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Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is the Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She graduated from Fort Hare University with a bachelor's degree and an Honours degree in psychology.
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Elections 2009: Towards a moral vision
This is an edited version of author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s article in the Mail & Guardian, 24 to 29 April 2009.
A new vision of the postcolonial
In a speech to graduates at Rhodes University, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela said that reviewing accepted wisdoms can help to repair the past
Let us create truly caring institutions
The inquiry into Bongani Mayosi’s death must ‘water the tree of transformation’ at UCT
Mandela left us the fabric for a new SA
He acted within a specific context and entrusted all South Africans to build the society we want
Answer our dreams, Mr President
Cyril Ramaphosa has ushered in a new dawn but poverty and inequality trip up our hopes
Moral leadership needs more than easy fictions
Dishonest views of a work on De Kock shortchange South Africa’s battle for dignity.
The bar is too high for SA’s inept leaders
SA leaders are making their presence felt, but they are not Thomas Sankara, who actually made a difference, writes Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
Zuma has corrupted the soul of SA
The "moral decay" President Jacob Zuma complains about is plainly visible in the ANC’s echelons of power.
ANC’s ‘treason’ cry a repressive apartheid tactic
For democracy to succeed, we need more, not less, dialogue, particularly among the youth, says Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
Not all is well with Zuma’s soul
The ANC Women’s League asks us to pray for Jacob Zuma’s return to power. But we should rather pray for a return to moral leadership
Rwanda draws strength from its pain
It is the end of the week of commemorative events throughout Rwanda to mark the 17th anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi people.
Towards an anatomy of violence
Eugene de Kock’s actions should not be reduced to ‘evil’, argues author and lecturer Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who once interviewed the man.
A wounded nation
Fifteen years into democracy, South Africans remain profoundly psychologically divided, argues Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
Abuse of power through silencing dialogue
Call to defend academic freedom should be a call to dialogue about leadership.
Time for women to make history yet again
In her preface to Karina Turok’s book, <i>Life and Soul: Portraits of Women Who Move South Africa</i>, Mamphela Ramphele celebrates the strength of women, their resilience and…