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| Political philosophy in the midst of crisis | I often begin teaching my Social and Political Philosophy course with a discussion of Rick Turner’s argument, “The Necessity of Utopian Thinkingâ€. This is the title of the first chapter of his book, The Eye of the Needle, which is a political theory reflection on democracy, published in 1972 by the anti-Apartheid activist and (then) University of Natal academic. | political_philosophy_in_the_midst_of_crisis_-_covid-19_0%20(1)[1].pdf |
| Power of information is a double-edged sword in a pandemic | Information has been described as power. This is because information gives the bearer or receiver knowledge to act to improve upon a situation or develop strategies to cope with situations in instances where solutions do not emerge immediately. | power_of_information_is_a_double-edged_sword_in_a_pandemic_-_covid-19_0[1].pdf |
| Psychosocial dynamics, effects and interventions: music of hope | My eyes involuntarily fill with tears and goose bumps crawl down my spine. The source: a forwarded videoclip of the Italian air force aerobatic team display, filmed on a perfect day with an azure sky over a blue-green ocean, accompanied by Pavarotti singing the famous opera aria Nessun Dorma (No one sleeps) by Puccini. | psychosocial_dynamics_effects_and_interventions-_music_of_hope_-_covid-19_0[1].pdf |
| Psychosocial needs of women in informal settlements: Creating a humanities agenda during and post COVID-19 | COVID-19 is an unexpected virus with unprecedented consequences that has rocked and shocked the global community. Global and national television, as well as alternative news media, provide daily and sometimes hourly updates on infection and death rates. South Africa’s COVID-19 National Command Council provides detailed daily reports reduced to its lowest common denominator such as the sex, province and tangible geographic locations of those who succumb to the virus. | psychosocial_needs_of_women_in_informal_settlements_-by_nirmala_devi_gopal_0[1].pdf |
| Reflections on Covid-19 during an Interregnum | Our retrospective view in the comfort of post-COVID-19 renders a comfortable perspective on the effect of the viral pandemic on the behaviour of individuals and groups in society. | reflections_on_covid-19_during_an_interregnum_-_covid-19_0[1].pdf |
| Renewal in the face of a crisis: SA's active state and public response to COVID-19 | The South African government has faced heavy criticism in the last two decades about its capacity to deal with the country’s challenges and so, with the global emergence of the pandemic known as COVID-19, there were warranted fears about how it would cope in dealing with the outbreak. | renewal_in_the_face_of_a_crisis_-_covid-19_0[1].pdf |
| Renewal in the face of a crisis: SA’s active state and public response to COVID-19 | The South African government has faced heavy criticism in the last two decades about its capacity to deal with the country’s challenges and so, with the global emergence of the pandemic known as COVID-19, there were warranted fears about how it would cope in dealing with the outbreak. | renewal_in_the_face_of_a_crisis_-_rikhotso_0[1].pdf |
| Shock over the 'discovery' of inequality is surprising | Since the start of the national lockdown more than eight weeks ago, South Africans have listened attentively on those occasions when President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation. I soon learnt that our president’s now ominous “My fellow South Africans...†speech meant that our imprisonment would be further extended. | shock_over_the_discovery_of_inequality_is_surprising_-_covid-19[1].pdf |