Solomon Mahlangu
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The ANC’s heritage under siege
Others go as far as attempting to steal the very names and symbols that belong to the ANC and its fallen heroes
We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike
The Jacob Zuma-backed party will be facing off in the electoral court on Tuesday against the ANC, which is trying to have it deregistered This content is restricted to registered…
Lindiwe Hani: ‘Realising dreams is a gift to my father’
Chris Hani’s daughter Lindiwe Hani has learnt to not be buried by his assassination 30 years ago but to draw strength from the way he lived his life
Great heart of African literature: Bheki Peterson’s expansive vision of the world
Having conducted the bulk of his study during apartheid, which informed his scholarship, Peterson left us with provocations for the future
The death penalty and judges who had to apply it
Franny Rabkin tracks down the court records of two young men sentenced to death by two very different judges
[Spike] Ramon Leon, Tony Leon’s father, has died
Ramon Leon passed away over the weekend
Mam’ Winnie was a gallant spirit: Ramaphosa
April has become a significant month for the struggle
Farewell to a lifelong activist
‘Hodgson rejected outright the racial privilege that many chose to enjoy in the face of a crime against humanity’
Zuma haunted by ghosts of freedom fighters past
The bronzed ghosts of South Africa’s fight against oppression march defiantly towards the Nasrec convention centre in Soweto on Monday.
‘Kalushi’ is a meeting of history and cinema
Mandla Dube’s film on Solomon Mahlangu resists a political overview and apartheid hero-worship.
‘Iyho Solomon’ anthem a potent rallying cry for students
Students have embraced the struggle song invoking Solomon Mahlangu, who was hanged by the apartheid government and inspired the film Kalushi.
[From our archives] Martha Mahlangu’s house to become a museum
The Mamelodi home of struggle icon Solomon Mahlangu’s mother will be turned into a museum, President Jacob Zuma announced at her funeral in Pretoria.
Zuma reveals scholarship after Martha Mahlangu’s death
Tributes from the president, city of Tshwane and the National Youth Development Agency have underscored Marth Mahlangu’s contribution to the struggle.
‘Our freedom is written in Chris Hani’s blood’
Slain revolutionary leader Chris Hani would not have believed that 14 years into democracy, South Africa is still an unequal society, the Congress of South African Trade Unions…