Gangs and activists
What does it mean when a community takes justice into its own hands? Revisiting the case of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) in Cape Town.
8 Articles by:
Suren Pillay
Suren Pillay is Associate Professor in the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape.
Being coloured and Indian in South Africa after apartheid
Where do these debates about the place of coloureds and Indians in South Africa come from?
Marxism and Islam in Africa
Karl Marx can be useful to people fighting for social justice and who at the same time are deeply religious.
Decolonizing the University
What to do with the universities South Africa inherited from the violences of Apartheid.
The University as a Place to Think
How we harness knowledge to the ethical injunctions we uphold against marginality, pain or suffering, on a global scale.
Jazz as Tradition in Cape Town
“Jazzing” on the Cape Flats, almost similar to salsa as developed in New York City. It’s the dominant sound of parties in Cape Town.
Burying Comrade Nelson Mandela
For some of us, the official celebrations are missing a crucial element: Celebrating Nelson Mandela as a figure of armed struggle and the liberation movement.
How democracy is lived
From nationalism, we have passed to chauvinism, and finally to racism. Why are South Africa’s middle classes not mobilizing against xenophobia.