Education remains a highly contentious subject in the African context. Historically, it has served as both a powerful instrument of empowerment, opening avenues for individual and societal advancement, and a tool of insidious subjugation, used to enforce colonial ideologies and erode indigenous knowledge systems. The enduring intersection of knowledge, power and the lingering residue of… Continue reading The Colonial Legacy of Education and Its Enduring Legacy in the Naked Prince
Author: SIYABONGA HADEBE
The Lost Arm of the Law: Unpacking Corporate Immunity from NPA Prosecution?
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi has announced that additional state capture cases will be enrolled in 2025. She acknowledged the prevailing perception that the NPA’s success is judged solely by the imprisonment of a politician for state capture, stating, “A great deal of effort is being put into this matter, and I am… Continue reading The Lost Arm of the Law: Unpacking Corporate Immunity from NPA Prosecution?
Locating DA’s Foreign Policy Gambit: South Africa’s Assisted Democracy Empowered by White Privilege and Trumpism
The Democratic Alliance (DA) returned from its US visit emboldened, declaring itself a “steadfast and credible advocate for South Africa’s national interests on the international stage” despite its junior role in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The ANC asserted that foreign policy remains the “preserve of the executive,” exposing the fragility of South Africa’s… Continue reading Locating DA’s Foreign Policy Gambit: South Africa’s Assisted Democracy Empowered by White Privilege and Trumpism
Nowhereism and Zelensky’s Hefty Bill: What Does Trump’s User-Pay Diplomatic and Development Cooperation Mean for Africa?
Most analysts tend to focus on events like AfriForum and Solidarity lobbying for US intervention or Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ill-fated visit to Washington. However, an ugly and unprecedented confrontation in the Oval Office hammered home how a transactional approach to diplomacy, providing aid and cooperation only if the recipient pays, could impact the United… Continue reading Nowhereism and Zelensky’s Hefty Bill: What Does Trump’s User-Pay Diplomatic and Development Cooperation Mean for Africa?
White Skin, H-2A Visa and ‘Green Card’: The Abyssal Privilege of South African Farmers in the American South
The United States has long positioned itself as a global champion of human rights, democracy and economic opportunity. However, its policies and decisions concerning South Africa, particularly regarding its white minority, have often been fraught with contradictions, suspicions and unintended consequences. From the apartheid era through the post-1994 democratic transition, Washington’s involvement in South Africa… Continue reading White Skin, H-2A Visa and ‘Green Card’: The Abyssal Privilege of South African Farmers in the American South
USA’s Long History of Supporting Apartheid to Preserve White Economic Dominance: Trump’s Actions on South Africa Are No Surprise
Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on ‘Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa’ (07/02/2025) is not a new development but a continuation of racist United States policies implanted on South Africa dating back decades. America is and has remained the godfather of oppression of Africans, Indigenous People and others within its borders, and… Continue reading USA’s Long History of Supporting Apartheid to Preserve White Economic Dominance: Trump’s Actions on South Africa Are No Surprise
Sunken Stories of the Not-So-Dark Continent: Unearthing South Africa’s Hidden Histories
The rugged coastlines of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape conceal secrets beneath the waves secrets that challenge longstanding narratives about South Africa’s past. Among these are persistent myths: that white settlement began in 1652, that Africans had little engagement with the outside world before colonial conquest and that the Atlantic slave trade was the most… Continue reading Sunken Stories of the Not-So-Dark Continent: Unearthing South Africa’s Hidden Histories
From Hunter to Hunted: Europe’s Sudden Target of US Imperialism
For centuries, Europe was the architect of global imperialism, carving up foreign territories and subjugating populations in pursuit of dominance. Driven by a potent cocktail of ambition, religious zeal and racial superiority, the expansion of the European empire ranks amongst the worst human disasters, especially for the world’s subalterns. The empire was built on exploitation,… Continue reading From Hunter to Hunted: Europe’s Sudden Target of US Imperialism
Matric Results Conceal The Submerged Body of an Iceberg
The matric results came out this week: Free State came out tops, and Limpopo was at the bottom. At least that is what we are supposed to read from the percentages in order to be joyous or sad. The debate as usual will continue to focus on trivial things like the reasons why Limpopo is… Continue reading Matric Results Conceal The Submerged Body of an Iceberg
‘Going Home’, Temporality and Oscillation: The Endurance of South Africa’s Migrant Labour System
During the festive season peaks in December, millions of South African workers in big and mid-sized urban areas “go home” to spend time in rural labour reserves where they were born. This mass movement, which appears to be a deeply ingrained cultural practice, reflects something far more insidious: the enduring legacy of South Africa’s colonial… Continue reading ‘Going Home’, Temporality and Oscillation: The Endurance of South Africa’s Migrant Labour System