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Half a lifetime ago, I made a mark
Angelo Fick reflects on twenty years of democracy, and on being taught by J.M. Coetzee.
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Tagged 1994, ANC, apartheid, Chris Hani, elections, Inkatha, J.M. Coetzee, Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo
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Debating agency: the case of hip-hop
Adam Haupt blogs about the need to talk about hip-hop and how we can use it to challenge power.
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Tagged Activism, apartheid, censorship, DJ Azuhl, DJ Eazy, DJ Ready D, Hip-hop, Prophets of da City, Racism, UCT Summer school
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In an Age of Truth… Revolution Betrayed?
A prophecy fulfilled? Adam Haupt reflects on Prophets of da City and the stalled revolution.
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Tagged Activism, apartheid, Cape Town, censorship, DJ Ready D, Hip-hop, neoliberalism, Prophets of da City, Shaheen Ariefdien
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Poems for Mandela: Part I
SLiP asked poets for poems about Madiba. This is the result, including videopoems of Allison-Claire Hoskins and Bulelani Zantsi.
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Tagged Afrikaans, afrikaaps, allison claire-hoskins, apartheid, bulelani zantsi, english, InZync poetry sessions, isixhosa, Madiba, Mandela, mihi matshingana, multilingualism, Nelson Rolihlala Mandela, performance poetry, pieter odendaal, poetry, Post-Apartheid, ronelda kamfer, South Africa
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Adrian Leftwich: The Unforgiven
As a young man, recently deceased anti-apartheid activist, Adrian Leftwich, sold out some of his closest friends and comrades in exchange for his own freedom. Rebecca Davis looks back on a haunting South African story.
