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Posted inEquality, General

The particularity of race and the universality of being human: Derrida on Mandela

Bert Olivier by Bert Olivier 26 January 2016

Judging by the seemingly never-ending spate of articles, debates, and to-and-fro accusations that reflect a veritable obsession with race in this country — an obsession one might have expected to abate somewhat at this point in time, almost 22 years after the demise of apartheid — it appears to me a timeous moment to return […]

Posted inNews/Politics

Face to face with democracy

Shafinaaz Hassim by Shafinaaz Hassim 19 November 201325 November 2013

Being South African forces one to reflect and re-evaluate, sometimes daily, how to identify, in some general and particular ways with who we are. Sum of parts, or a sore thumb, the nearly two decade’s span of freedom is a precarious space for identity. Too black, too white, not quite right, we continue to grapple […]

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Reflecting on Lance Armstrong’s flaws

Mandela Rhodes Scholars by Mandela Rhodes Scholars 26 January 201328 January 2013

By Melo Magolego I think Lance should hang up his racing shorts and head for the world of national politics. Truly this man’s other talents are lying in waste. Watching him in his interview with Oprah I thought him to be very intelligent: he gives measured responses, effortlessly tames negative questions and then masterfully spins […]

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