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Wiseman Zondi

Wiseman Zondi is a writer and analyst. He is a 2022 Rhodes Scholar, and writes about political language, sexuality and mental health.

Latest Work

Wiseman Zondi

25 March 2025

Julius Malema's 'Kill the Boer' chant is a reflection of South Africa's unresolved historical pain

By Wiseman Zondi

6 min

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Wiseman Zondi

26 November 2024

Is the MK party a progressive challenge or threat to South Africa's democratic fabric?

By Wiseman Zondi

5 min

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Wiseman Zondi

6 March 2024

Big hype around upstart parties contesting elections, but hype is not votes

By Wiseman Zondi

5 min

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Wiseman Zondi

4 October 2023

Ongoing attacks by politicians on civil society are grossly anti-democratic and potentially dangerous

By Wiseman Zondi

5 min

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Wiseman Zondi

11 September 2023

Rainbow nation liberalism and single-track focus on EFF will spell disaster for the DA

By Wiseman Zondi

1 min

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Wiseman Zondi

14 February 2023

Drop this ‘RET’ nonsense – call them the ‘Gala Dinner’ or ‘Coalition of the Forever-Wounded’ faction

By Wiseman Zondi

6 min

6

Wiseman Zondi

25 October 2021

What a pity Nando’s chickened out on the real issues in the Gareth Cliff contretemps – racism and sexism

By Wiseman Zondi

3 min

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