Fathers of the nation
Some of the mythologies about Nelson Mandela don’t line up with actual histories.
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Naledi Yaziyo
Naledi Yaziyo is a student at Duke University where she is reading for a PhD in Cultural Anthropology.
All the colors of jam
I had told many half-truths before, but those little lies were cute compared to this, the first time I told a big lie.
The New Testament
Much of black youth culture in South Africa celebrates constant self-invention, and is built on the gospel of entrepreneurship.
My Grandmother’s Archive
Faced with the uncertainty of the postapartheid world, my grandmother protects her children the same way she survived Apartheid: by making sure their papers are in order.