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No more heckling: Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, who has just stepped down as DA leader, says he
leaves the party in better shape than he found it. Their duty now is to help build South Africa, not scream at
other parties. Photo: Supplied

Leaving is never easy but look at us now

Not long ago, it was unthinkable that the leader of the DA would ever walk up the steps to the Union Buildings

What’s in a name?: William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg, named after an administrator of the Transvaal, was last month renamed Winnie Mandela Drive. Photo: Papi Morake/Gallo Images

Name changes: The long road to a national identity

The change of street and place names rouses the country’s attention unlike anything else and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon

Frank B. Wilderson III’s latest book ‘Afropessimism’ throws sharp focus into global anti-Black structural violence. (Graphic: John McCann)
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Part III: Afropessimism and rituals of anti-Black violence

The final part of Zamansele Nsele’s interview with Frank B Wilderson expands on some of the thinking in his latest book, ‘Afropessimism’

‘Liberalism

A black liberal is not an oxymoron

The meaning of liberal is lost and, no, it doesn’t mean that you’ll be in Zille’s WhatsApp group

President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed in the National Assembly on Thursday a total of R15.3-million was spent by government on Zuma’s “personal legal costs” since 2006.

Does Oppenheimer say it all?

Sycophants are everywhere to be found but it’s the words of the man himself and the empire he ruled that reveal his true nature

Helen Suzman Foundation says break-in not ‘ordinary’

The Helen Suzman Foundation has embarked on litigation against the government. Since then, there has been a suspicious break-in at the HSF.

Helen Suzman Foundation: Battle goes on for access to full JSC deliberations

Given the core role of the judiciary, the Helen Suzman Foundation wants to know exactly how appointments to the Bench are decided.

Suzman was one tough white lady

Robin Renwick, Britain’s ambassador to South Africa from 1987 to 1991 discusses his new book about Helen Suzman.

Helen Suzman and Winnie Mandela in Orlando West

Great leaders rise above narrow politics

Readers react to ANC parliamentary speaker Moloto Mothapo’s article about Helen Suzman.

Helen Suzman and Winnie Mandela in Orlando West

Helen Suzman: Bright star in a dark chamber

Far from legitimising an unjust order, Helen Suzman was unequivocal in her opposition to apartheid, writes Francis Antonie.

DA’s reckless messaging could pay off in the long run

The premedidated assault on the ANC’s legitimacy is a risk calculated with the born-frees in mind, writes Richard Calland.

Suzman was against apartheid, but she was not for liberation

The DA has the right to blow its own trumpet about the role it played in history. But it has no right to insult the intelligence of our nation.

DA’s Mandela, Suzman pamphlet raises ANC’s ire

A Democratic Alliance pamphlet showing former president Nelson Mandela and activist Helen Suzman embracing has angered the ANC, it was reported.

The exclusivity of freedom

The exclusivity of freedom

The ANC is accused of rewriting the past to give itself the starring role in the struggle.

Integrity in public life

What are we to tell our children about the choices we have made? asks Mamphela Ramphela, calling for a return to ethics over group morality.

Helen Suzman: The woman who changed a nation

Those drunk with power in South Africa will get their comeuppance, warned Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Helen Suzman’s memorial on Sunday.

Suzman — incorruptible and fearless

Speaking ill of the dead is a strong taboo in African cultures. When a public figure who wasn’t well liked dies, we utter polite words and move on.

DA proposes renaming Parliament building after Suzman

Parliament’s Marks Building should be renamed the Helen Suzman Building, the Democratic Alliance (DA) proposed on Tuesday.

Helen Suzman laid to rest

South African anti-apartheid icon Helen Suzman was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Don’t be fooled by the ‘little’ woman

Whenever "women and children" are killed — the phrase has recurred in the coverage of the Israeli strike on Gaza — we’re meant to be horrified.