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‘We need to look at the world differently’

Years of negligence must be undone to solve the crime problem in the region

The City of Welkom falls within the Free State’s Matjhabeng Municipality and suffers from mining-related crime and electricity theft, but Welkom’s current crime issues should not be a scapegoat for its governance failures, writes Tshiamo Malatji.There is a shocking crime wave that is spreading through the Welkom area of the Free State. This is according to Senior Sociology Lecturer at the University of the Free State…

Colonial statues on post-apartheid campuses

As we move towards the 42nd commemoration of the Soweto Uprisings the current youth of South Africa continue to question their colonial past and what it means to live within a democracy. In this piece, Zekulunge shares the thoughts of student leaders at the University of the Free State on the presence of colonial statues in their spaces.