Decolonization: More a need than a want.

With the dawn of democracy, access to a different group of society was afforded in Institutions and campuses that wasn’t built to accommodate that group. Twenty one years later into that democracy, the structures, culture and curriculum that held these spaces are still as static to their imperial inception as ever. In all its forms, …

Back to Pitori

It is the year 2009, and as I pass the street vendor by the corner of Schoeman (now Frances Baard) and Du Toit, I decide to buy a packet of R1 beef chips. Rephrasing would show it was more of a subconscious purchase than a decision. For years, I’ve used the same route towards Sunnyside …

Robert Sobukwe: Does he deserve the attention?

Robert Sobukwe’s movingly life is fast becoming the epitome of change politics these days. Be it on falliest radical status messages or Memorial lectures to counter the overly celebrated ruling party’s struggle leaders. Last year, the icon appeared as the point of reference for the #FeesMustFall movement. However, Sobukwe is not just another struggle icon. …