This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
There was a conciliation among political parties at the cabinet lekgotla on policies that have seen them at loggerheads
The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party
Bureaucratic hurdles have made Nelson Phasha’s life hell since he returned from exile
At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg
The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths
The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
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…
Frank B Wilderson discusses ‘Afropessimism’, his memoir that analyses structural violence
The musician and activist relives the political import of Festac ’77
The history of human rights in South Africa is complex, not least because the removal of oppression has not equated to substantive liberation
The 27 parties says the reports of irregularities during voting could not be attributed to "isolated incidents"
Political leaders discussed attacks on foreign nationals and while most of the parties had their views applauded, the ANC representative was booed
He had moral authority and integrity, and believed that land was at the heart of his fight for liberation
