South African court frees cannabis from colonial and apartheid past: Celebrations after court rules that the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence. Kim Ludbrook/EPAA ruling by the South African Constitutional Court opens the way for decriminalising private use of cannabis, locally known as “dagga”. It marks a definitive shift in a century of notoriously punitive drug … [Read more...] about South African court frees cannabis from colonial and apartheid past | The Conversation
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To fix South Africa’s dysfunctional state, ditch its colonial heritage | The Conversation
To fix South Africa's dysfunctional state, ditch its colonial heritage: South Africa's Union Buildings in Pretoria. Paul Saad/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently made an astonishing statement: that the country’s governance is collapsing. It takes extraordinary courage for a head of state and of the national executive to be so candid. … [Read more...] about To fix South Africa’s dysfunctional state, ditch its colonial heritage | The Conversation
Patterns inherited from South Africa’s colonial past still persist in sport | The Conversation
Patterns inherited from South Africa's colonial past still persist in sport: South Africa's sport facilities are sorely lacking. Delwyn Verasamy/Mail & GuardiianSouth African sporting roots are deep in the country’s colonial past. During the 19th century, sport in Britain and her colonies – South Africa one of them – was played and organised according to a class … [Read more...] about Patterns inherited from South Africa’s colonial past still persist in sport | The Conversation
Blackness, oceans and South Africa’s colonial history are at my family’s core | The Conversation
Blackness, oceans and South Africa's colonial history are at my family's core: Cape Town SutterstockThis excerpt is based on an extract from the book, “Race Otherwise: Forging a New Humanism for South Africa” by the author. My blackness is supposedly visible only because I do not “look white”. But, in some parts of West Africa I am called white. My blackness is ambiguous … [Read more...] about Blackness, oceans and South Africa’s colonial history are at my family’s core | The Conversation
SA News: Americans in Cape Town: Untangling a Complex Colonial Legacy
Americans in Cape Town: Untangling a Complex Colonial Legacy: Banna and Yohana Desta exploring Cape Town’s predominantly Muslim Bo-Kaap neighborhood Anthony: A month and a half ago, Banna, Yohana, and myself traveled to Cape Town, South Africa and today, alongside Jameka, we’ll be debriefing our journey beginning ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Chief Justice Office … [Read more...] about SA News: Americans in Cape Town: Untangling a Complex Colonial Legacy
