The Mail & Guardian | Africa's Better Future

socrateslatest news & developments

1 DEC 2023

Mandela and Socrates: Dignified justice from different ages

The revolutionary and the philosopher held values that have stood true for two millennia This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The…

Johann van der Westhuizen

1 min read

Othering stereotypes: Refugees, mainly Chinese, in the ruins of Inchon, a port that was invaded by United States forces during the Korean War. According to Edward Said, the binary relationship of strong-West and weak- East is reinforced through racialised cultural stereotypes. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis/Getty Images)

ANTI CHINESE

11 JUN 2020

Why we need to dismantle the East-West hyphen

Hyphenated identities: Why can’t I be just ‘South African’; why do I need to be ‘South- African Chinese’?

Loraine Law Yuen

6 min read

Iconic: Sócrates lines up before the World Cup match against Spain at the Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara

BRAZIL

3 JAN 2020

Sócrates, Brazil’s footballing philosopher-activist

It’s been eight years since legendary footballer Sócrates died. But the inspirational Brazilian’s legacy lives on

Nation Nyoka 1

12 min read