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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 9: The Cecil John Rhodes statue is removed at the University of Cape Town on April 9, 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa. After nearly a month of protesting, sit-ins and relentless meetings by students, the statue of British colonialist will finally be removed today. (Photo by Gallo Images / Foto24 / Liza van Deventer)

Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill contradicts the constitution

The draft Bill proposes to shield academics and scholars who propagate racist and bigoted ideas

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Academics must reach out to the public

By sharing their ideas and knowledge, they can change the world. What’s holding them back?

Xenophobia is fear and anger weaponised against the vulnerable – and it’s deadly. File photo

Xenophobia and party politics in South Africa

All political parties in SA try to mobilise voters based on their and voters’ xenophobia and they’re outdoing each other

Should you believe the hype about the “foreign threat” to healthcare? (GCIS)

Are foreigners stealing your jobs and healthcare? Find out.

A ‘foreign threat’ could be a convenient boogeyman in an election season where politicians will face questions about their failures. Or not?

Rapper ?Cassper Nyovest bagged seven Metro FM Music award nominations for his debut album

Why students reject whiteness

Maslow’s hierarchy suggests that the need for – and fulfilling of – self-actualisation and esteem are behind turmoil at universities

A debate is currently raging in the DA about diversity in the party

​High fences and unworthy foreigners: Anti-poor immigration plans and rhetoric in SA

Fear-mongering and dehumanisation of the other – particularly the powerless and poor foreign other – are the order of the day in South Africa

President Barack Obama.

​Coloniality persists in our universities and we must urgently decolonise

Decolonisation will take time and those capable of making it a reality are in short supply.

South African National Defence Force soldiers help to unload maize for flood victims in. Mozambique.

Why SA’s plans to militarise humanitarian work are misguided

The military’s capabilities for socioeconomic development are questionable, even in its own country, yet it is expected to aid humanitarian efforts.