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    An Open Letter to the Board of BDS-SA On The Muhammad...

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    COMMENT We as individuals, committed to: Justice for Palestine; An indivisible, intersectional approach to justice; Victim-centered approaches to gender-based violence (GBV), and  The creation of egalitarian societies;  categorically reject the...

    A Critique Of The Media Is Not Automatically An Attack On...

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    COMMENT Dreams of Smart Cities, mass retrenchments, young people in cabinet and National Assembly, growth for the Economic Freedom Fighters and the emboldenment of the...

    Only A 1976 Situation Can Change The Lives Of SA Youth

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    COMMENT This year marks the 43rd anniversary of the June 1976 massacre, and it has become apparent that the livelihoods of young people in this...

    English Pronunciation Does It Really Matter That Much?

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    COMMENT South Africa is a diverse linguistic community that’s not only influenced by its eleven official languages, but by a multitude of international languages...

    UKZN Is Still A Colonial Institution

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    COMMENT Last month, the Witness published a story of one Mr Vincent Luxolo Mtyende, a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal, who according to...

    SONA Debate: Did The #FeesMustFall MPs Give Me Something To Look...

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    COMMENT A wave of novelty visited my senses as I watched the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate on Tuesday afternoon. Nompendulo Mkhatshwa (former...

    Is Blackface Just A White People Thing?

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    COMMENT By LAWRENCE MASHIYANE After seeing a viral video of Batswana comedian, William Last KRM, a question of whether black people or people of colour can...

    Victims of Sexual Violence in Sudan Deserve Justice

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    COMMENT Today, as we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we demand accountability for sexual crimes committed in Sudan,...

    What Have Women Benefited In The Past 25 years Of Democracy?

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    SPONSORED COMMENT On May 2, 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa should have signed the national strategic plan against gender based violence in South Africa, writes LEBOHANG...

    Tackling Identity-Building & Unemployment Through Dialogue

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    In commemoration of Youth Month, the Democracy Development Program in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung hosted its 4th Annual Youth Indaba on Wednesday...

    Jumping Through Hoops For White People’s Change

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    COMMENT The Johannesburg northern suburbs seem to be turning into one big circus. Pantsula dancers, jugglers on unicycles and clowns – well, men dressed as...

    The “New Dawn” Might Work For The ANC, But Not For...

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    COMMENT At his inauguration as the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa pleaded with Zimbabweans to rally behind his presidency and make sure that they campaign...

    Joburg Zoo To Get Second Elephant In Spite Of Public Outcry

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    COMMENT 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...

    #ChristChurch: To hate or not to hate?

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    COMMENT #ChristChurch. Fifty congregants murdered. Dozens wounded. The martyrs are Muslim worshippers and the murderer is an Australian born, white supremacist terrorist. The notion of...

    Fear Of A Cape Town Trump

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    The rise of the populism globally has had no clearer manifestation than the election of Donald. J Trump as the 45th President of the...

    Students Are Not “Committing Suicide”, Universities Are Killing Us

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    COMMENT I first went into a psychiatric ward when I was eighteen. I struggled with serious depression and had attempted suicide. At that age I...

    As A Person With A Disability, Send Me, Mr President.

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    After I received a notification that President Cyril Ramaphosa would be giving an address about disability rights I logged on to watch with interest,...

    UKZN: Poor Black Students Still Face Harsh Discrimination

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    "We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe." - Frantz Fanon Fanon tells us that we revolt simply because we...

    Proudly Celebrate Colonialism And Apartheid Flag At This Cape Town Restaurant

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    COMMENT The Quentin at Oakhurst, a restaurant nestled between the leafy suburbs of Constantia and Hout Bay. Its walls are decorated with memorabilia from colonialism...

    Government Must Force Universities To Transform

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    It's been 22 years since the passing of Higher Education Act, Act 101 of 1997 and Education White Paper 3: A Programme for the...