South Africans are growing increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of economic and social change - and many blame the country’s first democratic president, Nelson Mandela, for making too many compromises in the deal that ended apartheid.
Tomorrow marks 24 years since Mandela was inaugurated. Steven Friedman argues those who accuse Mandela of “selling out” don’t understand the limited opportunities Mandela and his colleagues had to insist on far more radical change.
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The flaws in the political settlement that ended apartheid need urgent attention.
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Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg
Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
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Arts + Culture
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Ian Higgins, Australian National University
In its abridged form, Gulliver's Travels has become a children's classic. But in full, it is a misanthropic satire, scathing of politicians.
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Environment + Energy
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Eli Knapp, Houghton College
Many poachers continue to poach to improve their incomes, rather than just make ends meet.
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Politics + Society
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Ekatherina Zhukova, Lund University
Forging emotional bonds through care, companionship and shared experiences, two very different countries built civic ties from the rubble of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
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Libby Porter, RMIT University; Louise Clare Johnson, Deakin University; Sue Jackson, Griffith University
While planning policies and practices have contributed to marginalising Indigenous people, planners can now work with them to ensure they have their rightful say in shaping Australian communities.
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Science + Technology
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Timothy Amukele, Johns Hopkins University
Considerable effort has gone into improving laboratory services in many African countries. But the quality of tests is questionable.
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Blake Allan, Deakin University
Ecology is in the midst of a technological revolution. From tiny sensors that can be fitted to animals, to swarms of remotely-piloted drones, researchers have a host of new ways to study the natural world.
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