History Matters

Some people are so indistinct, its difficult to imagine that they are there, even when alive.  Others have so much presence, that its impossible to imagine they have gone, even when dead.  Kader Asmal was irrepressible, wonderfully so, at times unrestrainedly provocative.  He engaged lustily with life.  Ever full of spirit, he fought the battle [...]

Newspaper article from Daily Dispatch: Xolobeni – red card greed by NOMBONISO GASA Uhlohlesakhe-khe-khe-khe-khe….! The big voice boomed from the wireless radio of my childhood signalling the beginning of a radio drama about a man who only stuffed his own stomach. That voice had the authority of ringing bells of a Christian church calling believers to pray on a Sunday morning. We, [...]

It is a cruel fact that in the last 15 years the Humanities and the Social Sciences have been severely affected by the dire need to respond to the obvious deficit in engineering, natural scientific, informational and managerial needs.  This downscaling of the importance of the human and social forms of scholarship has had a [...]

Dear Valued Stakeholder Statement by Acting President, Kgalema Motlanthe on the Health of Former President Nelson Mandela Cape Town – Acting President Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday night released an official statement on the health of former president Nelson Mandela. “There has been mounting concern about the health of the former president Nelson Mandela. We wish [...]

by Allistor Spark, March 2010 As Julius Malema’s misdemeanours multiply, one of the most egregious has been allowed to go unchallenged for months. This was his misrepresentation of ex-President Nelson Mandela’s position on nationalisation. In punting his own populist campaign for the ANC to adopt a policy of nationalising the country’s mines, Malema has sought [...]

News24: Columnists: MaxduPreez 05 -08 – 2009   South Africa  |  World  |  Africa  |  Entertainment  |  Science & Technology The struggle against apartheid was a “non-racial” struggle. “Non-racialism” is at the heart of our democracy and our new constitution. Non-racial, non-sexist, non-nuclear.Non-sense.South Africa is a multi-racial country, not a non-racial one. Multi-racial means we [...]

Moipone Malefane Sunday Times, Published:Aug 09, 2009 ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s criticism of President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of “minorities” to strategic economic positions was not a spontaneous outburst — but is part of a debate raging within the party’s official structures. The Sunday Times can reveal that the issue was discussed by the [...]

PROGRAMME JOHANNESBURG Thursday 13 August Topic: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the politics of knowledge. Venue: Wits University, Graduate School Seminar Room, S.W. Engineering Bldg, East Campus Time: 1.15 pm Topic: What’s wrong with Zionism: A Jewish Perspective Venue: University of Johannesburg, Council Chambers, University, Administration Bldg. Auckland Park, Kingsway Campus. Time: 5.30 pm for 6 [...]

To follow is an article from the most recent newsletter of the Centre for Constitutional Rights. Please feel free to comment on this article and express your opinions on the matter… THE RULE OF LAW AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY The decision to drop 18 charges against Mr Jacob Zuma will be [...]