Mandela’s autopsy
Freedom of expression has clear bounds, and they are bounds that the ANC agreed to when accepting the Constitution. You can call Damaso insensitive and rude for portraying a dead Mandela if you like, but he is as entitled to exercise his version of culture as you are yours.
Africa is not a country: football and nationhood
I can understand why South Africans, and Africans in general, like the idea of one of “our” teams doing well. But it doesn’t quite make sense for me, as a football fan, to support teams simply because they represent an African nation, because there is much about Africa that is difficult to support.
Forgive him if you like, but Jacob Zuma should resign
Placed alongside rape trials, dodgy arms-deal allegations, shady friends, financial mismanagement, reckless sexual behaviour in a country blighted by HIV/AIDS, the most recent Zuma scandal adds to the evidence of a lack of sound judgement, and a poor awareness of voter interests.
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