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.
Fifty years after the Liliesleaf raid, struggle veteran Sir Bob Hepple is catching up with the past.
In the world of finger pointing and name dropping there can be only one winner. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
Don’t be surprised if you see poor whites; poverty is no longer legislated. But black South Africans still live on the brink, writes Khaya Dlanga.
A controversial BBC report on white South Africans has been condemned by the ANC and the DA for being incongruent with the reality in the country.
The story of an apartheid-era statue suggests one way universities have used artworks to negotiate between troubled histories and uncertain futures.
Readers react to ANC parliamentary speaker Moloto Mothapo’s article about Helen Suzman.
Far from legitimising an unjust order, Helen Suzman was unequivocal in her opposition to apartheid, writes Francis Antonie.
The Mail & Guardian spoke to US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson about the challenges facing South Africa’s young democracy.
The DA’s latest tricks of comparing the ANC to apartheid is not going to win it any black votes, writes Khaya Dlanga.
This week President Jacob Zuma takes the Pimples through the history of the struggle against apartheid. It’s a showstopper.
About 52% of young black respondents in a recent survey believe the DA would bring back apartheid if they won the next election.
The DA’s reminder that a greater range of organisations and people were engaged in the fight against apartheid is timely, writes Richard Jurgens.
Watch the highlights from our M&G Hangout about the DA’s campaign comparing the ANC to the apartheid regime. Are they justified? Find out here.
It was fitting that the first South African to be invited to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday was the last apartheid leader.
The DA’s controversial posters, the Boston Marathon bombings and Kenny Kunene gets fish slapped. Watch Weekend 101, stay in the know.