Artists’ alignment has evolved since 1994, reflecting changing dynamics in politics
The size of the ANC’s electoral victory need not be an issue of burning concern
The first democratic election was touch and go until six days before the 27 April 1994 poll
As Freedom Day approaches, an American reflects on how our history has become his too
The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994
More than half of 18-30 year olds not registered to vote
Remembering South Africa’s first democratic elections: It’s easy to forget that things could have turned out very differently in South Africa
It’s hard to ignore the tragic demise of a movement that held and had so much meaning and potential.
A young man says the peaceful election in his home town of Tumahole near Parys means his father did not die in vain in 1994.
From EFF berets to ballot papers from the 1994 elections, here are online store Gumtree.co.za’s top items being bought ahead of the polls.
The novel, Five Lives at Noon provides a detailed account of the events that led to the demise of legislated apartheid.
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/ 17 January 2011
Peter Harris’s latest book gives ample anecdotal content about SA’s first democratic election, but lacks critique.
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/ 20 February 2009
Lionel Newton, who plays Treppie in the much-anticipated screen adaptation of <i>Triomf</i>, speaks to Jeremy Kuper about the film.
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/ 20 February 2009
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Triomf</i> and adaptation from a novel of the same name by Marlene van Niekerk.
Thursday’s TV debate between South Africa’s two leading statesmen promises to be a psychological drama revealing much about how they are going to rule the country together.