Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course
Machiri is a designer, artist, DJ and cultural producer. Here he reflects on the memory work that is just one facet of pungwes
Gibson Mandishona on how he helped
compose a reggae classic
Liberation movements attracted more than half of the popular vote in their most recent parliamentary elections in many African countries
T​here was a time long ago, and not so long ago, when Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma represented the potential the liberation of an oppressed people held.
The parallel regimes of new and cherry-picked traditions present a hurdle to democratic success
Here is an edited extract from Michael Neocosmos’ book Thinking Freedom in Africa: Toward a Theory of Emancipatory Politics (Wits University Press)
A three-day conference focused on the themes expressed through the work of Neville Alexander.
‘Tell our stories" went the post-apartheid creative mantra in film and literature. A golden age beckoned, unfettered by censorship.
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/ 23 October 2008
The African National Congress was deeply saddened by the death of liberation stalwart Billy Nair on Thursday, the party said.
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/ 6 November 2007
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and President Thabo Mbeki were meeting on Tuesday for talks expected to focus on tensions in southern Sudan and the deteriorating situation in Darfur. South Africa played a key role in forging the 2005 peace deal that ended 21 years of civil war in Sudan.
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/ 11 October 2007
The main party in southern Sudan has suspended its participation in the national government until its northern partners reignite a stalled peace process, the secretary general of the party said on Thursday. Pagan Amum of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said: ”The SPLM has recalled all ministers and presidential advisers.”