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?
Fifty years ago, the anti-apartheid activist was killed in police custody. His family fought to survive after his death, and now they want justice.
The discussion at the launch of a book of people’s experiences shows a way for South Africans to heal
Wealth inequality in South Africa is not only intolerably high, its also not reducing.
Preserving a symbol of apartheid on the basis of ‘historical’ grounds is lazy — and violent
Politicians must desist from blaming the actions of the former oppressor for their own decisions
In a precedent-setting judgment, the judge found that hate speech extends beyond using offensive words to gestures
Colonel James Taylor will not be brought to book for his role in the death of Dr Hoosen Haffejee because of delays in getting the case to court
Creating new knowledge requires access to previous knowledge. The proposed legislation allows for the reproduction of works for educational activities
An interview with Wilhelm Verwoerd raises a conundrum about how to grapple with our past
Developing a taste for Zulu music forms like isicathamiya, Clegg would freqeuent townships and hostels at an early age, flouting apartheid laws
What, asks Jonathan Cane, is the role of the lawn in the construction of whiteness?
It isn’t enough for privileged people to take action for just an hour and seven minutes on July 18
This is an edited extract, telling of one frightening operation by Bradley Steyn who infiltrated right-wing conspiracies
"I went out looking for memorialisation."
It’s important to honour past heroes, but today’s youth activists also want their own struggles, and contemporary heroes, to be recognised