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ADULTHOOD

Do the rite thing: Reflections on the transition to manhood

Jeffrey Rakabe ponders transformation, trauma and tradition in a debut that challenges what it means to grow up

  • Rodney Ghobril
5 min read
United States President Joe Biden shakes hands with president-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
19TH CENTURY POETRY

Is our Trumpian moment coming?

Donald Trump’s return to power is a disaster for America, but we should be mindful that South Africa may risk a similar fate

  • Richard Pithouse
8 min read