The idea of white victimhood played an important part in Donald Trump’s rise. The South African brand of white supremacy has made a tangible contribution to this narrative of victimhood.
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Next year South Africa’s Stellenbosch University will celebrate its centenary. A recent conference to discuss the anniversary has reminded everyone present that knowledge is a fickle mistress.
A pioneering documentary about South African punks, Fokofpolisiekar, doesn’t only focus on the band, but also illuminates the evolution of the documentary form.
Black Consciousness activist, Afrikaans poet and revered academic Adam Small has passed away. In his large volume of work he gave voice to the downtrodden – those marginalised by apartheid.
Many broadcasters around the world enforce local content quotas to ensure their television industries’ survival. But the success of these measures varies widely.
Those who don’t want Stellenbosch University to make English the main language of instruction have invoked South Africa’s Constitution - but the assumptions underlying their arguments are false.
There’s an ongoing debate about how best to promote multilingualism in schools. But is this debate relevant when it comes to teaching science?
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Emeritus Professor of Literature and Literary Theory, Department of Afrikaans, University of Pretoria
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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University of Cape Town
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Associate professor, University of the Free State
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Lecturer in Directing, Producing, Entrepreneurship, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Maseno University
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Lecturer of History, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, Sociology, University of the Western Cape, Nelson Mandela University
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Distinguished Professor Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University
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Research fellow, University of the Free State
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in English, University of the Western Cape