Thandolwetu Sipuye, Author at Consciousness.co.za Magazine

Reminiscence Of Apartheid: Illegal Migrants, Foreigners & The Dompass

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Tue, 17 May 2022 13:57:45 +0000

The death of Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot two weeks ago is not only a tragedy of a people captured and confined in an Orwellian type of ‘animal farm’, but, in fact, a consequence of the dominance and persistence of racist colonialist concepts and the ignorant consumption of eurocentric definitions of reality and phenomena. Nyathi, like [...]

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The Constitution, Judiciary and Rule of Law are a fleeting illusion

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:44:37 +0000

By Ras. Gareth Prince In relation to the then apartheid government and judiciary, Prof Albie Sachs wrote in 1972, “…. instead of investing their office with the prestige that comes from the pursuit of justice; they used the prestige of their office for the pursuit of the manifestly unjust”. 50 years later, can we truly [...]

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The Sharpeville Leader: Michael Nyakane Tsolo

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:32:42 +0000

By Gladys Qabukile Nzimande-Tsolo When people speak about the Sharpeville-Langa Massacres that occurred on 21st March 1960, key figures and role players in that historical moment that changed the course of history in Azania get lost. One such figure is the 20 years old man who led the Positive Action Campaign Against Pass Laws initiated [...]

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Apartheid Denialism and Historical Distortion go hand in hand

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:43:15 +0000

By Julia Nzimande The 27th February 2020 marked the 42nd anniversary of the death in banishment of Prof. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. In remembering Sobukwe we must introspect, look deep within ourselves to weed out any vices that make us less of the beings we ought to be: free, dignified and The 21st March 2020 will [...]

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42 Years on: Dis-Membering Sobukwe

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:41:15 +0000

42 years after his death under banishment, the legacy of Prof. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe remains but a haunting shadow in South African historiography, dis-membered and left to the vultures to feast on its carcass. It is now 26 years after the sham of South African democracy and the fraud of rainbow nationalism championed by Desmond [...]

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Biko had no special “Relationship” with Johan Rupert

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:18:27 +0000

42 years after his brutal assassination in police detention, serious contestations around the legacy, and indeed the person, of Bantu Stephen Biko persist and prevail in democratic South Africa. There’ve been various concerted efforts by the intelligentsia, activists, politicians, businessmen and outright opportunists to appropriate Biko for their own respective agendas. These groups and individuals [...]

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Graaff-Reinet: Persistence of white supremacy in the Eastern Cape under democracy

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:46:34 +0000

Racism – white supremacy – is still deeply entrenched and memorialised in most, if not all, the former settler colonial towns and cities of South Africa. In fact, institutionalised racism and institutions that represent racism and white colonial power are protected by the constitution, the supreme law of the land in South Africa, and are [...]

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Steve Biko Foundation Mourns the Passing of Dinilesizwe Sobukwe

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 11:12:44 +0000

Gauteng – It is with a profound sense of loss and deep sadness that we have learnt of the passing of Mr. Dinilesizwe Sobukwe, first born son of struggle stalwarts Robert Mangaliso and Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe. The Steve Biko Foundation extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr. Sobukwe. Together with [...]

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Sobukwe & the Law: Challenging Racist Legal Philosophy – Interrogating Afrikan Jurisprudence

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Wed, 15 May 2019 13:38:51 +0000

Gauteng – On Thursday, 30th May 2019, the Institute of Dispute Resolution in Africa (IDRA) under the College of Law at UNISA, in partnership with the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust (RMST), will host a symposium under the theme: “Sobukwe & the Law: Challenging Racist Legal Philosophy – Interrogating Afrikan Jurisprudence” , at the Philadelphia Hall, [...]

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Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Tribute Lecture

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:02:40 +0000

On Wednesday, the 27th February 2019 the University of Fort Hare (UFH) Centre forTransdisciplinary Studies in partnership with Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust (RMST), will host the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Tribute Lecture theme: “Tile Political Spirituality of Sobukwe’s Leaders/zip – does it hold relevance in South Africa, post 1994?”. The Tribute Lecture is a remembrance activity [...]

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