Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance by William Jethro Mpofu

“…Colonialism, especially in its apartheid expression in South Africa, questioned the humanity of Black Africans, displaced them, and dispossessed them of their land. …”
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Scaling deep at the margins: coproduction of nature-based solutions as decolonial research praxis in Cape Town by Patience Mguni, Lise Byskov Herslund, Amber Louise Abrams, Kirsty Carden, Craig Tanyanyiwa, Julia McLachlan, Rachelle Schneuwly, Neil Armitage

“…Here resistance and desire are central dynamics that may help rework the unjust power asymmetries in the post-apartheid city. Researchers need not foreclose the possibilities of failure in transdisciplinary NbS experiments when resistance is encountered, instead they should explore the generative insights that may result from failure. …”
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“An Ancient System of Caste”: How the British Law against Caste Depends on Orientalism by Prakash Shah

“…They were handicapped by the fact that if they resisted it they would be branded as complicit in caste discrimination – as has been alleged by parliamentarians backing the law – or practitioners of a form of apartheid. This article argues that the legislation is underpinned by dubious and insubstantial research. …”
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Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus by GAMBO Nanven Audu, PULDU Samdi Gloria, KUMS Simon Nankap

“…However,Nigeria with its endowed numerous natural and human resources which she utilized for the betterment of Africa; prompted her to assume the leadership role which she did by leading other African countries in the decolonization struggles and the fight against apartheid regime in South Africa. Thus, Nigeria's leadership role towards achieving stability and development in Africa cannot be overemphasized. …”
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The High Price of Gender Noncompliance: Exploring the Economic Marginality of Trans Women in South Africa by Siyanda Buyile Shabalala, Megan Campbell

“…These cisgender‐privileging norms intersect with racism and colonial‐apartheid legacies, compounding economic difficulties for trans women. …”
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Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull by Christa Kuljian

“…These beliefs and practices were not questioned in the era of racial segregation and apartheid, and they carry painful legacies into the fields of anatomy, anthropology and palaeoanthropology. …”
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Los Objetivos del Buen Vivir. Una propuesta alternativa a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible by Antonio Luis HIDALGO-CAPITÁN, Santiago GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ, Ana Patricia CUBILLO-GUEVARA, Ana Patricia CUBILLO-GUEVARA, Nancy MEDINA-CARRANCO

“…And that has as consequences a global apartheid and an imperial way of life. Later, in the third section, we propose that, if the concept of good living emerged as an alternative to the concept of sustainable development, in the face of the international cooperation agenda of the SDGs, we can also make an alternative global agenda based on the Good Living Goals (GLGs). …”
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El movimiento estudiantil «Rhodes debe caer» (Rodhes Must Fall): las universidades sudafricanas como campo de lucha by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni

“…Lo que se inició como el movimiento Rhodes Debe Caer (Rhodes Must Fakk) contra la estatua de Cecil John Rhodes en la Universidad de Ciudad del Cabo, rápidamente se extendió a demandas más amplias de justicia cognitiva; cambio de currículo; desmantelamiento de símbolos ofensivos coloniales o del apartheid; derecho a la educación gratuita, relevante y de calidad; libertad cultural; y cambio total de la idea misma de universidad, de su pedigrí occidental («la universidad en África») a la «universidad africana». …”
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