JM Coetzee: A fine mind, a formidable intellect
Behind JM Coetzee, the writer lauded for his ‘wonderfully brave, bold mind’ , is John Coetzee, the quiet man
Importance of preserving the archive
If we are to make sense of the present and plan for the future we must understand our past, and so we must preserve our records
Skills deficit undermines 4IR promises
Technology is not necessarily the panacea it’s said to be, de-skilling further the under-skilled
A tribute to Ahmed Essop, teacher, writer and shining light of South Africa
Many revered Essop as a beloved teacher of English before he clashed with the apartheid authorities and was barred from teaching
SA today is another country
1994 set us on the path to freedom, but much must still be fixed and new problems await us
We dare not dream of freedom until we can effect equality
April 27 1994 set us on the path to freedom; but much must still be undone – and new problems await us
Media freedom too easily taken for granted
South Africans must fight against those who try to encroach on our hard-won freedoms
The shame of Room 80: We must act
Violence and abuse, particularly of women, needs to go beyond expecting the state to end it
Ethnic boxes perpetuate colonialism
The dangerous re-ethnicisation of SA politics must be stopped lest it lead to the same ethnonationalism that caused bloodshed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia
Winnie’s death a chance for us to introspect
Judging her by long-held patriarchal standards only exposes our society’s misogynistic gaze