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People’s hero: A mural depicting Amílcar Cabral who was the foremost leader of the struggle for the independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde from Portugal. (Photo by GUIZIOU Franck / hemis.fr / hemis.fr / Hemis via AFP)
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

How Cabral, Fanon and Freire shaped the struggle against apartheid South Africa — and still inspire

Amílcar Cabral was assassinated 50 years ago today. His thought, which sometimes arrived in South Africa via a circuitous route, speaks to our current crisis with undiminished…

  • Richard Pithouse
8 min read
Onkgopotse Tiro
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT

Finally, a biography of Tiro

The anti-apartheid activist died when he was only 28, but he still inspires students

  • Oupa Nkosi
8 min read
Academic agenda: University of Cape Town students express their views about fees
ACTIVISM

Students: Fighting for rights since 1968

Long before #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall, Turfloop gave birth to a history-altering movement

  • Anne Heffernan
4 min read