Contested pasts: Memory's selective, misleading and emotional history

Memories blur clear-headed critiques of the present. But what about the future of memory? How will memories of oppression affect the future of SA?

Diamonds lost in translation

There are myriad theories and stories we cannot prove because it was never Southern Africa's tradition to record our history on paper.

Zimbabwe by book: The good, the bad and the dire

On the 46th anniversary of Ian Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Percy Zvomuya surveys three books about Zimbabwe.

Pointed, not patriotic history

Surveying the trials and tribulations of pre- and postcolonial Namibia.

Journey through history

Relatives should be valued for their telling of personal and shared histories, writes Milisuthando Bongela

Make time for yourself

Top educationist Jane Hofmeyr says working moms need to make compromises but should not neglect themselves

Doing history differently?

Now in its 17th year, UWC's celebrated history seminar takes stock, writes Jill Weintroub.

Jhb Holocaust Centre on the move

Plans are on track for the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre to move to new premises next year.

History in the rough

Two seasoned journalists consider what it takes to report “a world we can never fully understand”.

Obsessed with things not thoughts

As a young girl, I once sat in awe as an elderly and inebriated uncle explained the provenance of the Bikitsha name.

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