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The ‘centre’ has long been chasing the right on immigration politics.
The persistence of Sam Nzima’s June 16 photograph is remarkable. The shadow in the photograph can be read as a metaphor for the rich debate that this image continues to bring to the surface.
Rhodes was an ardent white supremacist who believed Africans to be inferior. He intended his scholarships to be for white males only. This has since fallen away.
The central thrust of Haffajee’s book is compelling. It argues that black South Africans, especially the new generation of young, black ‘born frees’ are obsessed with whiteness and white privilege.
Decolonising education should be about ensuring that students learn more about other fellow South Africans who might be different to them.
South Africa’s rugby administrators are facing increased criticism for their failure to shed its white image. The tone of the debate is different this time, amid growing protests against inequality.
The university should be the bastion of the right to free expression in the promotion of democracy, and has a moral and ethical obligation to provide spaces for fierce debate and critical engagement.
There is enormous potential for long term and genuine change if universities change their approach to dissent – and reinvent themselves as more agile institutions.
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Rhodes University
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SARChI Research Chair in Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa, Rhodes University
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Professor of English Language Teaching and Literacy Development, Rhodes University
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Emeritus Professor, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
