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COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATIONS

Evaton is a rich example of everything that is wrong with the land claims process

Given its rich heritage, the area should be considered a historically important site in which black landowner rights are integral

  • Thamsanqa Zondo
  • Nomusa Makhubu
22 min read
Ancient Egyptians hunting wildfowl . Photo: Getty Images
AFRICA

‘Restitution’ of looted African art continues colonial policies – and much more is at stake

It was not only objects that were removed, knowledges — social, political, ecological and epistemological organisation —‚on the continent were destroyed

  • Fazil Moradi
5 min read
Deliberate mongrelisation: Yinka Shonibare has put on a show that juxtaposes an electic mix of culture to celebrate the restitution of African artefacts and acknowledge our disconnect relationship with the past. Photo: Michael Hall
AFRICAN AESTHETICS

Shonibare celebrates Africa’s contribution to modernism

British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare offers us a mongrelised vision for the future with his new hybrid forms

  • Alexandra Dodd
8 min read
Shut out: Some small-scale farmers, such as Johannes Ntuli, have not received a cent from government despite policies that are meant to uplift them and their agribusinesses. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN LAND OWNERSHIP

Lindiwe Sisulu: Whose law is it anyway?

We must overhaul a justice system that does not work for Africa and Africans. Immediate land reform is crucial now

  • Lindiwe Sisulu
8 min read