The 1990 documentary ‘South African Blues’ offers insight into the effects of exile on Jonas Gwangwa’s psyche
Gwangwa’s love for the struggle was genuine and deep, never cosmetic – and he couldn’t have written an unattractive tune if he tried
Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo
A builder of networks and a tactical freedom fighter, Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa nurtured not only the liberation movement, but also the creative spirit within her family
Lensman Sam Msibi’s memoir, The Accidental Frontline Journalist, reveals a life irrevocably bound to South Africa’s history
Attempts to discredit election outcomes can be dangerous and the United States would do well to heed the warnings from history
The coronavirus pandemic dealt the District Six Museum a heavy blow, forcing it to close its doors. But the fighting spirit of its patrons has opened them again.
Some black and white farmers are working together in the name of progress in a sector that has long been associated with racial exclusion and the abuse of black people
The former Security Branch officer is asking the SCA for a permanent stay of appeal in the prosecution of the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1971
A Window on Soweto by Joyce Sikakane-Rankin provided insight during apartheid censorship
Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers
By making embroideries, women move beyond and challenge categories and labels of “being vulnerable” or being perceived as “marginalised”
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
Approval of the River Club development in Cape Town is reminiscent of those bulldozing spatial planners of apartheid
This latest racist hair fiasco is just one more thing that all the darkies in me are tired of defending and explaining
The only time change has occurred in South Africa is in response to global events such as World War II. The country is once again facing such an event — Covid-19 — and will have to react
In this extract from The Broken River Tent, by Mphuthumi Ntabeni, the protagonist, Phila, makes a fiery courtroom speech
Equal distribution of resources will not close the access gap. Instead, resources must be deployed where they are needed most – and low-cost housing must move from the urban periphery too
Well, the pharaonic Voortrekker Monument to be precise for John Davenport
English is a valuable resource, but we cannot continue to promote it at the expense of the indigenous languages — including Afrikaans
How race came to function as fuel to an exploitative economic system. Take the case of South Africa…
In this edited extract from The Backroom Boy, an autobiography of the late Andrew Mokete Mlangeni by Mandla Mathebula, the ANC struggle stalwart meets Mao Tse-Tung while in military training in China
The protests that have taken place in the United States confront the racialised edifice that built the modern world
The foundations of former Rivonia trialists reflect on the loyalty of the comrades who fought for democracy.
The anti-apartheid struggle veteran was the last remaining defendant of the historic 1963-1964 trial
‘The choice we are faced with is to submit or fight’
The renowned South African photographer understood how to look for the tucked-away spaces that were the sources of both light and dark
Jacob Dlamini’s new book, The Terrorist Album, tells the stories of people saddled with that catch-all phrase during apartheid and how their presence on that list made them fair game
The National Party government used a collective effort — social, cultural, linguistic, political and financial — to prop up poor white people
The teenagers, who clearly understood that race is fluid – some even changed their identity – felt shunned. If race is socially constructed, they should not be ignored.
Mogoeng should remember that Israel/Palestine is an apartheid state, in which 90% of the land is reserved for Jewish occupation
The political will is there, but proper implementation remains an obstacle to improving people’s lot