Thing of beauty: The black photo album
A deep look into history through stark studio portraits of South Africans.
Colonialism
The decolonised mind isn’t black and white
Glenda Daniels asks if it is the adoption of English that gives us the "grammar" of colonialism.
Andile Mngxitama: Decolonising the African Queer Movement
Because the LGBTI movement lacks a radical anti-colonial framework, its concerns have often been hijacked by the West, writes Andile Mngxitama.
Is institutional autonomy a myth?
The time has come to debate the assumption of academic freedom that universities hold dear .
Rebranding the DA: A reply to Pierre de Vos
The DA’s reminder that a greater range of organisations and people were engaged in the fight against apartheid is timely, writes Richard Jurgens.
French president acknowledges “unjust” Algerian colonisation
President Francois Hollande has acknowledged that French colonisation of Algeria was "brutal", but stopped short of apologising for it.
French president refuses to apologise for colonial Algerian past
Francois Hollande refused to ‘repent’ for France’s colonial past in Algeria, saying instead that he wanted to boost trade with the oil-rich country.
In search of a new spirit of African unity
EC Ejiogu argues that it is high time we redefine pan-Africanism in a postcolonial context that accommodates diversity.
An African half-century
Fifty years on, we have yet to discover the extent of colonialism’s legacy on the continent.
A midlife crisis for Africa
During the annus mirabilis of 1960 17 independent African states were born, creating great expectations for the rebirth of a continent.
Player plunder
European countries still find it easy to lure the best African soccer talent thanks to the modern-day bait of sheer economic might.
Resisting the muse of imperial ‘science’
<strong>Brent Meersman</strong> takes a haunting walk through a Brett Bailey installation of Europe’s history with Africa.
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Baartman off the shelf
A ceramist selling sculptures of Saartjie Baartman has appalled historians and women, who say the pieces are neither ethical nor dignified.
