Our continent is not just united geographically, but also by our shared experiences and we should use that to build a bright future
As with the ban on SAA flying to the United States in 1986, political pragmatism will eventually be trumped by economic realities
Nelson Mandela University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are collaborating to realise Madiba’s dream of building a new society
How Moe Shaik went from ANC spy to boss of the secret service in the democratic South Africa
Physical and psychological violence will continue unless we self-reflect on our apartheid scars
Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act
In the original novel, readers are exposed to Poppie Nongena’s backstory, highlighting the effects of apartheid. But the film’s visual shorthand doesn’t capture the nuances
With the Sharpeville massacre in mind, Kwanele Sosibo takes a look at how Tsepo Gumbi’s collection of photographs are a necessary intervention
Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity
A former SB operative, Paul Erasmus, talks about the torture of a young trade unionist, Neil Aggett, and the machinations at John Vorster Square
The Trespass and Riotous Assemblies Acts can criminalise innocent people
Pressure is mounting on the NPA to charge the former president and others involved in political killings
during apartheid
As the Karoo hopes for an end to its worst drought in a generation, the region’s history may hold important lessons for its future
Apartheid’s last president walks back comments that definition was a Soviet plot
Although leaders of the reconciliation era accept South Africa’s last white president, younger politicians are not as forgiving
Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala passed on this morning. In 2009 Niren Tolsi spoke to him after the group received their third Grammy
Ekurhuleni metro is throwing its weight behind education
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 court
In his swansong, Santu Mofokeng ruminates on mortality, ancestry and dispossession
The trade unionist’s partner at the time he was detained at John Vorster Square says she now believes his death was not a suicide
It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete protests. The IOC is worried the biggest stories of the Games will be political gestures rather than sport performances, and so have introduced specific guidelines to prevent “any political messaging, including […]
The trade unionist was found hanged in his cell at the John Vorster Square police station in 1982
A resurgent conspiracy theory that Nelson Mandela died in 1985 reveals the growing hopelessness in South Africa that rampant inequality is irreversible
This is an edited extract of the introduction to ‘Revolutionary Thought in the 20th Century’ (1980) edited by Ben Turok
If we are to make sense of the present and plan for the future we must understand our past, and so we must preserve our records
A virtual reality film about the Rivonia Trial points to the loss of our historical records
The policy would not solve all of the city’s housing problems, but would help to address current inequalities
‘Robert McBride: The Struggle Continues’ is published by Tafelberg. This is an excerpt from the book
A new essay collection examines the practice but the pieces can feel a little monotonous
In sorrow over the way migrants are treated in South Africa, Achille Mbembe calls for Africa to adopt a pro-migration stance
How does one cope with living in South Africa? Positive narratives and acts of charity that don’t tackle institutional problems aren’t enough
How else can we view the breathless coverage that has shadowed the royals since they arrived in Cape Town?