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Rainbow Nation

Trends suggest social cohesion is on downward slide
Opinion
/ 25 April 2024

Trends suggest social cohesion is on downward slide

In recent years, when social cohesion has been discussed in South Africa, it has been with an increasingly critical undertone

By Klaus Boehnke and Daryl Swanepoel
How does SA heal from Dudula bullies and Stellenbosch varsity racists?
Opinion
/ 17 June 2022

How does SA heal from Dudula bullies and Stellenbosch varsity racists?

Our reactions would be more positive if we understand that bullies act out as result of their own pain

By Ntombenhle Khathwane
Q&A Sessions: Frank Chikane on the rainbow where colours never meet
Politics
/ 30 November 2020

Q&A Sessions: Frank Chikane on the rainbow where colours never meet

Reverend Frank Chikane has just completed six years as the chairperson of the Kagiso Trust. He speaks about corruption, his children’s views and how churches can be mobilised

By Carien Du Plessis
Oh Shucks, an accidental blackface hero
Friday
/ 28 June 2020

Oh Shucks, an accidental blackface hero

Leon Schuster is having a few movies of his removed from Showmax and Phumlani Pikoli figures: what better time to reflect on this bruh than now?

By Phumlani Pikoli
Should we really celebrate the equality court ruling on the apartheid flag?
Article
/ 10 September 2019

Should we really celebrate the equality court ruling on the apartheid flag?

The recent ruling that displaying the old South African flag is hate speech has been welcomed in many circles. But it could have gone a lot further

By Bonginkosi Khanyile
The 1 000th cut was the deepest
Article
/ 25 May 2018

The 1 000th cut was the deepest

The reaction to Ashwin Willemse’s walk-out on TV exposes the racial fault lines of outrage

By Kiri Rupiah
Constitution demands radical change
Analysis
/ 13 May 2016

Constitution demands radical change

This starts with the economy. And a look back at 20 years of our founding document reveals how far we have come and how far we still have to go.

By Vusi Gumede
Review: The People versus the Rainbow Nation
Article
/ 20 April 2016

Review: The People versus the Rainbow Nation

This new documentary is a rollercoaster ride of students’ struggles for free education. But does it move you?

By Kwanele Sosibo
Okri’s insufficient renaissance
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Okri’s insufficient renaissance

Ben Okri’s recent talk in Pretoria on African renaissance, left some indignant and still nowhere closer to discovering their own “mini enlightenment”.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Editorial: Make the rainbow real
Article
/ 11 December 2014

Editorial: Make the rainbow real

We need to work out how to make the knowledge gained over the past 20 years work for us.

By Editorial
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Article
/ 9 October 2014

Twist memory and you distort identity

The truth of our past is being airbrushed out of our minds for the sake of nation-building.

By Staff Reporter
Bill of Rights allows rainbow flag to fly proudly over rainbow nation
Analysis
/ 5 July 2013

Bill of Rights allows rainbow flag to fly proudly over rainbow nation

I hope that at pride events, with rainbow flags flying high, we celebrate one of the freedom movement’s greatest icons, and reflect on his insight.

By Staff Reporter
The notion of ‘the other’ may drive violence in SA
Article
/ 3 May 2013

The notion of ‘the other’ may drive violence in SA

Several flaws in the rainbow nation may account for South Africa’s frightened communities.

By Staff Reporter

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