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Patriotic fervour: Last year’s Reconciliation Day theme was enshrined on the call for South Africans to deepen the commitment to unity, healing, forgiveness and nation- building for shared future.

Reconciliation remains an elusive ideal

While a bridge may symbolise connection, many South Africans still begin their journeys from vastly unequal social starting points

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
True transformation: Professor Jonathan Jansen, the first black vice-chancellor at the University of the Free State, approached the Reitz racist students conundrum with steadfastness in the face of doubt, and achieved more than mere expulsion would have done. Photo: Per-Anders Petterssen/Getty

‘Sit down. The prof has spoken: When Malema came to UFS

This is an edited extract from Jonathan Jansen’s new book, Breaking Bread

  • Eyaaz
11 min read