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"In 2008, I visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, where I not only witnessed documented accounts of the different atrocities, but also stood next to the mass grave where 250 000 bodies are interred."

"Yes, as a people of South Africa, we still need to have very open, frank conversations instead of hiding behind broad terms like 'rainbow nation', 'nation building' and 'social cohesion', etc."

We should stop worrying about the names of towns and streets. We should, however, worry about South Africa becoming a failed state. In this lecture Sihle Khumalo urges South Africans to have difficult conversations, to move beyond their comfort zones. He does so while reflecting on his many travels throughout Africa.

Sihle Khumalo says conversation is important. We need to talk about the difficult things, the hard things, the things that make us uncomfortable. Freek Robinson starts the conversation.