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Posted inEquality, News/Politics

UFS clash was bound to happen sooner or later

by Reader Blog 23 February 201623 February 2016

By Danai Nhando The violent attack of black students that took place at the University of the Free State is a physical manifestation of the volatile state of racial tension in the nation. We have been sitting on a seemingly dormant volcano that has slowly begun to erupt. Many people have voiced their outrage at […]

Posted inEquality, Gender violence, News/Politics

Of black pain, animal rights and the politics of the belly

by Black Academic Caucus 25 September 20158 October 2015

By Shose Kessi It is interesting how bodily and affective experiences are often weaved out of what is deemed “rational” theorising of current events and political talk. How can my mind operate separately from the rest of my being? Where does the separation occur? At the eyes? The nose? The mouth? The belly? The waist? […]

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#Luister: Black skin a burden in Stellenbosch

by Athambile Masola 31 August 20158 September 2015

How does it feel to be a problem? — WEB Du Bois Stellenbosch University’s exclusionary language policy has once again made it into the news. It’s an open secret that the university has been hostile towards students who question the policy and more importantly, the town is hostile to black people who live in the […]

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