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Anti-apartheid

Costa Gazidis — tireless anti-apartheid activist driven by a belief in humanity and a future world of peace

South Africa

Costa Gazidis — tireless anti-apartheid activist driven by a belief in humanity and a future world of peace

By Terry Bell

Pravin Gordhan was that rare thing — an honest politician, driven by a ‘higher purpose’

Politics

Pravin Gordhan was that rare thing — an honest politician, driven by a ‘higher purpose’

By Chris Whitfield

Graaff-Reinet’s name may still change because process has ‘not been finalised’

South Africa

Graaff-Reinet’s name may still change because process has ‘not been finalised’

By Estelle Ellis

How that great escape bolstered my determination to join the ‘Spear of the Nation’ struggle

Politics

How that great escape bolstered my determination to join the ‘Spear of the Nation’ struggle

By Mavuso Msimang

Chris Matlhako – an SACP stalwart and Young Turk forged in the ‘fire and ash’ of the student struggle

Politics

Chris Matlhako – an SACP stalwart and Young Turk forged in the ‘fire and ash’ of the student struggle

By William Gumede

South Africa

Impatient diplomat, passionate art collector, fearless campaigner – Bruce Haigh never forgot what the fight was about

By John Matisonn

Carl Niehaus, the sanctimonious con artist and mascot to corruption and incompetence

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Carl Niehaus, the sanctimonious con artist and mascot to corruption and incompetence

By Greg Nicolson

'While South Africans suffer, the successors of Tutu, Hurley and Naudé seem to have lost their nerve'

Politics

'While South Africans suffer, the successors of Tutu, Hurley and Naudé seem to have lost their nerve'

By Russell Pollitt

Amal and George Clooney foundation honours Justice Albie Sachs for courageous work fighting for justice

Maverick Life

Amal and George Clooney foundation honours Justice Albie Sachs for courageous work fighting for justice

By Victoria O’Regan

The art of unforgetting: ‘Murder in Paris’ helps to seek justice for slain anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September

Magazine

The art of unforgetting: ‘Murder in Paris’ helps to seek justice for slain anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September

By Liani Maasdorp

Matthew Krouse’s anti-authoritarian past lives again

Magazine

Matthew Krouse’s anti-authoritarian past lives again

By Tymon Smith

The anti-apartheid posters of Medu

Magazine

The anti-apartheid posters of Medu

By Sindi-Leigh McBride