From the Archive | The British consulate six
United Democratic Front activist Paul David, who died this month, describes occupying the British consulate in Durban as a key act in bringing about negotiations to end apartheid.
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Cartoon | Comfort eating
In this week’s cartoon, FW De Klerk’s historical revisionism finds sympathy from many white citizens on an escapist diet.
Amended refugee act restricts fundamental rights
The Department of Home Affairs has limited work and study options for refugees and asylum seekers, and discouraged political activity. Activists and experts say this is unconstitutional.
Text Messages | Predictions from Berlin
Granta essays from the time of the fall of the wall and apartheid hail political leaders who aspire to ‘not victory, conquest or triumph, but renunciation, reduction and dismantling’.
Rugby needs to polish its image
SA Rugby’s response to the serious allegations levelled against Eben Etzebeth and his participation in the Rugby World Cup have taken the shine off the Springboks in Japan.
Sylvia Glasser comes full circle
Dancer, choreographer and company founder ‘Magogo’ Glasser has put her life’s work into a book. It took 20 years to complete and launched alongside a production of one of her works.
Former Free State homelands still troubled by apartheid
Residents of Thaba Nchu, in what was Bophuthatswana, live in unsafe houses with disputed title deeds while those in the old QwaQwa area face the scourge of unrelenting poverty.
NPA to re-examine Neil Aggett’s death
The minister of justice has announced that the NPA will reopen the inquest into the activist’s death by hanging in a police cell in 1982, but the news is bittersweet for his sister.