‘Adam Habib is no racist. He should be reinstated without delay’

The self-righteous cannot be allowed to act as thought police or diversity, knowledge and culture will be stifled: experts

08 April 2021 - 20:17 By Thuli Madonsela, Justice Malala, Palesa Morudu and Barney Pityana

SA’s Professor Adam Habib, the new director of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, was asked to step aside a few weeks ago. Habib previously served as vice-chancellor at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). He was asked to step aside after he used the “N-word” in a Zoom meeting with student leaders at SOAS...

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