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Robert Sobukwe

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

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

Robert Sobukwe’s love and revolution come to the Market

South Africa

Robert Sobukwe’s love and revolution come to the Market

By Ferial Haffajee

Robert Sobukwe: Equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue

Magazine

Robert Sobukwe: Equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue

By Sanya Osha

KwaZulu-Natal premier’s dangerous call for a return to apartheid-style governance

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal premier’s dangerous call for a return to apartheid-style governance

By Marianne Merten

Sharpeville, a crime that still echoes

Politics

Sharpeville, a crime that still echoes

By J Brooks Spector

A day in the life of prisoner 259/64 on Robben Island

South Africa

A day in the life of prisoner 259/64 on Robben Island

By Derek Carstens

Assembly votes to amend Constitution amid scenario planning for 2019 election, legal challenges

South Africa

Assembly votes to amend Constitution amid scenario planning for 2019 election, legal challenges

By Marianne Merten

Explainer: Everything you wanted to know (or would rather not have known) about expropriation without compensation

South Africa

Explainer: Everything you wanted to know (or would rather not have known) about expropriation without compensation

By Marianne Merten

Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe, ‘Mother of Azania,’ dies at 91

South Africa

Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe, ‘Mother of Azania,’ dies at 91

By Nkateko Mabasa

Total Eclipse of the Heartland: The Economic Freedom Fighters at five years old

South Africa

Total Eclipse of the Heartland: The Economic Freedom Fighters at five years old

By Richard Poplak

Woza Albert! – wrestling with the possibilities of freedom

Maverick Life

Woza Albert! – wrestling with the possibilities of freedom

By Nkateko Mabasa