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South Africa's struggles with xenophobia, particularly against migrants from elsewhere in Africa, are not new. This article argues that blaming migrants deflects from deeper…
A past of ‘define and rule’ led to current tensions between coloured, black and Indian people
The time has come to debate the assumption of academic freedom that universities hold dear .
Scholars should not plead "academic freedom" to avoid critiquing their discipline’s apartheid legacies.
If we want to reconstitute the humanities and social sciences, we first have to critique them
Whereas leaders represent the people, they must also sometimes lead by being able to see beyond what many of us might feel or want.
Compelling as it may be, getting too absorbed in the intrigue of palace politics and personalities will lead us away from clarity in this crisis.
The 2007 Community ÂSurvey conducted by Statistics South Africa gives an impressive account of our developmental progress, concluding that ”today is better than yesterday”. The…
The crisis in Turkey has been portrayed, simplistically, as a struggle between secular democracy and Islam. But matters are far more complex. Last Sunday the Justice and…
Afro-pessimists must reflect gleefully on the steady stream of corruption scandals fixating the post-apartheid South African media. After all, this is Africa, they say knowingly,…
”There is a saying that goes ”pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will”. This might be a useful refrain when considering the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. A…
In certain circles it has become old-fashioned to talk about race and class as categories through which to make sense of the behaviour of people around the world in general, and…
