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latest news & developmentsSobukwe and the Red Berets
This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe
The mayor-go-round must stop
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
Ramaphosa achieves a semblance of unity ahead of Thursday’s Opening of Parliament Address
There was a conciliation among political parties at the cabinet lekgotla on policies that have seen them at loggerheads
Compromise and creativity allow Ramaphosa to keep defeated ANC in power
The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party
Former combatant’s lonely pension battle drags on
Bureaucratic hurdles have made Nelson Phasha’s life hell since he returned from exile
EXPLAINER: Musical chairs in the City of Johannesburg
At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg
Shutdown is EFF’s dry run for the polls
The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths
Military veterans plan R10 billion class action
The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
Better management of internal dynamics is key to the ANC’s recovery
The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent…
Part I: ‘Afropessimism’ and the rituals of anti-black violence
Frank B Wilderson discusses ‘Afropessimism’, his memoir that analyses structural violence
From festival to John Vorster: Molefe Pheto on attending Festac ’77 uninvited
The musician and activist relives the political import of Festac ’77
Human Rights Day reminds us of our progress and failures
The history of human rights in South Africa is complex, not least because the removal of oppression has not equated to substantive liberation
Small parties send lawyer’s letter to the IECSouth Africa
The 27 parties says the reports of irregularities during voting could not be attributed to "isolated incidents"
ANC booed at xenophobic panel
Political leaders discussed attacks on foreign nationals and while most of the parties had their views applauded, the ANC representative was booed
SA needs a leader of Sobukwe’s calibre
He had moral authority and integrity, and believed that land was at the heart of his fight for liberation