Three interns at the Mail & Guardian write about being young in South Africa today
Defence advocate Dali Mpofu SC argued it would be ‘abuse’ if Mafe were to be detained for months only to be found ‘sane’
The history of human rights in South Africa is complex, not least because the removal of oppression has not equated to substantive liberation
This collection of essays by people touched by the PAC leader opens a debate on his influence
The newly sworn-in delegate was only recently released from Boksburg prison and is on parole after serving almost 28 years behind bars
Political leaders discussed attacks on foreign nationals and while most of the parties had their views applauded, the ANC representative was booed
The regime regarded the PAC leader as the only political prisoner. The others, including Nelson Mandela, were ‘ordinary’ prisoners
Party spokesperson Kenneth Mokgatlhe says the party held its last elective conference in December 2015, with the next only scheduled for the year 2020
The former Cape Town mayor dismissed concerns over the viability of her new political movement
Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe — struggle icon and widow of Robert Sobukwe — died on Wednesday morning
Nomvo Booi was as important to the battle against apartheid as her male counterparts
The mayor lives to fight another day as opposition scolds DA’s ‘racism’
As we remember the days in which apartheid was finally toppled, we must ask how we will, in 28 years’ time, remember South Africa as it is now
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ANN7’s contract will come to an end in August, and MultiChoice has said that it will be replaced by a new black-owned news channel.
Readers write in about posthumous defamation, and fact checking before publishing articles
‘In MK, there was this belief that you don’t want to divert from the struggle by talking about women’s liberation and feminism’
The TRC revealed that sexual assault at the hands of Umkhonto weSizwe operatives was not uncommon, though little has been said since
Maimane’s comments alluded to tweets sent last week by DA Western Cape Premier Helen Zille.
The Pan Africanist Congress member had been imprisoned for killing a traffic officer in Rustenburg.
Unlike canonised Madiba, the Africanist leader was feared in life and all but forgotten in death.
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Historians neglect the role of African nationalism and black consciousness in SA’s freedom struggle.
Africanism and black consciousness make up a perennial trend in our politics. They are not going to die.
PAC leader Clarence Makwetu says South Africa has yet to achieve economic and political freedom.
Julius Malema’s announcement that the EFF will partner with the PAC may not mean much now, but it holds larger significance.
The Pan Africanist Congress has criticised the Marikana organising committee for allowing its expelled leader to address a commemoration rally.
The PAC’s annual conference has endorsed and ratified the expulsion of its president Letlapa Mphahlele, says party secretary general Narius Moloto.
EFF leader Julius Malema is stealing the values that the PAC stands for, acting PAC president Alton Mpheti has warned.
It is not often that one hears the term ‘protest theatre’ these days, but the production ‘Cadre’ provides a fitting enough justification for using it.
After seeing a new play on the history of the PAC, Mpho Moshe Matheolane realises not enough stories have been told about the country’s past.
The streets of Sharpeville were awash with rallies being held by various political parties and the government as part of the day’s commemorations.
In any week there are readers who are unhappy with some aspect of the Mail & Guardian. Franz Kruger discusses two articles that upset readers.
The PAC and Azapo’s ideological differences run deep and their support is parlous at the polls, writes Faeeza Ballim.