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Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela scoops Templeton Prize
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FROM THE ARCHIVES | Elections 2009: Towards a moral vision
This is an edited version of author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s article in the Mail & Guardian, 24 to 29 April 2009.
Q&A Sessions: Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela: ‘How do we repair this brokenness?’
Author and academic Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela spoke to Nicolene de Wee about the government’s failure to heal a broken country
A new vision of the postcolonial
In a speech to graduates at Rhodes University, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela said that reviewing accepted wisdoms can help to repair the past
Mandela left us the fabric for a new SA
He acted within a specific context and entrusted all South Africans to build the society we want
Answer our dreams, Mr President
Cyril Ramaphosa has ushered in a new dawn but poverty and inequality trip up our hopes
Not all is well with Zuma’s soul
The ANC Women’s League asks us to pray for Jacob Zuma’s return to power. But we should rather pray for a return to moral leadership
Rwanda draws strength from its pain
It is the end of the week of commemorative events throughout Rwanda to mark the 17th anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi people.
Towards an anatomy of violence
Eugene de Kock’s actions should not be reduced to ‘evil’, argues author and lecturer Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who once interviewed the man.
Time for women to make history yet again
In her preface to Karina Turok’s book, <i>Life and Soul: Portraits of Women Who Move South Africa</i>, Mamphela Ramphele celebrates the strength of women, their resilience and…
The power of forgiveness
Five South Africans were last month invited to address the first international conference on Restorative Justice and Peace in Colombia: Albie Sachs, Tutu, Penuell Maduna, Tokyo…
Repairing SA’s damaged psyche
The enactments of troubling incidents, such as necklace murders, that are beginning to emerge around South Africa are perhaps a cathartic way of putting into action the struggle…