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Ran Greenstein

Ran Greenstein is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa.

‘Bigot’: The writer takes issue with Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini
BLACK COFFEE

Why South Africa’s DJ Black Coffee left a bitter taste by performing in Israel

The DJ’s recent performance in Tel Aviv took place on the same weekend that saw more than a dozen Palestinian protesters killed

  • Ran Greenstein
4 min read
The theme for World Health Day is ‘healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’ and aims to encourage governments to take actions to reduce mothers’ deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
ANC 54TH NATIONAL CONVENTION

Can Ramaphosa centre the ANC and quell opposition parties?

Picking fights carefully so as not to tackle all adversaries simultaneously is a wise political strategy.

  • Ran Greenstein
5 min read
The Israel-Palestine wall
APARTHEID

Is there a better adjective than ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel?

How can we sort out the conceptual mess that afflicts the debates around the comparison between Israel and apartheid South Africa?

  • Ran Greenstein
4 min read