Tag archives for University of Cape Town
Lwazi Lushaba and the Black Schema: A Response
“I tell them (first year Political Science students), there is no possibility of friendship between you as a Black person and you as a White person.” Lwazi Lushaba, Lecture on…
#MenAreTrash and the Oppressive (Wo)man-Babies
I have just read a public statement by PASMA (Pan-African Student Movement of Azania) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The statement announces the suspension of one of its…
Roots of Racism rejoined
This piece is a rejoinder of David Matthews’ reply to my piece in which I criticized two of his commentaries on race and racism. Dear Mr Matthews, Thank you for…
Is emotion-based wisdom ‘wise’?
This is a commentary on a piece: "What is wisdom, and is it unwise to pursue it?" authored by Thaddeus Metz, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, South Africa’s…
Understanding Rent-Seeking at South African Universities
A recent opinion piece by Dr Sean Muller focuses on potential negative consequences of ‘incentivization’ that promote “rent seeking behaviour” in university academics. Before I attempt to refute his thesis,…
Reconciliation and transformation Trumped at UCT
Research into the history of UCT (accessible through ) strongly suggests that, for most of its history, UCT was institutionally colonialist, sexist and racist. Equally arguable, other than in some…
Getting decolonisation right
This article is in response to: African universities must take a critical view of knowledge and how it’s made Some recent conservation biology left: Hermenegildo Matimele, Mozambique; Wataru Tokura, Japan; Dr Susan…
Decolonizing UCT: ‘trick or treat’ and ‘sticks and stones’
History For more than two years, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has lost direction and momentum in what used to be referred to as adaptive “transformation” of staff and…
Avenging Free Markets with Charm and Champagne
Join Dr Harald Sitta and African Students For Liberty UCT as we discuss Dr Sitta's series of articles on Political Hegemony and the conflict of ideology that has shaped our modern…
UCT Students Finally Reject Fallism Decisively
On 4 May 2017, UCT announced an uncharacteristically strong message from its 30000 students. They are sick and tired of ideology and politics on campus in general and intimidating, violent…