Post Colonial
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South Africa and Palestine through Mamdani’s prism of decolonisation
The political theorist suggests that the dismantling of apartheid South Africa is a useful example for finding a solution for Palestine
Shonibare celebrates Africa’s contribution to modernism
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare offers us a mongrelised vision for the future with his new hybrid forms
Reimagining an empowered Africa
Retrieving indigenous knowledge through storytelling and exploring transdisciplinary visioning in Africa will enable new way of thinking about sustainable futures
What we can learn from the crises in Zimbabwe and Cote D’Ivoire
The two nations have a significant post-colonial parallel: Widely lauded success followed by economic and political chaos.
‘Native life’ 100 after Sol Plaatje published it
Edited extract of the editors’ introduction in ‘Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South Africa: Past and Present’ (Wits University Press).
With reality putting a damper on post-colonial optimism, we need to forge a new hope
South Africa is another example of post-colonial optimism being tempered by reality’s bitter pill.
The image of the post-colonial ‘man’ is stereotypical humbug
This campaign feeds the “black diamond” obsession that focuses on the success of a few black people at the expense of the poor and unemployed.