Journalism

Africa inspired- TEDxRhodesU breaks new ground 

7796972522_568a1d6242_c
The Tedx RhodesU team headed by Tyron Louw. Photo:Melite Vivier

For over 25 years, millions of people all over the world have been inspired and transformed by TED Talks, made available for free online via TED.com. This has inspired communities and individuals all around the world to do the same, organising independent events called TEDx ‒ Technology, Entertainment and Design ‒ with the x signifying that the event is independently organised.

Continue reading “Africa inspired- TEDxRhodesU breaks new ground “

Journalism

A Bantu in my Bathroom

McKaiser 1.JPG
Eusebius McKaiser Photo: Anna-Karien Otto

For Eusebius McKaiser the personal is the political.

Family, race, sexuality, culture ‒ he doesn’t hesitate to highlight the connection between our lives and thorny issues that plague the public sphere. Considered as one of South Africa’s more progressive thinkers, he asked some tough questions of the audience that gathered to hear about his latest book, A Bantu in My Bathroom, on Friday afternoon.

Taking umbrage against the term ‘bantu’ had actually prompted some students to tear down a few of the posters advertising the event. Known as an iconoclast and a provocateur, McKaiser relished this reaction, promptly starting off his talk by questioning the assumption that Rhodes is perceived as being the most liberal campus in South Africa.

Continue reading “A Bantu in my Bathroom”