Reconciliation
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The long walk to freedom is not over
On Mandela Day, the debate over Nelson Mandela's legacy as a saint or a sellout continues. This article, based on Madiba's own admissions and personal interactions, argues he was…
The Mandela I knew
Witnessing a football match in Mexico, the author is overcome with emotion, recalling the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the profound sense of unity it fostered. This…
Rewriting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela through the eyes of her grandchildren
Refusing neat conclusions, The Trials of Winnie Mandela invites viewers into an uncomfortable but necessary confrontation with history, legacy, and generational trauma
What does it mean to forgive? A play asks, 30 years after the TRC
Drawing from archives and lived experience, the international production probes the emotional and political complexities of reconciliation in a fractured world
Mashatile honours Mosiuoa Lekota as a giant who carried the torch of freedom
Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and…
Reconciliation remains an elusive ideal
While a bridge may symbolise connection, many South Africans still begin their journeys from vastly unequal social starting points
The ‘weight of heavy logs’: Masculinity and memory in Matabeleland
Filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara opens up about Matabeleland and the emotional journey behind her feature-length debut
G20: Inclusive leadership needed for African growth and development
As tension over trade tariffs and territorial disputes increases around the world, representing African interests on the global stage is more important than ever.
Time for nation building, not reconciliation
South Africa today needs justice in many different forms and must deliver real political power to the people, which requires new trade-offs and political rules and set new norms
What is reconciliation in the South African context?
In 2021, there were 16 different understandings of the concept. At the top of the list is the understanding of reconciliation as forgiveness. This is understandable but…
Cancel culture is the antitheses of reconciliation
The essence of reconciliation and justice are accountability and restoring relationships. Cancel culture emphasises accountability without the possibility of restoration
December 16: The Day of Reconciliation is a call for each individual to heal emotional wounds
Reconciliation requires hard work to create restitution and atonement. But it can only happen on an individual level, not a national or group level.
The economy is the engine of reconciliation, and B-BBEE is the engine of transformation
The advent of democracy in 1994 merely created the conditions for transformation to begin
The effects of the recent looting on South Africa’s young democracy
Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent
For the love of my roommate, my bestie, my brother
A young man’s heartbreak lands softly, though reluctantly into the nest of friendship that he has built with his favourite sibling