The Afrikaans pop star has a big whinge on board, and he can’t shut up about it. He doesn’t see how well-off he is.
Nat Nakasa, who died in 1965, was one of those who were ground down by the alienation of exile. A friend recalls the time.
Pursuing freedom, our system now – paradoxically – disempowers pupils.
Noam Chomsky states that if Israel is boycotted, the same fate should befall the United States. He further believes that a boycott could backfire.
The high court has ordered the justice and correctional services minister to consider parole for former police death squad commander Eugene de Kock.
M&G readers comment on the next five years under President Jacob Zuma, compare David Webster with Steve Biko and call for street name changes in CT.
Stellenbosch is a top institution, but why are architects of racism still being honoured there?
Remembering a fearful childhood encounter just brings home how far freedom has brought us, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.
To celebrate 20 years of freedom, the M&G went back to the unfree years and picked 20 absurd apartheid moments.
South Africa requires the same levels of wisdom, insight, passion and leadership it had 20 years ago in order to complete the transformation.
Twenty-four years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, Zelda le Grange remembers what he taught her – with freedom comes responsibility.
General Constand Viljoen says Afrikaners need to establish a political bloc to survive ANC majoritarianism.
Dan Roodt and other Afrikaner have activists recently launched a new political platform, which aims to fight for Afrikaner self-determination.
Nelson Mandela’s departure from office was a blow from which the commission never recovered.
It is also important to stress that April 27 did not constitute the victory of some South Africans over others, as it is often presented now.
The Economic Freedom Fighters are the only party truly set on redressing apartheid inequalities, and through that whites can finally find salvation.
From giving the world Bothas like PW Botha and Pik Botha to putting words into his mouth, Pieter-Dirk Uys recalls why he doesn’t miss the Nats.
Play examines the vexed issue of granting parole to Eugene de Kock, the convicted apartheid death squad leader.
Alan Wieder’s biography on Joe Slovo and Ruth First focuses on the couple’s relationship, their different personalities and opposing views.
British singer, songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading and a line-up of celebrated South African musicians will appear at Anthems of Democracy.
Black people have been oppressed for so long that they continue to use the language of the former oppressor, writes Khaya Dlanga.
The DA’s good intentions are that of a white master who thinks that he knows what is best for a black person, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Punishing Dr Death is pointless, as he was only a foot soldier of the ubiquitous white supremacism, writes Andile Mngxitama.
The novel, Five Lives at Noon provides a detailed account of the events that led to the demise of legislated apartheid.
Families of Wouter Basson’s victims want the contraversial doctor to ask for their forgiveness.
A deep look into history through stark studio portraits of South Africans.
The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson’s fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.
How can we sort out the conceptual mess that afflicts the debates around the comparison between Israel and apartheid South Africa?
South Africa’s transition to democracy is held up as an example but the old underlying problems endure, writes Jaap de Visser and Nico Steytler.
Professor Adam Habib addressed the M&G Literary Festival on South Africa’s suspended revolution – past, present and future.
A journalist with an intimate knowledge of both states explains why the comparison is wrong.
Refusing to forget the violent conflicts of South Africa’s past is the surest way of ending them.