Understanding violent protest in South Africa and the difficult choice facing leaders
There are individual activists and political groupings who believe violent action is legitimate and use the circumstances to actively drive such behaviour.
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Why South Africa can’t deliver on the social contract set out in its constitution
South Africa’s problem is that its constitution is a perfect brochure of the nation it aspires to be. But the contractors entrusted with its future have an entirely different project in mind.
Rest in power, Miriam Tlali: author, enemy of apartheid and feminist
Author Miriam Tlali was an intersectional feminist long before this term was coined or its politics made fashionable in South Africa by student movements.
What is RET and what does it want? The Radical Economic Transformation faction in South Africa explained
Despite its vagueness, the RET has become central to the contemporary ANC. It is destined to remain a powerful bloc within the party, and a constant constraint on Ramaphosa leadership.
Compendium of new research celebrates African solutions to national and global problems
Africa is now formally free of colonial rule. Yet, the aim of remembering and furthering the fight for self determination remains relevant as ever.
The Mandela Foundation’s verdict on the Mandela era: it failed …
The foundation founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999 has done a major revision - it has written off most of his reign as comprising “grand symbolic gestures”.
Anti‑democratic element in student movements holds warnings for South Africa
Sections of South Africa’s student movements regard transformation as a complete failure. Responding to this perceived failure, some have adopted an anti-democratic stance.
The trauma caused by violent protests can be acute, but is largely ignored
People risk being physically harmed during violent protests. But there is also an emotional element at play.
How South African universities can tap into the continent’s knowledge systems
How African knowledge systems can be incorporated into higher education.
South African universities need to rethink how they invest their millions
Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.
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