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
As long as white people refuse to confront their racism they remain robbed of the opportunity to fully understand it and its many manifestations
Without an accurate understanding of the dilemmas which overwhelm us, our efforts to produce effective and far-reaching strategies or solutions for change will fail
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
Denis Goldberg was a forthcoming, funny, angry, brutally honest and impressive man who never stopped fighting for what he believed in
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. — Chinua Achebe
Although the two men were from different generations, their lives both lay bare the atrocities of the apartheid state
Convicted along with Nelson Mandela and eight others, the Rivonia Trialist spent his golden years active in the ANC although he called out its faults
With schools set to reopen as the lockdown eases, teachers say too few classrooms, dodgy toilets and inadequate water make it difficult to teach safely
The decision to rely on the police and army to enforce the lockdown was correct, but security force actions show both the weaknesses of the state and of systems for establishing social order
Chris Hani should not be made into an ideal type or used to settle political scores in the present
South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump
The City also said if the lease were renewed it would reconsider how much the Rondebosch Golf Club would have to pay each month.
Tsepo Gumbi’s photographs bring a more complex view of a place that has been so singularly defined as to be unknowable
Despite fears that backdated claims by domestic workers may cripple the beleaguered Compensation Fund, the labour department said it will honour its legal obligations
Families were forcibly removed during apartheid and this dispossession has not been rectified during democracy
This debt should be deemed a subsidy, an external cost that the government must bear for inadequate service delivery.
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