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One Book, Two Takes: It’s a Continent
Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata’s impressive African history book by non-historians
Students need to learn to lead
Needless confrontations are pitting young people against those who try to take education forward
Whither the Mandela of the history books?
The Mandela centenary is being celebrated amidst great contestation over his legacy
Biko biography found wanting
Biographies are notorious for revealing more about their authors than their subjects. Biko: A Biography by Xolela Mangcu falls into this category.
UJ steps up scholarships
The University of Johannesburg is spending R25-million on scholarships for master’s and PhD students, some of whom will be guaranteed employment
Black enough and proud of it
Wits University’s vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor respond to a recent M&G article on the transformation process at the institution.
Mangcu is the latest to leave Wits
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has lost another influential and experienced black intellectual to the University of Johannesburg.
‘Shoot-out between Zuma and Mbeki’
The battle for the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) moves one step closer this week to a head-to-head clash between Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. While there has…
Mbeki takes flak as ANC battle nears finale
After eight years at the helm of Africa’s economic powerhouse, Thabo Mbeki cuts an increasingly lonely figure as the battle for the reins of the African National Congress (ANC)…