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The authors of Joe Modise’s biography set out to debunk smears against him.
The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
The explosive viral spread of the grainy but dramatic footage shows the limits of mainstream media ethics.
The court should have given the public a much clearer understanding of how it came to its decision, and what consideration it had given to public opinion.
The decision is likely to be relied on by courts to order the Department of Correctional Services to grant offenders parole.
Struggle songs are relevant even in the post apartheid context because they continue to be an important way in which people deliberate on issues.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s political power stemmed from the visceral connection that she was able to make between the lives of the oppressed black people, and her own.
Factions within South Africa’s ANC nostalgically point to the example of Oliver Reginald Tambo whose seen as an exemplar of integrity, personifying an ideal leader who served the party selflessly.
The making of South Africa’s Constitution took six long years. Now, 20 years later, the process of drawing up this revered document is being tainted with myth making.
Hip-hop artists do it differently in a town in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces. Eschewing the archetypal hip-hop lifestyle, Grahamstown’s rappers propose a surprising alternative.








