Tag: SocialJustice

Lidia Rauch was born at the crossroads of South Africa’s past and present. She is the granddaughter of one of apartheid’s longest-serving ministers, Fanie Botha. She grew up in a world built for her comfort, yet she chose to reckon with its cost. Her story moves between privilege and pain, from a childhood marked by fracture to a career inside the machinery of government.

A study of anti-Blackness and white supremacy across four continents demonstrates a critical argument. Colorblindness is neither new nor a subtype of racist ideology. Instead, it operates as a constitutive technology of racism. In this context, Colorblind Tools: Global Technologies of Racial Power frames colorblindness as central to the reproduction of racial domination.

Land remains one of the most emotive and symbolically powerful issues in Africa. ‘New’ Settler or ‘Old’ Tenant? confronts this reality directly. In rural contexts, the collision of history, class, race, gender, time and space complicates efforts to overcome economic inequality. As a result, structural tensions continue to shape rural economies and social relations.

South Africa’s justice system is undergoing a necessary and exciting transformation. After years of relying heavily on traditional courtroom litigation, there is increasing conversation around making dispute resolution more accessible, affordable and culturally relevant.