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Silence of the Lambs — Identity of apartheid state informers buried along with former ‘superspy’ Niël Barnard

Maverick News

Silence of the Lambs — Identity of apartheid state informers buried along with former ‘superspy’ Niël Barnard

By Marianne Thamm

Exactly what ‘the people shall govern’ means changes as conditions change (Part Three)

South Africa

Exactly what ‘the people shall govern’ means changes as conditions change (Part Three)

By Raymond Suttner

Assessing and engaging with the GNU after its first 100 days (Part Two)

South Africa

Assessing and engaging with the GNU after its first 100 days (Part Two)

By Raymond Suttner

Tony Heard — a journalist’s journalist, and one of the bravest men I have known

South Africa

Tony Heard — a journalist’s journalist, and one of the bravest men I have known

By Tony Weaver

A tarnished halo — reassessing Nelson Mandela’s legacy 10 years after his death

South Africa

A tarnished halo — reassessing Nelson Mandela’s legacy 10 years after his death

By Dale McKinley

The contribution of the UDF and People’s Power to our understanding of freedom (Part Three)

South Africa

The contribution of the UDF and People’s Power to our understanding of freedom (Part Three)

By Raymond Suttner

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

Being a revolutionary or pursuing an emancipatory path in the period of negotiations

South Africa

Being a revolutionary or pursuing an emancipatory path in the period of negotiations

By Raymond Suttner

Revolutionary or emancipatory consciousness and activity: From Rivonia to the 1976 uprising

South Africa

Revolutionary or emancipatory consciousness and activity: From Rivonia to the 1976 uprising

By Raymond Suttner

Nomzamo Park: The forgotten township bearing the brunt of empty promises, neglect and a mass shooting

South Africa

Nomzamo Park: The forgotten township bearing the brunt of empty promises, neglect and a mass shooting

By Bheki C. Simelane

No alternative to the ANC, but Kgalema Motlanthe admits there are serious problems within the party

Politics

No alternative to the ANC, but Kgalema Motlanthe admits there are serious problems within the party

By Queenin Masuabi

Albert Nolan — truth-teller, visionary, underground operative and revolutionary

South Africa

Albert Nolan — truth-teller, visionary, underground operative and revolutionary

By Horst Kleinschmidt