“How can he be considered great, since he has been a philosopher for so long and has never yet disturbed anybody? (Nietzsche in Untimely Meditations, p 194) “…it is only by means of the common characteristic of being German that we can avert the downfall […]
history philosophy politics
“A people who lose their historical memory becomes a very fragile people. They regress. It is historical memory that permits them to be a strong people”. (Cheikh Anta Diop, in Great African Thinkers) “Black people reject this… it is a solution given to us […]
history politics
“A people losing sight of origins are dead. A people deaf to purposes are lost” (Ayi Kwei Armah in Two Thousand Seasons, 1973, p xiii. My italics) “How indeed would a living understanding come to those, who have fled knowledge of the source?” (Ayi Kwei […]
history politics
It is human nature to take lessons from the previous generation and use their strategies as a way of life. This has been noted within the black society mainly because we have been oppressed as the nation for centuries now. Within the political context, the […]
introspection opinion politics
“We have encountered a race of red ants” (Kunene p 211) “He reported to the Assembly: my lord the country is infested with bad bugs” (Kunene p 207) “Africans believe in the inherent goodness of man” (Biko) “I give you these elephant tusks. They are […]
history introspection politics
The colonisation of Africa and the subsequent apartheid regime that is entrenched in our south African history is partly to blame for the lack of knowledge around African healing, traditions and practices. In 2017, we are still faced with the misconception of what ‘muti’ is […]
economics introspection science wellness
Serapeng Sa Basadi is a Co-Operative of women that is involve with and promotes food production by employing indigenous farming methods of inter-crop planting (companion planting). Their indigenous methods of farming are advantageous in that with inter-cropping they have no need for artificial pesticides as […]
economics science wellness
“Take away from a people their culture, you wipe their identity. Convince them that their way of life is backwards, you’ll rule their thoughts. But teach a people to believe that development only comes from the adoption of a version of their so-called backward traditions […]
history introspection politics relationships
