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We like to think allegiance is simple and that you play for the country where you are born and raised. But in a globalised world, allegiance is fluid. Photo: Themba Hadebe, AP

Boks’ win raises questions of allegiance, privilege and the test of leadership

The rugby team’s victory over the All Black was way more than a record win; it was a symbolic one too

Restless Prejudice: Is higher education a right or privilege?

Fair discrimination requires all South Africans to have an equal chance to meet the minimum standard to access institutions of higher education

Screen Grab: In the land of the lotus eaters

Hawaii hotel drama ‘The White Lotus’ is a shade warmer than ‘Succession’ in its assault on American privilege — but it carries a riptide of savage wit.

A member of the Durban Metro Police looks at a looted retail store in central Durban, on July 11, 2021. – Several shops are damaged and cars burnt in Durban, following a night of violence. Police are on the scene trying to control further protests. It is unclear if this is linked to sporadic protests following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. (Photo by – / AFP)

Privilege in a time of civil unrest

Not thinking about your position critically is an affront to marginalised people the world over

Gen Z: A joyful life in a damaged society

The moral dilemma of privilege has led to nihilism as well as unprecedented social justice action

‘It is so hard being a black and broke’: How access to NSFAS funding involves privilege, luck

Thousands of students are anxiously awaiting for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to respond to their funding applications as registration at institutions draws to a close

(John McCann/M&G)

On language, power and privilege in tertiary education

Advocates of retaining Afrikaans as a language of instruction are blind to their own prejudices

The McKinney family. (Photo: Shirley Emms)

Deciding whose lives really matter in a pandemic

Will it be assumed that those with disabilities do not deserve life-saving care?