Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions: Mangosuthu Buthelezi inspired very different assessments of his roles and legacies. GCIS/Flickr Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous global century, and into the local conditions of racist rule. A man …
UN peacekeeping is stymied by serious contradictions. They need to be resolved: The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. UN/Isaac Billy For three decades, UN peace operations have been falling into the same traps because stakeholders don’t want to tackle some of the contradictions confronting peacekeeping. Professor Paul D. Williams from George Washington University recently …
Warhol in Africa: contradictions, complications and conflicts: The Warhol exhibition inspired thousands of selfies at the opening. WAM On the evening of 26 July, over 5,000 people streamed into Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg to attend the opening of its latest exhibition, Warhol Unscreened: Artworks from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Collection. Andy Warhol, …