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Author: Siyabonga Hadebe
Independent commentator on socioeconomic, political and global matters based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Trump’s white South African refugee plan exposes how global asylum systems can be manipulated to preserve racial privilege.
South African autumn graduations dazzle with joy and tradition, but beneath the ululations and cultural pride lies a sobering truth: systemic exclusion, artificial unemployment, and an education system that fails to deliver meaningful futures.
The systemic marginalisation of Black South African academics persists as universities favour foreign hires and global prestige over national transformation, equity, and justice in higher education.
The racial categories imposed on African peoples during colonialism were not based on science, but on strategies of division and domination.
Donald Trump’s renewed tariff strategy disproportionately impacts African nations like Lesotho while undermining global trade frameworks.
Prince Mashele’s disparaging remarks about MP Papa Penny reveal the persistent colonial mentality in South African intellectual discourse.