Professor Rafael Winkler unravels several philosophies of the age that lie behind an anti-slavery 19th century lithograph
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Zanzibar: Paradise meets purgatory
Instagram beaches, but the misogyny, poverty and remnants of slavery can sour the tropical food in your mouth
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Haiti: A saga of democracy, sovereignty and state rule
A look at the fraught history of this island state sheds light on the current political context
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Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back
In a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi takes a look at the colonial conquests that drove us here
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Queer rights in South Africa: What happened to the dream?
It is unfathomable that gay people are being killed in the first country in the world to have enshrined their freedom in its constitution
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In the time of the now, social is all important
The practice of individualism, as opposed to an understanding that there is a connective tissue which binds a society together, has been exposed by Covid-19
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Let’s stop using God’s name as an excuse for racial apathy
An open letter to my Christian brothers and sisters in the West: let us show that our religion is not the antithesis to racial equality
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Enough of aid – let’s talk reparations
Colonialism is one of those things you’re not supposed to discuss in polite company — at least not north of the Mediterranean. Most people feel uncomfortable about it, and would rather pretend it didn’t happen. In fact, that appears to be the official position. In the mainstream narrative of international development peddled by institutions like […]
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‘12 Years a Slave’: Is it relevant to South Africans?
By Thulani Grenville-Grey I saw 12 Years a Slave recently. I wanted to see something real that would make me feel “deep-down” things, you know, fundamental things. I wanted to feel outraged about something worth feeling outraged about, have an opinion about an Oscar-nominated movie, form a critique, have something to argue about into the […]
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Black man, weep
Yesterday (Friday) I decided to simmer down after a busy week so I got two movies. The one was titled Mama Flora’ Family (1997) and the other The Help (2011). Both movies are about the American south and the plight of the ”Negros”. They trace the personal trials of the protagonists within the larger suppressive […]