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Aslam Fataar

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Aslam Fataar

Transformation: The ethical task is to pursue redress while maintaining openness across race, class, gender, sexuality, language, nationality and belief. Photo: Freepik
HIGHER EDUCATION

Reclaiming reason for transformation: Academic populism and the university

This article reflects on the growing trend of academic populism in higher education, particularly in South Africa, and its impact on genuine transformation. It argues that…

  • Aslam Fataar
7 min read
Red rag: Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema uses the chant to mask that the party has no coherent vision for undoing injustice, (File photo)
CHANT

‘Kill the Boer’ is a betrayal of SA’s democratic promise

To speak against Julius Malema’s use of the chant is not to stand with racists but with the Constitution

  • Aslam Fataar
4 min read