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The Magic of Matwetwe
Set in Atteridgeville, what audiences might appreciate from Lediga’s film is its inclusion of social issues, like gang violence and the drug trade. The film could, however, benefit...
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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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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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Post-Apartheid South African Constitutionalism & Democracy: Strange Bedfellows
Azania as part of African civilization and culture had its own form of democracy which is designated as consensus democracy. In terms of the political philosophy of Ubuntu this Azanian consensus democracy is epitomised b...
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Afrofuturism & Reality in Nuotama Bodomo’s Black African Cinema
The dangers of this kind of futurism is the placation of real histories in favour of pleasant depictions of Blackness. This risk is amplified by collective ignorance of the histori...
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Sugar and All Things Nice- Maswitsi wa Nkgethi Nkotsi
Nkotsi's music is a respite, it is invigorating, it is a breathing space and an interval before we face our daily problems, and I'm becoming used to the thought of his music being a response to the political as much as i...
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Gender Struggle: The Future is Intersectional
Long histories of violence and systematic discrimination have created deep inequalities that disadvantage certain groups from the onset. These inequalities then intersect with each...
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BOOK REVIEW — Bantu Knots
Mazibuko stunningly weaved Kasi symbolism that would have many readers identifying their family members, neighbours and nyaope boys asking for two rands.
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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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