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South African History

Importance of preserving the archive

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If we are to make sense of the present and plan for the future we must understand our past, and so we must preserve our records
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New vision of a historical moment

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The reader navigates themes such as migration, black masculinity, displacement, aspirations, racial identity and sexuality before wokeness
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Prosaic – until Hani’s assassins

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The stories of children of apartheid activists are similar but Lindiwe Hani’s prose about a meeting with her father’s killers comes into its own.
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​Culture clashes over street names disturb the usual harmony of the ConCourt

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The judges are divided over a clean break from the apartheid past and cultural rights.
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Bashing the Boers is so last century

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A good-guys, bad-guys account of the Anglo-Boer War is tedious, but a Dutch revisiting is riveting.
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Activist Phyllis Naidoo dies

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Struggle veteran and author Phyllis Naidoo has died, says the ANC.
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Latest

National

From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force

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Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.
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National

Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

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Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
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National

Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

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Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion
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Press Releases

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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Special Reports

Looking inwards

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Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it
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If we are to make sense of the present and plan for the future we must understand our past, and so we must preserve our records

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