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Sharpeville massacre

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

Audacious escape, dangerous journeys: A tale of friendship and struggle to mark 60 years since Marshall Square

South Africa

Audacious escape, dangerous journeys: A tale of friendship and struggle to mark 60 years since Marshall Square

By Hillary Hamburger

Old apartheid police station a place of hope amid grim daily life in Sharpeville

Maverick News

Old apartheid police station a place of hope amid grim daily life in Sharpeville

By Masego Mafata

John Kane-Berman – champion of liberal values and political and economic freedom for all

South Africa

John Kane-Berman – champion of liberal values and political and economic freedom for all

By J Brooks Spector

1960: A film about the musical and political atmosphere of Sharpeville

Magazine

1960: A film about the musical and political atmosphere of Sharpeville

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

Commemorate the Sharpeville massacre by breaking the cycle of racial injustice

South Africa

Commemorate the Sharpeville massacre by breaking the cycle of racial injustice

By Abigail Noko

Sharpeville, Vereeniging and Meyerton: Three towns, three different realities

South Africa

Sharpeville, Vereeniging and Meyerton: Three towns, three different realities

By Julia Evans

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Learning about tactics, recruitment and revolution with Joe Gqabi

South Africa

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Learning about tactics, recruitment and revolution with Joe Gqabi

By Terry Bell

Waitin’ on the world to change

South Africa

Waitin’ on the world to change

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Lessons from Orania

South Africa

Lessons from Orania

By Ayanda Mthethwa

A day that is less about rights and more about politicking

South Africa

A day that is less about rights and more about politicking

By Yanga Sibembe

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