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Is “Racial Violence” Worse Than “Violence”?

The South African blogosphere has been overwhelmingly critical of Brandon Huntley and the Canadian immigration board that granted him refugee status. (See Pierre De Vos, Ray Hartley, Michael Trapido, and Sarah Britten, to name just a few.) However, I think that in the rush to bash Huntley for the sin of bringing the country into [...]

Rape Culture

by Mayibuye Magwaza
Rape is a part of South African culture. It’s a disgusting and abominable part that we need to discard, but it’s definitely a part of South African culture.
There, I went and said it. The next time you hear a South African defending something – anything – on the basis that it is ‘part [...]