Pravin Gordhan was the political architect who tried to shun
the spotlight
When a unity government was being formed in the 1990s there was suspicion and mistrust
The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
Thirty years into its rule, the NP faced the reality of its demise. The ANC faces a similar reality
We asked political analysts Ongama Mtimka and Mcebisi Ndletyana how the Economic Freedom Fighters defied the odds and why it has flourished
The problem with a racial superiority complex is that it does not come to an end with the abolishment of discriminatory laws but finds its expression informally
The regime’s last president may have ushered in democracy but he refused to take responsibility for the deeds of his National Party government
The death of apartheid’s last leader means some questions now remain forever unanswered
We must ask difficult questions about our cultures and begin reinventing our futures, writes Andile Zulu
A new book draws on the secret archive of NP justice minister Kobie Coetsee to paint a detailed picture of the lead-up to Nelson Mandela’s release. Shaun de Waal spoke to co-author Riaan de Villiers
South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
My mother was a domestic worker and my father a miner, and I went to school in the townships
Political posters persuade the undecided, rally supporters to a cause and get the public to vote
Be aware that history repeats itself — even when two types of government appear vastly different
History, politics, drugs, terrorists, cartoons, sport celebrities and memoirs … expand your knowledge over the Christmas period
Police are investigating the allegations of a paedophile ring contained in the book ‘The Lost Boys of Bird Island’
Dimitri Tsafendas, the man who killed the architect of apartheid, was an enigmatic ‘revolutionary’ with a ‘deep social conscience’
The Broederbond itself — dedicated to ensuring the supremacy of Afrikaners —was split into verkrampte and verligte tendencies
The party has a lot to do after the spectacular failure of its much-vaunted strategy to govern
It’s not only the original property owners but also young people who dream about land
Apartheid’s ministers must account for their crimes and we too need to confront them
Apartheid has been removed from the statute books for almost three decades. But a de facto apartheid endures both economically and socially
Apartheid leader John Vorster quit over the Info Scandal, but our evasive president refuses to go
Readers write in about banks, identity, and the ANC.
A young man says the peaceful election in his home town of Tumahole near Parys means his father did not die in vain in 1994.
To celebrate 20 years of freedom, the M&G went back to the unfree years and picked 20 absurd apartheid moments.
General Constand Viljoen says Afrikaners need to establish a political bloc to survive ANC majoritarianism.
It is also important to stress that April 27 did not constitute the victory of some South Africans over others, as it is often presented now.
From giving the world Bothas like PW Botha and Pik Botha to putting words into his mouth, Pieter-Dirk Uys recalls why he doesn’t miss the Nats.
Did the rupture of a blood vessel in PW Botha’s brain prevent SA from starting the process of a negotiated settlement in 1985 rather than in 1990?