Reading Biko: Philosophy, Identity and Liberation by Professor Mabogo Percy More; I am left to wonder of the man (Bantu Stephen “Steve” Biko) who should…
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About two years ago I wrote a piece for this site on an important conference for Afrikaans in Europe, which was held in Gent, Belgium,…
Two days ago my partner and I went on a whirlwind visit to Gauteng and North-West Province – flying to Johannnesburg and driving from there…
Usually, when the term, ‘diversity’ is mentioned anywhere in South Africa, it denotes racial and/or cultural diversity, and it carries strong overtones of obligatory political…
Manzini reflected upon her recent experiences at her new institution. I won’t comment on most of those reflections, and would rather focus on her closing…
Summer is a good time for attending conferences in Europe, and 2017 has proved to be no exception. This afternoon we had to brave a…
Everything we do as humans is provisional. Because of time’s eroding power, everything is revisable. There is a reason for the word “decision” being a…
The last course that Michel Foucault presented at the Collége de France in 1984, when he was already quite weak (he died in June of…