Airbrushing History: Debating Rhodes’ Legacy
The legacy of Cecil John Rhodes is a significant cause of the many problems African countries face today. But his statue should not be removed, says Kameel Premhid.
View ArticleDear UCT Students: The making of history
I get the UCT students' unhappiness over the Rhodes statue, and they have all the right to voice their feelings. I just hope they have thought their plans through, says Lukhona Mnguni.
View ArticleGareth Cliff: Are you a white liberal?
Gareth Cliff's take on the Rhodes debate is a classic example of the paradoxical liberalist existentialist crisis in today’s South Africa, argues Lukhona Mnguni.
View ArticleThe Taliban and ISIS demanding #RhodesMustFall?
Some critics of the Rhodes campaign are deliberately invoking terrorist comparisons to re-ignite the idea of the “swart gevaar”, says Brad Cibane.
View ArticleRevisiting the Rhodes Statue
The debate around the Rhodes Statue says a lot about how we engage each other on difficult questions, writes Kameel Premhid.
View ArticleFinancing of Education in South Africa
The recent spread of the Fees Must Fall movement at universities is just the tip of the iceberg of problems besetting the SA education sector, explains Tatenda Zingoni.
View Article#FeesMustFall: A revolution hijacked?
A recent Facebook post by Wits academic Paul Kaseke made me wonder whether the #FeesMustFall movement has been hijacked, writes Tatenda Zingoni.
View ArticlePay Back the Money- gainfuly employed NSFAS beneficiaries
It is all very well to demand free education, but it discredits the notion when so many students have failed to pay back their NSFAS loans, says Tatenda Zingoni.
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