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Lecture by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Kolosa Ntombini — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 09:04:04 +0000

It is always interesting to read the headlines that follow after students contest spaces. One of the media outlet reports, “Acclaimed writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o interrupted during UCT lecture”. I must admit, I could not help but laugh a bit. To ask a question of clarity in the beginning of a lecture is to interrupt. [...]

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Air you can breathe

Phillippa Yaa De Villiers — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:37:27 +0000

At the Wits panel on ‘decolonization’ the rage was palpable, the anxiety intense. Like many of the confrontations in our society, it was all about race, and racial identity. But is there more to the argument? Often the most important intentions that are communicated are obscured by the noise of fear and anger. The message [...]

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