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    What are the transformation targets of SA sports?

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    Another year and the same battle continues. Transformation. Some think it's a waste of time, others think it's "reverse racism". Others still, like Afriforum...

    Eusebius shows us we need academic justice as much as we...

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    This is the prepared text of the 2016 DCS Oosthuizen Academic Freedom Memorial Lecture that was delivered by Eusebius Mckaiser at the university currently...

    5 more racist ads that will make you go WTF

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    People are freaking out over a Chinese laundry detergent ad – and rightfully so, because it's kind of explicitly racist. But, sadly, it's not...

    A man’s place in feminism is behind the women – and...

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    On Tuesday night, people gathered at the Joburg Theatre to hear a panel of three African women reflect on Africa’s emancipation post-the North African...

    Four African writers you should be reading right now

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    There probably has never been a better time for writers to contribute greatly to African literature than now. Authors cannot write everyone’s story to...

    “South African people should read more South African and African fiction...

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    The five-writer shortlist for the Caine Prize for African writing was announced recently. Young South African writer, LIDUDUMALINGANI MQOMBOTHI is included on the list...

    Do South Africans want more local music on their radios?

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    Last week, the SABC announced that it will start playing 90% local music across all its radio stations, a decision which was welcomed by...

    So Starbucks in SA is a sip of the first world?...

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    Ahead of the Thursday opening of Starbucks in South Africa, Wayne Parnell attended the by-invitation-only launch of the international coffee chain in Rosebank. The...

    7 things you should know from black writers on writing about...

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    On Wednesday evening, writers Panashe Chigumadzi and Eusebius McKaiser headed a panel at the Time of the Writer festival entitled "Why Must a Black...

    Mishka Hoosen at Time of the Writer 2016

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    This year's Time of the Writer festival has already served up fascinating conversations about what exactly knowledge is, and how we relate to books....

    On madness and mental health – “People have different ways of...

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    The Time of the Writer festival kicked off this week, and this year's theme is "Decolonising the book". Dana Da Silva spoke to MISHKA...

    Those times Gareth Cliff pushed the limits and got away with...

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    South African self-styled “shock-jock” Gareth Cliff’s response to the #PennySparrow debacle and the ensuing debates on criminalisation of hate speech was to declare: "People...

    Readers, authors show support for ill Binyavanga Wainaina

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    Beloved Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina is seriously ill following a stroke and has travelled to India for treatment. AAISHA DADI PATEL explains. The author who...

    Free State poets enchant Durban

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    The Free State has some of the finest writers in South Africa, but they have seldom been given any national acknowledgement or a platform to showcase...

    Principled? Five reasons to boycott Pharrell

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    Pharrell Williams is pretty cool. He has a swag hat collection, a super successful line of Adidas sneakers, and apparently never ages. But we...

    The Daily Show’s newest writer: who is David Kibuuka?

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    On Thursday, Comedy Central announced that local comedian David Kibuuka will be joining The Daily Show as a staff writer. The 34-year-old comedian will...

    The Feminist Stokvel’s Hair Soirée and SA’s natural-hair evolution

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    On Thursday night a group of grown women will get together at a swanky Melrose coffee shop to do each other’s hair. To many, it...

    The Weekly Dissident: Myesha Jenkins, socialist, feminist, internationalist “race” woman

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    In the Weekly Dissident today, Mphutlane wa Bofelo converses with feminist activist and poet, Myesha Jenkins. MwB: I understand that you only started writing upon...

    A lament for Kashmir’s destroyed manuscripts

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    Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir - My home, Kashmir, was hit with the worst floods in 100 years when the Jhelum River broke its banks...

    Editorial: What to make of Women’s Month

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    It's already August, and, although we weren't trying to make a big deal about Women's Month, it just sort of happened. The department of arts...