Violence and rage explored at the Ruth First Lecture

The 15th annual Ruth First Memorial Lecture was held at the University of the Witwatersrand under the theme “Violence and Rage”. Held every year in commemoration of assassinated anti-apartheid activist Ruth First, the 2015 lecture, which had delivered a heated debate about race in South Africa, would be a tough act to follow. But the 2016 Ruth First Fellows didn’t hold back. Giving a keynote address at the event, educationalist Leigh-Ann Naidoo gave an appraisal of the achievements of South Africa’s student movement, but cautioned that it should not “get stuck in a politics of shutdown”.

Guest: Leigh Ann Naidoo
Position: Educationalist and Researcher at Wits University