As we go to the polls, and in the light of Israel’s genocide in Palestine, we should reflect on what freedom means and the power of our vote
The president conceded the country could not claim to respect human rights if it did not ensure equal access to land, housing, food, water, healthcare and education
His family suspects a cover-up after the Bucs star was murdered in Soweto after he was questioned by the police
The history of clubbing in Jo’burg is less about physical space and fading memories, but about the sheer, frightful necessity of dancing
Review: Bloody Sunday: The Nun, the Defiance Campaign and South Africa’s Secret Massacre by Mignonne Breier
The Colombian government’s violent repression of political dissent is dangerous
The only time change has occurred in South Africa is in response to global events such as World War II. The country is once again facing such an event — Covid-19 — and will have to react
Tsepo Gumbi’s photographs bring a more complex view of a place that has been so singularly defined as to be unknowable
ArcelorMittal, charged with toxic air and water pollution, seems to have bulldozed through graves to create a perimeter fence
Residents are angry that commemorating the massacre has not resulted in a better life for them
Nomvo Booi was as important to the battle against apartheid as her male counterparts
Veteran photographer Peter Magubane inspires both hero worship and interrogation, proof that at 86, he’s passed into the realm of legend
The bitter conflict highlights the shame of the world after 70 years of Palestinian suffering
The Gauteng leader is worried that the party is deliberately alienating delegates from townships
Two photographers view the township in ways that avoid crass politicisation of the March 21 1960 massacre.
Many know about Sharpeville. Few know about the anti-pass march in Soweto on the same day in March 1960.
President Jacob Zuma spoke out against racism at a Human Rights Day celebration at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Monday.
President Jacob Zuma promised more services, schooling, jobs and healthcare in a polls-focused speech, as the DA and EFF descended on Sharpeville.
This week President Jacob Zuma takes the Pimples through the history of the struggle against apartheid. It’s a showstopper.
South Africans should honour the victims of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre by protecting everyone’s rights, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said.
Residents say that Sunday’s anniversary of the massacre will be calm, despite concerns that activities could be interrupted by demonstrations.
Half a century after massacre that shifted course of South African history, township is still bristling with anger.
Sharpeville was sombre this week, with an air of heavy gloom pervading the dusty streets of the tiny Vaal Triangle township.
Theresa Ramashamola was convicted of murder and subversion for shouting: ”He is shooting at us, let’s kill him,”…
Monday is Sharpeville day and will be mourned by a variety of organisations ranging from ”Charterist” to black consciousness groups.
In Sharpeville, almost 1 000 people prayed for a last-minute miracle at a church service in the local Dutch Reformed Church at noon yesterday.