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Watching and learning: Peter Magubane with a BaNtwane elder at a rites of passage ceremony near Groblersdaal in 2008. Photo: Dave Meyer-Gollan

Black Photo Libraries: Peter Magubane on the struggle for documentation

Peter Magubane, whose images set him on a collision course with the apartheid government, pays tribute to his colleagues in this foreword to a new book

(John McCann/M&G)

Torture and murder in Eldos, but cops couldn’t be stopped for help

When screams of torture woke residents of Eldorado Park on Friday morning, calls to police remained unanswered as two bodies were found inside a house of horrors

The Congress of the People in 1955 demanded that black people be given rights. Over the years, people turned to the courts for relief, despite apartheid laws. (Robben Island/Mayibuye Archive)

Public interest law and the struggle for social justice

A new book on public interest litigation sets the stage for a more informed debate on the topic

A pig’s carcass lies in a cage at a secret ­location on the Cape Flats. Weather-monitoring equipment is attached to the cage.

Freedom Charter ‘still a wish list’

The lofty hopes of the iconic document rang hollow for many on Freedom Day, particularly in Kliptown.

Evicted shack dwellers seek legal recourse

Evicted shack dwellers from Gauteng and Ekurhuleni — accused of illegally occupying council land — are now seeking legal recourse.

Zweli Mkhize. Photo: Lisa Skinner

The party of the future

Ferial Haffajee looks at the ANC’s health and education policies.

Kliptown residents to boycott Mandela’s birthday

Kliptown residents are expected to boycott former president Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations to be held in the township.