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Nombulelo Shange

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Nombulelo Shange

Nombulelo Shange is a lecturer in the department of sociology at UFS and deputy chairperson of the forum

Xenophobic South Africans base their beliefs on apartheid-like differences such as people from elsewhere on the continent have darker skins. Photo: Photo: Hanna Brunlof (file)
FOREIGNERS

Xenophobia threatens black South Africans the most

South Africans are suffering from self-imposed apartheid-like systems and views – having to prove their rights by carrying IDs (similar to the dompas system) and being judged by…

  • Nombulelo Shange
6 min read
It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces
HIGHER EDUCATION

Wrestling to exist: Womanist struggles of junior scholars in South African higher education institutions

It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces

  • Nombulelo Shange
  • Kelebogile Boleu
5 min read
Not enough: It seems that the regular salary is not enough for young South Africans. Many turn to side hustles to make ends meet.
ANXIETY

Mind the toxic workplace

While people are taking mental health more seriously, the commodification of workers can turn a job into a toxic space that depletes more than it uplifts

  • Nombulelo Shange
  • Kelebogile Olivier
  • Maria Madiope
6 min read