Identify me as black, Am I an African? Classify me as white, Am I an African? Ebony or brunette Does that classify An African. Rich or poor does Does that distinguish Africans. Peac
You are a person through other persons I am because we are You cannot be human all by yourself Humanity These are just some of the varying definitions of the word “Ubuntu,” a South Afri…
I’ve come to take you home is one of the most important poems of political significance in the 20th Century. Written in 1998, by Diana Ferrus, a South African writer, poet and storyteller of Khoisan ancestry, the poem is about Sarah Baartman, now recognised as the first known Black female...
*On this date in 1950, the Population Registration Act No 30 of 1950 began in South Africa; the beginning of South African Apartheid. This law required people to be identified and registered from birth as one of four distinct racial groups: White, Colored, Bantu (Black African), and other. It was one of the 'pillars' of Apartheid. Race was reflected in the individual's Identity Number.
Breytenbach was an opponent of the apartheid regime, whose work represented a milestone in the development of Afrikaans poetry, formally and politically. His literary reputation is international, with work having been translated into Dutch, English, French and German.
Prompt: QUOTE: “In Africa, there is a concept known as UBUNTU – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world, …
A glimpse into some of the moments that make up SA's vibrant history
Ingrid Jonker was an Afrikaans poet who died when I was just a small child. Not being particularly interested in poetry generally and Afrikaans poetry specifically, I somehow missed learning about…
South Africans have a fairly complicated relationship with the word now and even though we can try explain it, the reality is you still might not get it.
