Culture

Cancel culture, threats to freedom of speech, and the state of liberal democracy

Article Malin Ekman - 6 Jan 2020

Although Ian Buruma was removed as the editor-in-chief of the New York Review of Books in September 2018, he still speaks his mind

Once upon a time in Benin…

Africa Staff Reporter - 24 Aug 2018

At an annual festival, griots pass on stories to younger generations to keep their history alive

Ethnic boxes perpetuate colonialism

Article Angelo Fick - 13 Jul 2018

The dangerous re-ethnicisation of SA politics must be stopped lest it lead to the same ethnonationalism that caused bloodshed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia

Japan is committed to strengthening its bilateral relationship with South Africa

Article Advertorial Supplement - 28 Mar 2018

Japan is committed to further strengthening its bilateral relationship with South Africa

Storytelling an evolutionary tool of our humanity

Article Jade Jacobsohn - 8 Sep 2017

"Sharing stories is an evolutionary tool that alters our minds," says the author.

Inxeba: A moment of confrontation

Article Niza Jay - 18 Jul 2017

The film questions the idea of manhood in Xhosa culture through a relationship between three men.

Culture clashes over street names disturb the usual harmony of the ConCourt

Article Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 1 Aug 2016

The judges are divided over a clean break from the apartheid past and cultural rights.

Culture still divides a divided NWU

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Mar 2016

Differences greater than geographical distances continue to keep the campuses of the merged North-West University apart.

The age of Mandarin is upon us

Article Sipho Kings - 4 Dec 2014

With the government and business casting their gaze ever eastwards, South Africans are being urged to familiarise themselves with Chinese culture.

No need to defend the value of under siege arts degrees

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Jun 2014

Study of the arts cannot claim to be essential to democracy or economic success but it is the intrinsic value of the arts that keeps us coming back.

Creole: The original language

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 4 Oct 2013

Françoise Lionnet, an authority on languages and literature in the Indian Ocean islands, about her work on creolisation, globalisation and culture.

Heritage Day: Braai, and braai proudly!

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Sep 2013

As the debate rages on about the commercialisation of Heritage Day, in the absence of a better suggestion Faranaaz Parker sticks with the chops.

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