By Andile Mngxitama I’m not opposed to the principle of “I believe her”, but im interested in how we implement it. We must have the conviction of our beliefs. The following considerations arise in the way that the principle is currently practiced: i. The complainant is a victim by vertue of saying so? ii. The …
By Thabi Myeni On the 5th of August, a former apartheid detective, Mark Minnie and a journalist, Chris Steyn, released a joint book titled The Lost Boys of Bird Island. The book chronicled Mark’s drinking habits, their awkward encounters and mistrust for one another, and in the back-drop of this self-absorbed narration about their typical …
By Thobani Zikalala “Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it. … When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe” – Frantz Fanon In 2015, the greater student population of this country made the call …
by Ncedisa Mpemnyama date: 12 April 2016 On The radio 702 interview: What is happening at Wits. The first problematic aspect of the interview was the host, Redi Thlabi’s biasness. You got the feeling that she had already taken a side – that of Thenji, from the onset. She framed the discussion in a villain and hero …
