Andile Msindwana: On Murder, Memory and the Cowardice of Command
APARTHEID TOOK A DETOUR The apartheid state did not collapse because it ran out of bullets. It collapsed because it ran…
Andile Msindwana:On Murder, Memory and the Cowardice of Command – The PEBCO Three
THE CONTEXT On 8 May 1985, three Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation leaders disappeared after attending a meeting in Port…
Tribute to Brigadier General (Dr) Gerhard Kamffer: An Afrikaner Progressive Patriot
By Lt.Col Siphiwe Ngwenya In the unfolding story of democratic South Africa, there are individuals whose lives quietly yet profoundly bridge…
Andile Msindwana: The Use, Abuse and Under-Use of Intelligence in Modern Polity
Intelligence, understood as the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information relevant to state decision-making, occupies a central position in the…
Andile Msindwana: The Life and Times of Julius Mwalimu Nyerere
The question of Julius Mwalimu Nyerere is not a question of biography. It is a question of blueprint. To examine Nyerere is to…
Our alliance is like a cup of coffee – its ingredients are distinct yet inseparable: My oath cannot choose between the ANC and the SACP, but commits me to defending the true traditions and culture of our revolutionary alliance, led by the ANC in the national democratic revolution
By Ambassador Phatse Justice PiitsoEarly mornings today, disquieted by difficult realities posing our national democratic revolution, before browsing the fascinating…
Andile Msindwana: An Exploratory Examination of Sign Language
To speak of sign language is to confront a contradiction at the heart of how states define humanity. The law…
Andile Msindwana: The Diminishing Value of Higher Education in Africa – An Exploratory Explanation
Introduction “There is inadequate convergence of government and university interests… Africa’s own son, Barack Obama is twice a father to…
Dr Lebogang Lance Nawa: NWASA affirms solidarity and ethical dialogue following engagement with JM Coetzee
The National Writers’ Association of South Africa (NWASA) welcomes the principled, thoughtful and fruitful engagement recent held through letters with…
Siyabonga Hadebe: The Golden Trap of Wage Employment – How SA’s Economic and Educational Ecosystem Smothers Creativity and Innovation
South Africa’s contemporary economic discourse is dominated by a single, desperate refrain: the need for job creation. From political podiums…