One of South Africa’s oldest nations is fighting for recognition of its king, language and ancestral land
Section 377 of the Indian penal code, enacted by British rulers in 1861, banned ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’
‘Class, in other words, is much more than just one aspect of the social complex,’ writes one of our readers
This novel weaves colonial fact and ancestral memory in contemporary Eastern Cape life
The dangerous re-ethnicisation of SA politics must be stopped lest it lead to the same ethnonationalism that caused bloodshed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia
The DA in the Western Cape says it is not within the jurisdiction of the provincial legislature to deal with the matter
In 2017, Zille tweeted that colonialism was not “only negative” and went on to tweet how colonialism had, in her opinion, benefited South Africa
A Cape Town researcher believes the city should return to Table Mountain and the Camissa water system in its quest to resolve its current problems
If Zille is charged, it will be the second time in a year that she will be investigated for violating the DA’s social media policy
Colonialism and apartheid were all-encompassing systems, involving institutions, professions and the public and private sectors.
The facts not in dispute are that Cecil John Rhodes was an “arch-imperialist and white supremacist who treated people of this region as sub-human"
An academic article asserting the benefits of colonialism caused an outcry and resulted in calls for its removal
Colonisers. Aliens. Invasive. Cause damage. Threaten. The language of xenophobia is also applied to plants.
The two nations have a significant post-colonial parallel: Widely lauded success followed by economic and political chaos.
Readers write in about colonialism, and Helen Zille.
Readers write in about colonialism, and the Cape water crisis.
Readers write in about Helen Zille, and colonialism.
Mmusi Maimane faces the very real prospect of losing face as party leader if he doesn’t discipline his former boss, insiders say.
On Tuesday, the premier bemoaned the reaction to "her statement of fact".
Readers write in about colonialism, Swaziland, overconsumption, Jacob Zuma, and abortion.
The DA leader said the Western Cape premier had been referred to a disciplinary hearing after she tweeted that colonialism wasn’t entirely bad.
Senzeni Marasela’s uses depictions of Sarah Baartment to rid us of colonialism and racism.
Why does the country expect Zille to apologise for who she is when she has shown countless times what she thinks? asks Mondli Zondo.
By
There’s no escape for those who are responsible for colonial subjugation and dispossession.
South Africa is another example of post-colonial optimism being tempered by reality’s bitter pill.
Readers write in about state capture, whiteness, the ‘colonial literary system’, and the Kardashians.
Human Rights Day, called Sharpeville Day by some, was marked by politicians’ speaking on the subject across the country.
Mr Chancellor, you canvassed only imperialist beneficiaries about whether the statue of Cecil Rhodes should stay, writes Carina Venter.
By
The plunderers of Europe didn’t develop the colonies – the colonies developed Europe.
By
While one reader sees Islam as an ‘aggressive religion’, another blames the West for the damage caused by colonialism – and scapegoating Muslims.
Cameron’s real basis for handouts is not altruism or slavery guilt, but a bid to regain relevance and geopolitical capital in the Caribbean.