English Pronunciation Does It Really Matter That Much?
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South Africa is a diverse linguistic community that’s not only influenced by its eleven official languages, but by a multitude of international languages...
What I learnt about Father’s Day in South Africa
On June 19, South Africa celebrated Father's Day with the rest of the world. But WANELISA XABA says there are a few inconsistencies in...
Land Expropriation: How The Constitution Will Be Changed
The Constitutional Review Committee adopted a recommendation to parliament that section 25 of the Constitution needs to be amended "to make explicit what is...
Is ‘modest fashion’ really something we should be celebrating?
In the past couple of weeks, my social media feeds were dominated by chatter about and images of Halima Aden, a Muslim model who...
Start Letting Us Talk: Walking In Protest Against Campus Rape Culture
"Show me rape-culture" - this is one of thousands of comments we have heard from students on campus. These comments are quite disheartening when...
Decolonising Education, Globalisation, And Forms Of Citizenship
The decolonisation debate that has captured the lecture halls at some of our universities raises once again some fundamental questions about how we interpret...
The “New Dawn” Might Work For The ANC, But Not For...
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At his inauguration as the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa pleaded with Zimbabweans to rally behind his presidency and make sure that they campaign...
Solidarity For Workers Unionised By The Willbes Haitian S.A.
The historical legacy of Haitian rebellion in the political imagination of revolutionaries in Africa, the diaspora, and across the world cuts to core of...
Fear Of A Cape Town Trump
The rise of the populism globally has had no clearer manifestation than the election of Donald. J Trump as the 45th President of the...
#FeesMustFall reflections from a Critical Race Feminist
The intersection of race, class and gender form the underlying premise of Critical Race Feminism. It is to point that this reflection will take...
Let’s be real – Kasi Mlungu is problematic AF
Wouldn't it be nice if I woke up tomorrow morning and decided from now on I am white? I would be "The black white"...
Proudly Celebrate Colonialism And Apartheid Flag At This Cape Town Restaurant
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The Quentin at Oakhurst, a restaurant nestled between the leafy suburbs of Constantia and Hout Bay. Its walls are decorated with memorabilia from colonialism...
Socio-Political Unrest In Anglophone Region of Cameroon
The colonisation of the Southern Cameroons, or the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, by La Republique du Cameroun, has been long and violent. PATRICK AGEJO...
Selling activism – 2017’s hottest commodity
It's no secret that marketing has always been a type of psychology, manipulating consumers into buying into the ideals around certain products along with...
Systemic Prejudice In The UK, And Visa Refusals for African Academics
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Accusations of institutional racism continue to be directed towards the United Kingdom’s Home Office following a parliamentary inquiry concerning disproportionate denials of visit visas...
Writing About The Cape Flats When You’re Not From There
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The history of blackness in the South African context is most aptly described as tumultuous and divided. Apartheid fashioned a plethora of constructs among...
SADC EPA Implementation: Understanding the Role of Business and Civil Society
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was signed in June 2016 and has been provisionally implemented since October 2016. Various...
Apartheid Denialism And Freedom Of Speech
Why is apartheid denialism in South Africa not a crime? More to the point, why is apartheid denialism not even mentioned in the bill...
The MPL Network: Centering Women’s Experiences of Islamic Law
Debating justice in the Muslim family, a recent workshop organised by the Muslim Personal Law (MPL) Network at the University of Cape Town (UCT)...
Joburg Zoo To Get Second Elephant In Spite Of Public Outcry
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The Joburg Zoo continues to make unilateral decisions regarding Lammie the elephant’s future while the DA led City council turns a blind eye. The...
