Category Archives: Culture and identities

Raymond Suttner, 20 years of democracy and question of popular participation (published in Grace &Truth)

Twenty years of Democracy – Raymond Suttner

Video of Graca Machel’s talk on identities interrogating Samora Machel’s statement ‘for the nation to live, the tribe must die’

http://www.mistra.org.za/SitePages/Video.aspx?VideoID=20

Graca Machel reflects on African identity and Samora Machel’s statement ‘for the nation to live, the tribe must die

Click to access MISTRA%20Third%20Annual%20Lecture%20presented%20by%20Mrs%20Graca%20Machel%20PDF.pdf

Raymond Suttner, Building vibrant culture needs debate (Polity video)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/building-vibrant-cultures-needs-debate-2014-07-16

Raymond Suttner, Does building non-racialism mean being colour-blind? (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/does-building-non-racialism-mean-being-colour-blind-2014-07-10

Raymond Suttner, Identities, unity and the terms we use (Polity video)

Raymond Suttner, Chiefs, custom and democracy today (Polity interview)

Nomboniso Gasa, Quality of democracy is poor in rural South Africa(SACSIS video)

Constance Mogale and Thuto Thipe:Inefficiency of land restitution process leaves many gloomy

Inefficiency of land restitution process leaves many gloomy*

Athambile Masola, A Biko moment

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/athambilemasola/2014/04/24/a-biko-moment/

Raymond Suttner, Electoral silence on patriarchy speaks volumes (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/electoral-silence-on-patriarchy-speaks-volumes-2014-04-23

Vashna Jagarnath, The Indian election-real politics vs reel politics

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-03-30-the-indian-election-real-politics-vs.-reel-politics/#.UzkRwaiSzwh

Nomboniso Gasa, The so-called “Grand Narrative”: phrase that irritates like a buzzing mosquito

The “Grand Narrative” phrase is an interesting concept

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Raymond Suttner, Gospel of Service or gospel of greed:Polity interview on Chief Luthuli

http://www.polity.org.za/article/gospel-of-service-vs-gospel-of-greed-2014-03-18

Nomboniso Gasa, Who killed the Traditional Courts bill?

http://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/who-killed-the-traditional-courts-bill-1.1654811

Mbongiseni Buthelezi, State at odds with the rights of rural people

State at odds with the rights of rural people

Nomboniso Gasa, Girls’ rights are being violated

http://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/girls-rights-are-being-violated-1.1651307#.Uwmo7nn-vfM

Marcus Williamson, Stuart Hall sociologist and pioneer of cultural studies

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-stuart-hall-sociologist-and-pioneer-in-the-field-of-cultural-studies-whose-work-explored-the-concept-of-britishness-9120126.html

The Traditional courts bill is dead!

Traditional Courts Bill is dead!

Nomboniso Gasa, Uninvited-Stuart Hall

Uninvited, Stuart Hall often sprung to my mind in the past few months. Continue reading →