Much of the commentary on the July riots, which cost over 300 lives and billions of rands in damage to the economy, has neglected the long history of violent protests in the country.
The reporting of South Africa’s first COVID-19 case sparked a racialised discourse that persists.
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We’d all love to know more about our neighbours – from COVID-19 data, census data and other official data sources – but we shouldn’t.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela with former American world boxing champion Marvin Hagler. The undated photo was taken after Mandela’s release.
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