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Homosexuality is Un-African
Sugabelly 2.0 —
Authority: 126
Or so our fellow compatriots would like us to believe. Yoruba: Benin (the country): Akan (Ghana): Igbo( my, my, my - although this is rather vague): Ha! Found it! The Igbo word for gay person - Eke. Problem: What is the tone? I know Eke in one tone is one of the days ...4 days ago -
Video: Interview with Peter Magubane on CNN
Pan Macmillan —
Authority: 115
Peter Magubane, acclaimed South African photographer and author of Man of the People , was the subject of a lengthy CNN “Inside Africa” piece recently. “Photography brought Apartheid to its knees,” says Magubane, detailing how his and others’ images brought the reality of the crisis to the rest of the ...5 days ago -
Leftward Ho? Allister Sparks on the Fragile Tripartite Alliance
Jonathan Ball —
Authority: 119
The author of First Drafts presents an analysis of the recent gains and setbacks of the South African left: So the left-wing has made its post-Polokwane challenge to seize control of ANC policy making, and failed. Or at least not achieved very much. Trevor Manuel remains in his job as Minister of Planning in ...2 weeks ago -
Allister Sparks’ First Drafts Launched at Boekehuis
Jonathan Ball —
Authority: 119
Kudos to the intrepid Jo’burgers who ventured out in the freak winter weather for the launch of Allister Sparks’ new book, First Drafts: South African History in the Making last Thursday. But then, this was a special event, featuring Jeremy Gordin, author of last year’s Zuma biography, in a Q&A session ...4 weeks ago -
In Which The Law Will Reign Supreme
Sugabelly 2.0 —
Authority: 126
The Igbo tendency towards self-impedance and particularly self-delusion will never cease to amaze me. This of course does not mean that all Igbo people are like this or even that the majority of Igbo people are like this, but let me hold my tongue. (*side eye Igbo girl on Facebook that claims Im a lesbian because I ...4 weeks ago
