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The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien presented his research paper A Rereading of Kies’ ‘The Contribution of the Non-European Peoples to World Civilization’ during the second instalment of the Mafeje-Jordan Seminar Series, held on Wednesday 12 May 2021. Emeritus Professor Soudien is a former deputy vice-chancellor at UCT, where he continues to contribute to the School of Education and Centre for African Studies (CAS). He recently also concluded his term ...

We must reform the economy or else... Share It was good seeing Allan Boesak on television on Freedom Day discussing what went wrong since 1994 in our country. As the people of South Africa reviewed 27 years of democracy Allan Boesak said that we should change South Africa through organisations outside Parliament. It is interesting to note that when an organisation like the New Unity Movement (NUM) predicted that the negotiations before 1994 were a sham and predicted the difficulties the oppres...

Ernie Lennert: A revolutionary teacher remembered by his former students By Nomalanga Tshuma Share Cape Town - Friends and family of former education and anti-apartheid activist Abraham Elias “Ernie” Lennert paid their last respects to the education activist at his memorial service in Goedverwacht on Saturday morning. Lennert, who died at the age of 88, was a celebrated member of the Non-European Unity Movement, the Teachers’ League of South Africa and the New Unity Movement. How...

Leadership in Question Part 10: What can we learn from Chris Hani’s leadership qualities? Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Raymond Suttner Previous articles in this series are to be found here. “We...

Wednesday Dots: The Tys that Bind Share this story I’d rather feel the hurt inside Yes, I would darling Know the emptiness your Dots must hide It appears that Husky WR Ty Jones is headed to the transfer portal. Jones looked like a future star before hand/wrist problems took a season of development away from him. He was more consistent in 2020, but he will now seek out a bigger role elsewhere. Jones is an intelligent person and a team leader, as demonstrated by his involvement in the Pac-12 Un...

Abdi, which was composed for film and concert, Grant McLachlan, is part of Leon Bosch’s latest album The South African Double Bass. The piece is “quite atmospheric, but relaxing, and beautiful … evocative of the place we call home,” says Bosch. “(The album) acknowledges my South African roots and celebrates the excellence of South African music. It is also a signpost to the future and provides the foundation of a uniquely South African school of double bass playing… There’s a kind...