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Secrets, lies, togetherness and apartheid
When Bo Peterson discovered that her father was not white she began writing the story to make sense of it
Divided by the Word: Zulu vs Xhosa
A new book examines how apartheid education entrenched a divide created by colonisers and African interpreters
World’s first Islamic art biennale shines a light on African artists
‘It is not often that the opportunity comes along for artists to fully immerse themselves in work that is expressly Islamic, or rooted in its rituals, philosophies and practice’. Read the interview with Sumayya Vally
Southern Africans have a special reason to thank Mikhail Gorbachev
Of all external factors that played a role in the dismantling of apartheid in 1994, the process leading to the end of the Soviet Union must count among the most important
Not just another play about apartheid
It is shocking how relevant this play is more than six decades after its premier
White privilege
I cannot be blamed for the world I inherited but I sure as hell must take some responsibility for the one I pass on
Violence in SA: an uprising of elites, not of the people
Blaming the poor for the recent violence is quite a typical response in our half-baked democracy, where all the old power structures and networks and etc remain intact
Corruption? Van Riebeeck started it
Apartheid was surely the most corrupt of all systems … colonialism doesn’t even bear thinking about …
Of another plague, sometimes forgotten
Reminders of that other plague, Apartheid: Fugard Theatre live streaming Master Harold and The Boys for free after the run was ended by lockdown