The ANC was formed in 1912 as both a response to the exclusionary nature of the 1909 Convention that defined the borders of present day South Africa, and the rise of nationalism in Southern Africa. The founding fathers of the ANC sought to create a vehicle with which they would [...]

The terminological, conceptual and political breadth associated with the term ‘Boer’ as well as its multiple applications to mean different things to different people and political constituencies has evoked scorn and praise from a broad spectrum of South Africans. Whilst these interpretations are its strengths, in historical terms, it has [...]

THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED FIRST BY THE THINKER: VOLUME 20 ;JUNE 2011 ISSUE The use of metaphors and parables remains one of the greatest assets in the African education system. Supported by a rigorously used system of storytelling and use of symbols, metaphors have for centuries provided indigenous scholarship about [...]

The 2011 Local government elections have come and gone. The political landscape and template has definitely changed. Voting patterns have been redefined with historical slogans been subjected to a new acid test. The Mandela and Mbeki era born generation is fast ascending the stage of political influence with ‘genetically modified [...]