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Premier dragged into kgosi battle

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A deposed leader wants to hold Refilwe Mtshweni responsible for ignoring a court order to release a report on the issue

What was taken must be returned

Article Mashadi Kekana - 20 Jul 2018

Mahikeng locals are still bitter about strongman rule and the kgosi who handed over their land

Mythology in the age of sci-fi

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Feb 2018

Local myths, born of violence, can be subverted to reflect the new conditions of the black cultural imagination

What is the Legacy of Lucas Mangope?

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For Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope's death brings into focus the role of bantustans and their leaders in upholding apartheid's mission.

Bop citizens tell of ‘days of plenty’ under Mangope

Article Lucas Ledwaba - 26 Jan 2018

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

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Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jan 2018

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

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Thandi Modise, the knitting needles guerrilla

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Mythology in the age of sci-fi

What is the Legacy of Lucas Mangope?

Bop citizens tell of ‘days of plenty’ under Mangope

On Bop and the legacy of nostalgia

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