The curse of the ill-fated apartheid-era imbongi

The politics of apartheid constrained both the substance and the form of David Manisi's poetry.

Umkhonto WeSizwe celebrates 50 years

Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) marked its 50th anniversary by urging the state to look after ex-combatants who fought against apartheid.

Inter-racial SA family grew in apartheid's shadow

Isaac and Joan Ngwenya have an exceptional story from the apartheid era, whereby every citizen was classified by race.

Stripped naked, our racist past is ugly

British Magnum photographer Ian Berry’s odyssey in South Africa is charted in an exhibition at the Liverpool International Slavery Museum.

Saved by 'township treatment'

30 Years after the first cases of Aids were reported, 17 since the end of apartheid -- here’s a story about how the virus has helped bridge division.

Victims' groups mad over reparations

Civil society is spitting mad about proposed regulations gazetted by government that would govern reparations to people who suffered during apartheid.

Zuma: SA has done 'exceptionally well' since 1994

President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday spoke of how proud he was at the "substantial progress" South Africa has made since 1994.

A bone to Pik with history

His doorstopper of a biography is nearly ready, but Pik Botha doesn't like it one bit. He talks to the M&G as part of our 25th anniversary series.

More dirt revealed on apartheid SA's cosy Israeli ties

The cosy relationship between apartheid SA and Israel was underscored this week when information about a nuclear deal during the 1970s came to light.

South Africa, New Zealand in apartheid rugby apology

New Zealand and South Africa's rugby unions made apologies on Friday for excluding Maori and black players from their teams during the apartheid era.

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