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Dying to learn: Several student leaders, such as Mthuli ka Shezi in 1972, were murdered under suspicious circumstances. The bizarre possibility of being killed because you wanted to go to school and be educated was palpable in those years. Photos: Azapo

A generation pushed against the wall

The 1976 Soweto Uprising, sparked by protests against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, was a pivotal moment rooted in a long history of resistance. This article explores the…

Human dignity: As Africa reflects on unity and solidarity, migration continues to expose the continent’s unresolved struggles around governance,
opportunity, sovereignty and economic survival. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy Picture: Delwyn Verasamy

‘For South Africa, Africa Day carries an even deeper meaning’

SA citizens are not xenophobic for demanding lawful migration, secure borders and fair access to limited opportunities

Mashatile honours Mosiuoa Lekota as a giant who carried the torch of freedom

Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and…

Alex La Guma and Third Worldism: A legacy of global activism

The writer grew and evolved in exile — but he never truly left South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: by PresidencyZA)

Ramaphosa rebukes Malema’s allegations of betrayal during liberation struggle

The president cautioned the Economic Freedom Fighters leader to play the ball, not the man

A picture of Clare Stewart and her son Themba. (Samantha Reinders/New Frame)

Clare: The terror of the mundane

Christopher Clark’s debut book, Clare: The killing of a gentle activist’ explores the context of the murder of an activist in KwaZulu-Natal

Liliesleaf Farm In Rivonia,South Africa, Architect Johannesburg, Liliesleaf Farm In Rivonia, Jhb, South Africa. . (Photo by View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

OPINION| Liliesleaf Farm is a vital part of South Africa’s history that needs to be preserved

The secret headquarters of the anti-apartheid struggle and the events that took place there in the early 1960s hold stories well worth sharing

The 2021 July riots were the most widespread, coordinated, and visible instance of looting in South Africa.

The effects of the recent looting on South Africa’s young democracy

Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent

Oliver Reginald Tambo.

EXCLUSIVE: OR Tambo’s forgotten speech at Chatham House

‘The choice we are faced with is to submit or fight’

South Africa’s present moment calls for deeper conversation on identity. (John McCann/M&G)

On identity and its discontents: What of the politics?

It is a leap to claim that identity-based oppressions necessitate a politics of identity

There are parallels between the relationships of Zimbabwe and South Africa with their liberation war veterans.

War veterans remain a potent political force in Zimbabwe and SA

As deliverers of Zimbabwe’s Independence from Britain in 1980, war veterans wield symbolic political and moral power in the country

Sibongile ‘Promise’ Khumalo claims that

Women freedom fighters tell of sexual abuse in camps

‘In MK, there was this belief that you don’t want to divert from the struggle by talking about women’s liberation and feminism’