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Bantustans

Poppie Nongena: The trouble with this truncated film adaptation
Article
/ 24 February 2020

Poppie Nongena: The trouble with this truncated film adaptation

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

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Letters to the editor: February 2 to February 8
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Letters to the editor: February 2 to February 8

Readers write in about KZN not being a bantustan, and the sad state of Africa

By Letters
Bop citizens tell of ‘days of plenty’ under Mangope
Article
/ 26 January 2018

Bop citizens tell of ‘days of plenty’ under Mangope

But others recall the brutality of his soldiers and police and the illusion of freedom

By Lucas Ledwaba
On Bop and the legacy of nostalgia
Article
/ 25 January 2018

On Bop and the legacy of nostalgia

It’s not strange that people feel nostalgic about Bophuthatswana – it’s part of being South African

By Staff Reporter
#MeToo implies we’re the problem
Article
/ 5 January 2018

#MeToo implies we’re the problem

Breaking the silence on sexual violation is powerful but how we do it is another question

By Veronica Sigamoney
Bantustans are dead – long live the Bantustans
Analysis
/ 10 July 2014

Bantustans are dead – long live the Bantustans

The dynamics of power established under apartheid, especially in the ‘homelands’, still play a major role in rural government.

By Laura Phillips and Ivor Chipkin
A powerful elite traces its roots to bonds formed at mission schools
Analysis
/ 10 July 2014

A powerful elite traces its roots to bonds formed at mission schools

The elite networks of the early 20th-century ANC leadership, with so many coming from a mission-school rural background, are still really important.

By Shaun De Waal

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