When anarchists ruled – UCT’s Fallist times
William Gild writes on David Benatar’s new book on what has been happening at UCT, South Africa’s highest ranked tertiary institution.
William Gild writes on David Benatar’s new book on what has been happening at UCT, South Africa’s highest ranked tertiary institution.
At UCT, it seems, the sins of the colonial masters are being revisited on them by the Fallists and it’s been an eye for an eye leading to eventual complete academic blindness.
Richard Wilkinson critiques the Orleyn-Masoek Report on racism at St Mary’s Waverley, highlighting its flaws and minimal focus on allegations and findings.
Wilkinson expresses deep concerns about Roedean, a Johannesburg-based school, entering into a partnership with Ummah Heart,
James Myburgh explores the historical patterns of crime and violence in South Africa during the late Apartheid period.
Jonny Steinberg’s biography ‘Winnie and Nelson’ details the relationship between Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Last week this column highlighted what Prof Benatar described in his book as the manufacture of the ‘narrative’ of UCT as an anti-black ‘racist university’.
UCT, writes Professor Benatar, is not all bad. There are pockets of the university that function really well, and many people of goodwill who span the racial spectrum.
Graham McIntosh responds to UCT Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s invitation to share suggestions on the renaming of campus spaces and places.
By the end of this week, the Mpati Commission must hand its report on malfeasance at the Public Investment Corporation to President Cyril Ramaphosa.