Demolition of uninhabited shacks in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein, Cape Town, August 6, 2020. The land, which was to be developed as a community facility for neighbouring communities, has been illegally occupied by people who have been demarcating plots and building informal settlements.
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Despite millions of free homes built since 1994, spatial inequality in South Africa remains high. A study evaluating a programme to boost rentals in well-located areas found mixed results, however.
King Goodwill Zwelithini in 2019.
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The king retained his position because undemocratic centralised power is too big a temptation for those who seek to benefit.
Muslim-based schools have retained the same racial and cultural exclusivity that was enforced during apartheid.
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Pupils who aren’t exposed to different perspectives won’t be equipped to participate in and contribute to a democratic society.
A South African woman mourning her husband who died of AIDS covers herself, according to custom, during the burial.
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In both countries, neglect and misinformation at the highest levels of government led to undue tragedy.
A policeman stands guard during a protest by minibus taxi operators against a new bus service for Johannnesburg.
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It is vital that the latest move by government towards restructuring succeeds in making the industry safe, reliable and viable, contributing to the country’s economy.
Embroidery by a woman who lived through traumas of apartheid.
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Persistent challenges of the past and the present burden women with unspoken traumas, but art such as needlework is a way to break the silence.
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Reflecting on the life of George Bizos, one of South Africa's shining lights.
Black labourers extracting sludge.
on a mine near Johannesburg at the height of apartheid in the 1980s.
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The life story of Mandlenkosi Makhoba represents the losers in the new South Africa, showing how inequality is produced and reproduced generationally.
Veteran South African politician Mangosuthu Buthelezi addressing parliament in 2019.
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi deserves better than being dismissed as an apartheid stooge. But he deserves little praise as an advocate for human rights and civil liberties.
A car that was washed away floats close to the banks of the Jukskei River in Alexandra Township after floodwaters ravaged the area on November 10, 2016.
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Local government and humanitarian actors are faced with tough choices of prioritising, managing and balancing resources, locations and constituencies.
School students participate in a national quiz in South Africa.
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Students feel a generational responsibility to challenge racial stereotypes, a study finds.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s freedom struggle icon and first black president, continues to be revered around the world.
Mandela left at the right time in 1999, when the country still seemed in a healthy state, after which he consolidated his international reputation.
Nelson Mandela’s long walk to freedom.
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South Africa’s history shows that mobilising white privilege can be a useful tool for advancing the struggle against racism.
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The inequalities in South Africa’s education are systematically being exposed at a scale not experienced before.
The 1820 Settler Monument in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, commemmorates the arrival of 5,000 British colonial settlers.
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It is not hard to see the roots of 20th century apartheid policies in the legacy of the British settlers.
A police officer at a 24-hour roadblock in Cape Town, South Africa after the country went into lockdown.
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It is rare for a post-authoritarian society to get two chances to reconcile. This may be just that, for white South Africans in particular.
Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg speaking at a gala event in 2011 to honour the surviving members of the Rivonia Trial.
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Goldberg was the youngest Rivonia triallist. Segregated prisons meant he was sent to Pretoria, while his fellow accused were incarcerated on Robben Island.
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For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, citizens have had to accept stringent restrictions on their normal civil liberties.
The ANC, which has governed South Africa since 1994, has failed to deal decisively against corruption in its midst.
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The election of Port Elizabeth’s first black mayor in 1995 signalled that the democratic change that had started in 1994 was irreversible. But problems lay ahead.
The great cause of the 1980s.
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The British Anti-Apartheid Movement was founded 60 years ago. Here’s why it remains as relevant today as in its heyday.