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Rivonia Trial

A contextual examination of the ANC’s new political education programme (Part One)

South Africa

A contextual examination of the ANC’s new political education programme (Part One)

By Raymond Suttner

Nic Wolpe helped preserve precious memories of South Africa’s past

Op-eds

Nic Wolpe helped preserve precious memories of South Africa’s past

By Peta Wolpe, Tessa Wolpe and Alicia Chamaillé

Son of Sekhukhuneland — why Aaron Motsoaledi won’t let go of the NHI

Maverick Citizen

Son of Sekhukhuneland — why Aaron Motsoaledi won’t let go of the NHI

By Sean Christie

60 years on, Rivonia Trial remembered as catalyst for constitutional democracy in South Africa

South Africa

60 years on, Rivonia Trial remembered as catalyst for constitutional democracy in South Africa

By Lerato Mutsila

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

Sir Nicholas Stadlen — the English judge who feted ‘Mandela’s unsung heroes’

South Africa

Sir Nicholas Stadlen — the English judge who feted ‘Mandela’s unsung heroes’

By John Battersby

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

Trauma, terror, uncertainty — the apartheid scars of a childhood in exile that never quite go away

South Africa

Trauma, terror, uncertainty — the apartheid scars of a childhood in exile that never quite go away

By Peta Wolpe

The wife who did not wait — AnnMarie Wolpe: mother, academic, feminist and anti-apartheid co-conspirator

South Africa

The wife who did not wait — AnnMarie Wolpe: mother, academic, feminist and anti-apartheid co-conspirator

By Anthony Akerman

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

Steve Biko spearheaded black community programmes in SA that transformed theory into uplifting practice

South Africa

Steve Biko spearheaded black community programmes in SA that transformed theory into uplifting practice

By Mwelela Cele

Concern grows of potential political hijacking of historic Liliesleaf Farm

South Africa

Concern grows of potential political hijacking of historic Liliesleaf Farm

By Daniel Steyn