Baleka Mbete was shocked by Judge Mabel Jansen’s online comments about black people, and responded by saying that rape is not part of any culture. As a person in the forefront of South Africa’s leadership, her public statements ought to be taken seriously. However, here she is entirely wrong. Rape is part […]

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Grieve, thy beloved country

Mandela Rhodes Scholars by Mandela Rhodes Scholars 22 August 201422 August 2014

By Judy Sikuza In 1994 a colossal death occurred in South Africa. The subject befallen by fate’s calling was none other than Accused Number 1948 – universally known as apartheid. The fall of this stupendous monster came with a promise of the new — a rainbow nation South Africa — where our differences would be […]

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