Latest articles on Colonisation

Africa’s youth must continue the struggle of great leaders

Analysis Mcebo Dlamini - 8 Mar 2020

Our continent is not just united geographically, but also by our shared experiences and we should use that to build a bright future

Football on the colonial frontier

Sport Luke Feltham - 17 Jan 2020

Still fighting for their right to return home, exiled Chagossians are using football to unite a diaspora

Decolonisation can’t just be a metaphor

Article Greer Valley - 14 Nov 2019

Decolonising museums requires more than knowledge exchange and lending back stolen artefacts

‘There is blood in the tea’

Africa Nick Perry - 1 Nov 2019

Kenyans who were expelled from their land by British colonisers — to make way for tea plantations — are demanding justice

Class fluidity ruled in ancient Zim

Article Bongekile Macupe - 31 May 2019

A UCT academic has won a top award, highlighting the role of local researchers in uncovering Africa’s rich history

History plus myth means dignity

Article Shaun De Waal - 3 Apr 2019

Mda’s latest novel paints a picture of how the West, then and now, refashions the other to validate its own preconceptions

Africa’s identity begins at home

Africa Mako Muzenda - 8 Feb 2019

After all we have been through, we still don’t get to define our own continent. This holds us back

Africa is being colonised all over again

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jan 2019

'We have failed to hold our African leaders to account,' writes Mustafa Bothwell Mheta

The other African ‘Sara’ of Europe’s obsession

Article Rafaela Stalbalk - 16 Nov 2018

The grave of Sara Makatemele in Sweden has provoked much curiosity about her life and story

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Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations

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Ramaphosa asks all South Africans to help to avoid 50 000 Covid-19 deaths this year

Sarah Smit & Lester Kiewit - 12 Jul 2020

Calling this ‘the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy’, the president said level three lockdown remains, but enforcement will be strengthened

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Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted strategy to manage Covid-19

Staff Reporter - 12 Jul 2020

The president's address comes after a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Command Council

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Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

Special Reports

Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities

Special Reports

Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket

special reports - 6 Jul 2020

In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners

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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised

special reports - 3 Jul 2020

SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector