Shifting the Overton Window in South Africa
The ‘Overton window’ has become a buzzword among many liberty-loving colleagues and allies during the past few years. The term,
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Education
#RiffRaffmustfall in Light of Bongani Mayosi’s Death
Odeo vulgum profanum et arceo Horaz The pupils of bantu education (BE) longed for better education and schools; whereas the
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Why The EFF Seeks To Make South Africa Ungovernable
Earlier this year, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called on matric graduates to simply arrive at universities to register at
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Malema and the Myth of Whiteness: An Eastern Cape Case-Study
The fascist myth of “whiteness” (and other variations) has been used over and over again by Julius Malema to gain
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UCT’s Reconciliation and Transformation Commission Perverted Justice
Written by: William Gild On or about 29 March 2018, the University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission
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Black Consciousness In Modern SA: The Inferiority Complex (Part 1)
When considering the usefulness of any idea or set of ideas, it is obviously counter-productive to have as your premise
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South Africa Is Suffering From A Disease That Ramaphosa Won’t Cure
Jacob Zuma is no longer the leader of the African National Congress (ANC), and it is only a matter of
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Rebutting Mamdani on Decolonization
‘Decolonization’ at the University of Cape Town (UCT): What is it? How should it be achieved? Part 2: Mahmood Mamdani
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Does UCT have any principles left?
Is the University of Cape Town (UCT) abandoning ‘universality’, academic freedom, excellence, pursuit of the ‘Truth’ and non-racialism in favour
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Saying the DA is ‘Racist’ is Stupid – Let’s Try Honest Criticism Instead
Classical liberals in South Africa have a very unfortunate tendency to excuse whatever the Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s so-called
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