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SOUTH AFRICA

Same fight, different adversary: From political oppression in 1976 to economic exclusion in 2026

South Africa commemorates 32 years of democracy, 50 years since the Soweto uprising, and 30 years since its progressive Constitution. Yet, despite political freedom, the nation's…

  • Isabel Bosman-Burnett
  • Nosipho Dube
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