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I sent this letter to Business Day today. For more on the delegation, see their website.
Dear Sir
As reported in your newspaper, a group of concerned South Africans are travelling to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories next week in order to highlight the intolerable conditions created by the Occupation. The composition of [...]

This is a short review of Padraig O’Malley’s Shades of Difference that I did for the latest issue of Equal Treatment (the TAC’s magazine):
In his foreword to Shades of Difference, former President Nelson Mandela says “Mac put the struggle for the freedom of South Africa above everything in his life.” Whatever flaws Mac Maharaj may [...]

Abstract
Two major developments of the last two decades have radically undermined traditional justifications of leftist politics: the failure of twentieth century `socialist’ experiments, and what might be termed the de-essentialising movement in contemporary philosophy. However, the social injustices that animated revolutionary thinkers in many respects remain, and some have arguably worsened in the era [...]

I have posted a video of Zackie’s short speech at the PAVN launch in Manenberg on the PAVN website. I also created a Youtube channel. More to come…

With Zackie Achmat
Every citizen, especially citizens who are ANC supporters and voters, those who have no interest in rising in the party hierarchy, have a duty to speak in public about policy, ideas and programmes. Such speech must be critical for criticism is the definitive element of loyalty.
It has become customary for senior members of [...]