By Gillian Schutte ABSTRACT In this article I turn my lens onto the call for decolonisation that the Rhodes must Fall movement gave rise to in 2015. I argue that the impact…
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The candour of institutionalised racism in higher education
By Kamva Somdyala. The genesis of the topic for the inaugural lecture of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Humanities dean, Professor Shose Kessi, can be traced to a presentation she…
Inside the Mindset of Liberalism’s Broad Church
By Gillian Schutte I have grappled with liberalism for years, peeling back its layers in an attempt to understand why an ideology that claims rationality, freedom, and progress so often feels like…
The Fragility of Liberalism
By Gillian Schutte Liberalism parades as the apex of rational thought, the self-proclaimed guardian of justice, equality, and enlightenment. It demands recognition as the sensible centre, the measured alternative to supposedly chaotic…
Capitalism, Cannibalism and Cadavers
By Gillian Schutte On January 13, under the anxious gaze of the community members of Stilfontein, South Africa, a disturbing scene played out that might have leapt from the pages of Joseph Conrad. The…
Is South Africa the first African country to Recolonise itself?
By Gillian Schutte A meme declaring South Africa as the first African country to recolonise itself, circulated widely on social media this week. It was met with both laughter and grim acknowledgment….
Shame on Ramaphosa and his Boys’ Club for their ongoing vilification of Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
By: Sipho Singiswa The relentless legal battles waged against our current South African Public Protector, Prosecutor and Ombudsman, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, are more about the concealment of the involvement of ANC Tripartite…
Time for a woman to take the reins?
By Gillian Schutte. The presidential race is underway and for the first time in our democracy a woman, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is presented as a definite contender. An interesting by-product of this is…
The struggle stalwarts are betraying Fees Must Fall.
By: Sipho Singiswa (Photo: Sean Burke)