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EFF leader Julius Malema. Photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

EFF tackles apartheid legislation

While the ANC in Parliament found itself defending the presence of FW de Klerk at the State of the Nation address last week, the government was also — in court this time —…

A recent study of more than 200 rural respondents in the Eastern Cape, where drought has severely affected quality of life and food security, found that although farmers are actively trying to build resilience against climate change, more coordination was needed between state entities and local government to support them. (Photo: Gallo Images/Netwerk 24/Tebogo Letsie

Court victory for 400 000 elderly black women

An apartheid law that dispossessed black women of the assets accrued during their marriages has finally been scrapped after a Pinetown pensioner, facing impoverishment, went to…

Zindzi Mandela as simply stating facts in her tweets about how white people stole the land, writes Mcebo Dlamini

In defence of Zindzi Mandela’s obvious truths

The ambassador was simply stating facts in her tweets about how white people stole the land, writes Mcebo Dlamini

The Special Investigating Unit argued that the concourt should not entertain a cynical attempt to claw back the millions made in the scandal. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

ConCourt slams racist, sexist land legislation

In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the court said a section of the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act solidifies apartheid legislation

​When apartheid ended
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PODCAST: Freedom for sale

This is the second episode in the new Sound Africa series “Re-visits.”

Third force: President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to run for a third term in defiance of the country’s Constitution has provoked widespread anger and protests in Burundi and uncertainty in the region.
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PODCAST: Aunty Patty’s garden

When the coloured population of Simon’s Town was forcibly removed, Aunty Patty’s family remained

Conditions around mentioning sabotage at key points such as the Koeberg nuclear reactor fall under strict criteria.

Nkandlagate: Apartheid law protects Zuma

A piece of legislation dating from the apartheid security state stands in the way of the public finding out how much they are paying for Nkandla.