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The best anthem for Workers’ Day? ‘Stimela’ – a tale about apartheid’s migrant labour system
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Lifestyle The best anthem for Workers’ Day? ‘Stimela’ – a tale about apartheid’s migrant labour system

By The Conversation on May 1, 2018

The protest song “Stimela” remains as much a song about present and future aspirations, as it is of the past.

Can jazz be ‘woke’ or is it ‘just compressed air through a metal tube’
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Lifestyle Can jazz be ‘woke’ or is it ‘just compressed air through a metal tube’

By The Conversation on April 30, 2018

Explorations of form and sound in jazz are essentially political. They challenge the status quo in society by interrogating categories and barriers.

Why only revolutionary change will deliver real freedom
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Politics and Society Why only revolutionary change will deliver real freedom

By The Conversation on April 27, 2018August 7, 2019

The removal of Jacob Zuma from power is to be welcomed but, it’s not the answer to South Africa’s problems.

South Africa’s freedom journey shows 1994 was merely a starting point
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Politics and Society South Africa’s freedom journey shows 1994 was merely a starting point

By The Conversation on April 27, 2018

South Africa marks 24 years of freedom amid continuous contests over over governance, economic justice as well as reconciliation and inclusion.

Rwanda can’t achieve reconciliation without fixing its democracy
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Politics and Society Rwanda can’t achieve reconciliation without fixing its democracy

By The Conversation on April 26, 2018

As Rwanda marks the 24th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, much more needs to be done to unite the country

Why the film ‘Winnie’ met all the criteria of a good documentary
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Lifestyle Why the film ‘Winnie’ met all the criteria of a good documentary

By The Conversation on April 25, 2018

Society expects journalists to report objectively. But a documentary filmmaker has an opinion.

How Rwandan girls with disabilities are fighting sexism at school
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Politics and Society How Rwandan girls with disabilities are fighting sexism at school

By The Conversation on April 23, 2018

Rwandan girls with disabilities are challenging domination and stereotypes in a male-dominated setting.

America’s petty policy on used clothes for Africa
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Politics and Society America’s petty policy on used clothes for Africa

By The Conversation on April 20, 2018

The top U.S. foreign policy goals in Africa evidently no longer relate to human rights or democratic freedoms, but to protecting tiny, marginal American industries.

Preventing sexual violence: lessons from rebel armies in Burundi and Uganda
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Politics and Society Preventing sexual violence: lessons from rebel armies in Burundi and Uganda

By The Conversation on April 20, 2018

Not all rebel armies use rape and sexual violence as a weapon. Some have actually designed ways to prevent such atrocities. How and what can we learn from them?

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