The second session of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s conversations with key thought leaders on “Compassion, Interconnection, and Transformation” organized by the Mind & Life Institute at his residence in Dharamsala, India on October 30th and November 1st, 2019.
Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela receives third honorary doctorate, Stellenbosch University
Author: Corporate Communication [Alec Basson] – Stellenbosch University. Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (SU), received an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University in Grahamstown on Friday (12 April 2019). This was her … Read More
Interview on Radio 702 on “Reflections on Transformation in South Africa” – 702
Koketso Sachane chats about navigating the complicated and complex journey towards dealing with racial tension. Should we be more militant in the how we deal with racial tension, or should we still follow Mandela’s non-violent strategy? In this new episode … Read More
At the BAM, New York
The play begins at a conference in South Africa where Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is addressing an unseen audience. As we see her slide presentation, featuring photographs of Auschwitz, the massacre in Rwanda, and Abu Ghraib, she describes how her views on … Read More
Interview at Duke University’s Faith and Leadership on the possibility of forgiveness – Faith & Leadership
Even after the worst atrocities, forgiveness is possible, says a South African psychologist and researcher. At its core lies empathy, the turning point where people encounter and recognize each other as human beings.
Der Spiegel interview (in German) about A Human being Died that Night – Der Spiegel
Von Johann Grolle und Katja Thimm Die südafrikanische Psychologin Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela über Folterer im Staatsdienst, die Dynamik von Schuld und Vergebung und ihre Begegnung mit dem Chef der Polizei-Todesschwadronen des Apartheid-Regimes
Interview on A Human being Died that Night – Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio
By Neal Conan Next week marks the 10th anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections. It was also the start of a historic effort to address the violence and human rights abuses of the apartheid era. Join NPR’s Neal Conan … Read More
The Guardian, interviewed about A Human being Died that Night – The Guardian
Nicknamed ‘Prime Evil’, Eugene de Kock was apartheid’s chief murderer. Now a psychologist from the townships says it’s time to forgive him. She tells Rory Carroll why.
New York Times interview about A Human Being Died that Night – New York Times
By Rachel L. Swarns May 10, 2003 The black woman saw him whenever she thumbed through her newspapers or switched on the television: the tall white man with thick glasses. He was Eugene de Kock, a former colonel in the … Read More
A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness – Los Angeles Public Library
In conversation with Louise Steinman A psychologist on South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission asks, “What does it mean when we discover than the incarnation of evil is as frighteningly human as we are?” In Conversation with Louise Steinman.