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Simapunapuna with Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga
This, I believe, is what contributes to Nondumiso orchestrating a space that is unapologetic in doctoring the wounds of the black body and delevoping healthier relationships and co...
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Cecil John Rhodes: British Empire Hitman
“We fight Rhodes because he means so much for oppression, injustice, & moral degradation to South Africa - but if he passed away tomorrow there still remains the terrible fact that something...
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Ten years on the road.
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Longer-lasting licences offer one bright turn as the Madlanga Commission examines alleged police corruption and Tshwane confronts a grim discovery behind a spaza-shop door.
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REVIEW | Can Themba – The Making and Breaking of an Intellectual Tsotsi: A Biography
This fugitive nature of Black life under a brutally racist regime necessitated, even for the most law-abiding Black subject, a certain flexibility and alertness without which mere survival would be severely compromised.
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Joburg’s Festive Treat: ‘A MARRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS’ Hits The Market Theatre
The holiday season is about to get a whole lot merrier in Johannesburg! The iconic John Kani stage at The Market Theatre is set to host an unforgettable production of “A Marry Litt...
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J.Bobs’ Big Jump From Stage To Screen
Big Nunu’s Little Heist is a story about an ex-soldier turned delivery man - played by Tshabalala - who is drawn into a local kingpin’s bumbling gang to pull off a daring heist in an infamous South African township.
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Navigating Scarcity: The Unending Struggle for Resources and Opportunities
The intense competition for limited resources and opportunities, as explored here, has led to a decline in humanity's moral fabric. Acts of compassion and goodwill have dwindled as...
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A Situation Called Can Themba
Can Themba never misses the opportunity ‘to dazzle the white audience with his vital mind’, says Bloke, because ‘he realized that a [white]woman will seek to patronize a man even into bed’.
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The Paucity of Black Intellectuals
My study on this phenomenon revealed that a significant number of black intellectuals and potential ones left the country, either to work or study abroad, as it was challenging to do so in a...
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