Political independence delivered through nationalism constitutes a blocked dialectic: A comment on the continuing politics of the present by Lwazi Siyabonga Lushaba, PhD University of Cape Town
Political Analyst and researcher Ralph Mathekga says there is historical political intolerance in South Africa. Adding that South Africans lack deep appreciation of civil liberties
One road leads to a downwards spiral of Zimbabwe-style populism and nationalist chauvinism, preceded by a Brazil-style economic tailspin arising from rating agency downgrades writes Richard Calland
Today's Forum@8 looks at Fake news, asking whether there is a rise. Fake News stories are deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via the traditional media, but more often on the digital media platforms.
Legendary South African musician, actor and now published author Mara Louw talks about life in Stekspruit, being a Sowetan, the sinking of the MTS Oceanos and the pain of growing up thinking that her mother was her sister.