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We will realise that we are complicit in the crime of allowing humanity to regenerate to a state, where we see one another as commodities. [more]
Politics
Be The Conglomerate
June 17, 2013 // BY Sizwe Mpofu-WalshPolitics *
"Then, we can choose our own politicians and make them sing to our conglomerate’s tune." [more]
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Much has been said recently about so-called “young people” entering the political fray in more than a tokenistic way. The new fashion is to urge “young South Africans” to become “active citizens”, which often means little more than being prepared to join a protest... [more]
In Africa Tonight!
March 16, 2012 // BY Ayabonga CaweCulture * Politics *
"Lastly young Africans need to begin to view regional integration as a key to the development of the continent..." [more]
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God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace"- Father Trevor Huddleston
This heartfelt plea to the creator by a clergyman of the Anglican Community of the Resurrection is a reflection of the aspirations of Africans at home and in the diaspora since time immemorial. [more]
Our Responsibility to Africa
October 27, 2011 // BY Sarah KoopmanJust Life * Politics * Reality *
" Apparently Ubuntu does not extend between ourselves and our nation’s neighbours." [more]
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Africa is a land of contradictions. Of great success living alongside hopeless despair. Of conflicts and convicts sharing the spoils of their trade with the communities that both despise and depend on them. Of blemishes that will not be washed away sitting next to unacknowledged possibilities. [more]
Hunger For A More Just Society…
October 25, 2011 // BY Sibusiso TshabalalaJust Life * Politics *
"...Social cohesion isn’t an ideal to be admired but an obligation to be fulfilled" [more]
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‘I am hungry and my instincts are hungry for justice, for social equality, but instead the scale keeps tipping in the hoarders way’ – Starving Child Collection. In The Adventures of Pinocchio, (Carlo Collodi’s tale of a boy who was created as a puppet but dreamt of becoming a “real boy”), there’s an observable phenomenon that can be likened to South African society. [more]
Conversations with Mbeki
August 29, 2011 // BY Sarah Koopman, illustration Jurgen GoldschmidtCulture * Just Life * Politics * Thiis Is It *
"...some questions will remain unanswered. And there’s nothing we can do about it." [more]
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Thabo Mbeki graced the small Western Cape Town of Stellenbosch with his presence last week. In just under an hour he wowed the mostly student crowd with his sage wisdom and sound advice about their role in building a future for South Africa. While interviews with men of his stature are difficult to come by, I managed to talk my way into a quick sit-down with the former president before he departed. In my head. [more]
He Made The Greatest Difference…
July 14, 2011 // BY Aubrey MatshiqiCulture * Politics *
"When Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela walked out of prison twenty-one years ago, we ended one leg..." [more]
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Twenty-one years ago, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela walked out of prison, a free man, after twenty-seven years of incarceration. With him, walked out the hopes of millions whose aspirations were suppressed by the apartheid government. Mandela’s release from prison was, therefore, not about an individual because with him was imprisoned a people’s yearning for freedom. [more]
