Opinion
The New Times on MSN2hOpinion
SADC’s betrayal: Fighting alongside FDLR and mercenaries
The deployment of South African troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission was initially framed as a commitment to regional ...
Education Week3h
What We Lose When We Only Teach ‘Respectable’ Black History
It’s tempting to overcompensate for the absence of Black history by teaching only perfect, pristine, and pure histories.
Land seizure and South Africa’s new expropriation bill: scholar weighs up the new act
South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for ...
From Leopold to lithium: How corporations perfected the art of plundering Africa
The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial ...
Mail & Guardian12hOpinion
Is South Africa a nation?
There is a need for deliberate, inclusive strategies to bridge ethnic and racial cleavages and foster a more equitable and ...
‘How to Build a Library’ Review: Compassionate but Uneven Documentary Tracks the Reinvention of a Colonial Era Library in Kenya
This documentary, premiering at Sundance, follows the rehabilitation of a colonial-era library in Kenya, but only tells half ...