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Statement in Response to Everyday Injustices #Coligny #Karabo
Recent injustices have, once again, highlighted deeply-entrenched and systemic issues of racism as well as violent masculinities as a result of patriarchy and the normalisation of violence in South Africa. The murder of 16-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu in the town of Coligny in the North-West Province and the brutal murder of Karabo Mokoena are two such injustices that should not [...]
The Illusion of my South African Freedom
Posters reading #ASINAMALI and #FEESMUSTFALL Photo: Okay Africa.com “Freedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift” – Paulo Freire The 27th of April is celebrated as Freedom Day in South Africa, where we celebrate our first “non-racial” democratic elections that took place in 1994. It is a day that supposedly marks the end of slavery, colonialism, apartheid and the [...]
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South Africa Round 6 Survey: Analysis and Results
