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Mashatile, Steenhuisen and Nyhontso reflect on what human rights means now, sixty five years after Sharpeville massacre

South Africa

Mashatile, Steenhuisen and Nyhontso reflect on what human rights means now, sixty five years after Sharpeville massacre

By Siyabonga Goni

Legacy of apartheid still haunts pupils fighting for a decent education in South Africa, 30 years later

Op-eds

Legacy of apartheid still haunts pupils fighting for a decent education in South Africa, 30 years later

By Yolisa Piliso

Contemplating corruption — the apotheosis of the bureaucratic criminal art form

South Africa

Contemplating corruption — the apotheosis of the bureaucratic criminal art form

By J Brooks Spector

Between the map and the empire, we make each other human again

South Africa

Between the map and the empire, we make each other human again

By Kneo Mokgopa

Sharpeville, a crime that still echoes

Politics

Sharpeville, a crime that still echoes

By J Brooks Spector

All political parties must desist from inflaming xenophobia against migrants

South Africa

All political parties must desist from inflaming xenophobia against migrants

By Civil Society Organisations

The rights that are important to me as a young South African

South Africa

The rights that are important to me as a young South African

By Shani Reddy

Op-Ed: Remembering Nyakane Tsolo – the true history of Sharpeville must be told

South Africa

Op-Ed: Remembering Nyakane Tsolo – the true history of Sharpeville must be told

By Thando Sipuye

The Dompas 2.0: Apartheid’s big comeback attempt gets serious

South Africa

The Dompas 2.0: Apartheid’s big comeback attempt gets serious

By Richard Poplak