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Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is the Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She graduated from Fort Hare University with a bachelor's degree and an Honours degree in psychology.
This is an edited version of author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s article in the Mail & Guardian, 24 to 29 April 2009.
In a speech to graduates at Rhodes University, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela said that reviewing accepted wisdoms can help to repair the past
The inquiry into Bongani Mayosi’s death must ‘water the tree of transformation’ at UCT
He acted within a specific context and entrusted all South Africans to build the society we want
Cyril Ramaphosa has ushered in a new dawn but poverty and inequality trip up our hopes
Dishonest views of a work on De Kock shortchange South Africa’s battle for dignity.
SA leaders are making their presence felt, but they are not Thomas Sankara, who actually made a difference, writes Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
The "moral decay" President Jacob Zuma complains about is plainly visible in the ANC’s echelons of power.
For democracy to succeed, we need more, not less, dialogue, particularly among the youth, says Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
The ANC Women’s League asks us to pray for Jacob Zuma’s return to power. But we should rather pray for a return to moral leadership
It is the end of the week of commemorative events throughout Rwanda to mark the 17th anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi people.
Eugene de Kock’s actions should not be reduced to ‘evil’, argues author and lecturer Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who once interviewed the man.
Fifteen years into democracy, South Africans remain profoundly psychologically divided, argues Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
Call to defend academic freedom should be a call to dialogue about leadership.
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