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Why this pale male is shutting up (for a little while anyway)
Six weeks ago I touched down in London: a born-and-bred Cape Town boy about to start a new job in another country. While the online smorgasbord of Politicsweb, the Mail & Guardian and Business Day still form a daily news … Continue reading
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Racists, decolonise your minds!
During the past few weeks I seem to have spawned a fan club of charming individuals who leave comments on my Thought Leader blog informing me that because I am white I have no right to tackle issues such as … Continue reading
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Niki Daly on cross-cultural storytelling
Niki Daly, the world-famous South African children’s book illustrator and storyteller, gave a wonderful talk at the Obs Library in Cape Town on Tuesday. I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity as his books were a special part of my … Continue reading
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Malaysia’s lessons for South Africa
Malaysia’s governing coalition which has been in power since independence in 1957 has suffered a blow to its hegemony in the latest elections. In the federal legislature, opposition parties more than quadrupled in representation – from 20 in 2004 to … Continue reading
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Timeless lessons from the bard
I watched the Maynardville production of The Merchant of Venice on Thursday evening. Roy Sargent’s poignant and compelling interpretation of the play holds many contemporary lessons for us, most notably of the danger of grudging racial co-existence acting as proxy … Continue reading
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