Philosophy

Identity by race does matter

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 May 2018

Celebrating the first ‘black’ or ‘African’ woman to get a doctorate in philosophy raises critical issues

‘Don’t objectify black people through white guilt’

Article Rafael Winkler - 16 Mar 2017

White people should take responsibility for what they’ve done to black people and feel remorse

Isn’t identity informed by experience?

Analysis Staff Reporter - 23 Feb 2017

To question someone’s authority to speak on their own identity and inwardness is truly questionable.

Demise of philosophical society not black and white

Article Govan Whittles - 7 Feb 2017

The Philosophical Society of Southern Africa appears to be falling apart over Africanising a Eurocentric viewpoint.

The age of humanism is ending

Analysis Achille Mbembe - 22 Dec 2016

The divergence of democracy and capital will defy reason and politics will become brutal survivalism.

‘The vilest of men rise to the greatest credit’

Analysis Darryl Accone - 4 May 2016

French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writings from 1755 could have well been written today, about South Africa.

Violence: What Fanon really said

Analysis Richard Pithouse - 7 Apr 2016

The revolutionary philosopher fought racism and colonialism, but he was not a violent man.

No country for brilliant thinkers

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 15 Jan 2015

Why is Mabogo More, probably the "most frequently cited philosopher living in South Africa today", almost unknown in the country?

What do we mean when we speak of ubuntu?

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Nov 2014

Ubuntu is a central idea in post-apartheid South Africa, but scholars disagree on whether it informs the Constitution or undermines it.

The comforts of orthodoxy

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Jun 2012

Six books aiming to revive the self-help genre are themselves in need of help, says Michael Titlestad

‘A lot of what I write is blah blah, bullshit’

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Jul 2011

<b>Stuart Jefferies</b> chats to Slavoj Zizek, a philosopher who combines theories of anarchy, communism and Lady Gaga with aplomb.

UJ philosopher on ‘the meaning of life’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Aug 2010

No philosophy department in the country is doing more to train black postgraduates than UJ, says Professor Thaddeus Metz, head of the department.

Press Releases

Boosting safety for cargo and drivers

IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

The use of a telematics system for fleet vehicles has proved to be an important tool in helping to drive down costs and improve efficiency, says MiX Telematics Africa.

Government News

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

SA News - 24 Jan 2020

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

Government News

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

Government News

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

Press Releases

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IT Web - 22 Jan 2020

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Special Reports

Marketers need to reinvent themselves

Derek Davey - 22 Jan 2020

Marketing is an exciting discipline, offering the perfect fit for individuals who are equally interested in business, human dynamics and strategic thinking. But the...

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Upskill yourself to land your dream job in 2020

IT Web - 21 Jan 2020

If you received admission to an IIE Higher Certificate qualification, once you have graduated, you can articulate to an IIE Diploma and then IIE Bachelor's degree at IIE Rosebank College.

Press Releases

South Africans unsure of what to expect in 2020

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.