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Tuesday, 06 December 2016 15:53
Khoisan Royal House Responds to Deputy Minister who says First-nation status for Khoisan ‘unsustainable’
Written by Jenny Arrison
The deputy minister, who is responsible for traditional affairs, recently stated that the government does not want the Khoisan people to be declared as the “First Nation” of South Africa…
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016 11:42
Whose city is it anyway? Seapoint Promenade Dogs More Welcome Than The Poor
Written by Ryan Swano
Don't get me wrong... I love my dogs... and when someday, hopefully soon, I own a car again, I would love to take them to dog-friendly public spaces like beaches…
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Monday, 28 November 2016 19:42
Remembering our Hip Hop Legends & Remembering Mr FAT
Written by Ryan Swano
I would be lying and you would rightfully suspect me of trying to hitch onto a populist bandwagon if I were to say that my encounters with Ashley Titus aka…
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Sunday, 13 November 2016 21:44
Who can all claim to be South Africa's Authentic Aborigines?
Written by Brian Ebden
We all have accepted as fact that over 100 Thousand years ago people migrated from the Cape to the rest of the world.Why of all the places in the world…
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Perhaps this is what is wrong with us as South Africans...Die appels val nooit ver van die boom nie en die boom bly staan. We've all watched one woman's bizarre…
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Monday, 03 October 2016 15:14
Students are Not Wrong for Being Angry - #FeesMustFall
Written by Peter Tracey
If most of the striking students were pampered pooches striking for increased privileges or the guarantee of existing privileges it would be another story altogether – but that’s not the…
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Saturday, 01 October 2016 17:41
Kullid Questions from Kullid Laaities Living Kullid Realities
Written by Emile Jansen
I am constantly asked if I see "so-called coloureds" as another tribe or race in the context of South Africa. Truth is that race is bullshit and a construct... BUT...…
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Sunday, 11 September 2016 15:33
Kanonafvurings by Taalmonument Gee Groot Aanstoot
Written by Ryan Swano
Ons mense is ontsetlik Lief vir Afrikaans, maar ons taal wat ons so liefhet, het ontstaan uit geweld. Die geboorte van Afrikaans was die dood van ‘n groot getal Khoe…
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I never found my piece of perfect suburbia but I found a row of old houses and a working class Afrikaaner community that had lived there from before the World…
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Thursday, 18 August 2016 21:12
There’s no such thing as a coloured identity
Written by Lionel Adendorf - IOL
Those who consider themselves “coloured” have obviously not yet been liberated from the apartheid yoke, writes Lionel Adendorf. The whole point of Bruinou.com's existence is not to be the entity…
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One of democracy’s fundamental flaws is the concept of coalitions. The 50% plus one vote rule provides the background for a complex yet simplistic abrogation of citizens’rights by politicians. Party…
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Wednesday, 17 August 2016 19:10
#ColouredExcellence & #BlackExcellence is not a Zero Sum Game
Written by Zizwe Nje
I am celebrating Wayde van Niekerk's victory as "my own" and I am as happy for him as I would be if a family member had broken the world record.…
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Don’t be fooled by my complexion, as a mixed-race individual I’m proud of my Black side, and no, I’m not wearing an ANC scarf hoping for a tender as I…
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Monday, 15 August 2016 16:31
Why Wayde's Gold is a Win for Coloured Identity
Written by Carla Bernado - IOL
The term “Coloured” began trending on Twitter after Wayde van Niekerk won Olympic gold and set a new world record, and that’s okay, says Carla Bernardo. Many of the issues…
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Tuesday, 09 August 2016 19:05
Let Us Live - Three generations of women; one shared narrative.
Written by Kyla Phil - Superbalist
When given an open brief on a video work for “Women’s Day” my self-awareness went into overdrive like, there are so many issues pertaining to existing in this palatable yet…
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Nadine has been asking herself this question since she was a little girl. Now as a woman she shares some of the conclusions she has reached, I Am Not Your…
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