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South Africa’s liberation war veterans are angry: here’s why

November 10, 2021

By Lindy Heinecken The late 1950s was an era of growing resistance to the apartheid’s state’s application of discriminatory laws in South Africa. The resistance, led by the African National … Read More

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Booker Prize: Damon Galgut’s The Promise is a reminder of South Africa’s continued and difficult journey to a better future

November 9, 2021

By Daniel Conway .Damon Galgut, a white South African playwright and novelist, has won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise, a satirical portrait of a white family living … Read More

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Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: a South African legend whose music spans generations

November 4, 2021

The veteran Harari anchor and musician turned 70 this week. By Gwen Ansell Drummer, saxophonist, composer, activist – and anthropology student – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse has turned 70. If you wanted a … Read More

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As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience

October 22, 2021

By Chad Williams The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a pioneer: the first Black national security … Read More

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How South African editor Aggrey Klaaste put himself on the line with his contrarian idea

October 20, 2021

By Lesley Cowling In 1988, Aggrey Klaaste became the editor of Sowetan and launched a project to intervene in the fraught political situation in South Africa. The Sowetan was the … Read More

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Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: an introduction to the man and his writing

October 13, 2021

By Lizzy Attree The Nobel Prize in Literature, considered the pinnacle of achievement for creative writers, has been awarded 114 times to 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. This year … Read More

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Change what South African men think of women to combat their violent behavior

October 6, 2021

By Christopher Isike South Africans wish to see men and boys change their violent behaviour towards women and girls to stem the worsening tide of male violence against females in … Read More

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Category: Opinion

South Africa’s liberation war veterans are angry: here’s why

Booker Prize: Damon Galgut’s The Promise is a reminder of South Africa’s continued and difficult journey to a better future

Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: a South African legend whose music spans generations

As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience

How South African editor Aggrey Klaaste put himself on the line with his contrarian idea

Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: an introduction to the man and his writing

Change what South African men think of women to combat their violent behavior