Author: PROF ITUMELENG MOTHOAGAE
The Cartography of Shadows: From Soweto’s Streets to the Sanctuary of ‘Humanitas’ Why It Is Not Yet Uhuru
I am writing this op-ed not as a political scientist but as a decolonial scholar,…
The Long Shadow of the Labyrinth: Why the Madlanga Commission is the Forensic Audit of our Unfinished Transition
It is necessary to clarify from the outset: this opinion piece is not written by…
Gender-Based Violence and the National Shutdown in South Africa: A Decolonial and Foucauldian Critique
The persistent and structural crisis of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa necessitates an analytical…
South Africa’s Bold Refusal: Challenging Empire at the 2025 G20 and the International Court of Justice
The decision by United States President Donald Trump to boycott the 2025 G20 summit in…
Reconfiguring South Africa’s Foreign Policy: A Negritude Analysis from Non-Alignment to BRICS
South Africa’s foreign policy configuration since the twilight of apartheid has been characterised by an evolving commitment to “active non-alignment” and an increasingly strategic engagement within the BRICS coalition. Popular analytical frameworks predominantly interpret such shifts in terms of geopolitical pragmatism or economic strategy aimed at positioning South Africa favourably within the global order. However, to grasp the full intellectual and normative import of South Africa’s international orientation, it is critical to engage with the more profound philosophical legacies that…