South African captain Temba Bavuma huddles with the team.
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This is South Africa’s fifth semi-final at the tournament. Is 2023 the year they reach the finals and win?
Izikhothane display their expensive Italian shoes - which they sometimes destroy in public.
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It’s about more than wasteful destruction; it’s a way of restoring dignity to marginalised young lives.
Apartheid ended in 1994 in South Africa, but ‘race’ remains politically salient.
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Critics of the 1994 political settlement largely hail from the black middle class, even though it has been one the principal beneficiaries of South Africa’s social democracy.
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Social media is a lifeline for community radio, helping it grow by being shaped by young listeners.
South African captain Siya Kolisi at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
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A psychologist analyses the rugby star’s life to extract lessons.
Typical apartheid-era houses in Soweto, South Africa.
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The transfer of township rental houses to inhabitants did not necessarily give families greater security. “Family houses” were frequently acquired by individuals.
Alexandra township is situated next to the wealthy suburb of Sandton, laying bare post-apartheid South Africa’s vast gulf between wealth and poverty.
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Efforts have been made to change the patterns of inequality in South Africa. But not enough has been done. Race-based inequality is still a real problem.
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi speaks in parliament.
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Buthelezi should not be dismissed as a mere stooge during apartheid. Yet, he deserves little praise as an advocate for human rights and civil liberties.
An image from the Lockdown series that won the 2023 FNB Art Prize.
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The winner of the prestigious FNB Art Prize documents township life in lockdown and rural life in a former homeland.
A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in May 2023.
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The Taliban’s two years ruling Afghanistan have taught us ordinary human rights initiatives are insufficient to address gender apartheid. We need resolute collective international action.
Wreck of the British ship Charlotte in Algoa Bay, South Africa, 1854.
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The word shows that language isn’t static, it evolves to reflect developments in a society.
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South Africa is one of four African countries participating in the tournament, which begins on 28 July.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 18, 2023.
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Despite claims of defending democracy and shared values, the U.S.-Israel relationship is one of self-interest where the Palestinians pay the price.
Nelson Mandela, the late first president of democratic South Africa, is credited with the relatively peaceful transition from apartheid rule.
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There is never going to be a final assessment of Mandela’s legacy. How it is regarded will continue to change, depending on the destination South Africa travels to.
A former gang member in Cape Town, South Africa, shows off his tattoos.
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More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
I Write Into the Yawning Void is Magona’s new book, released in the year she turns 80. Björn Rudner.
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From domestic worker to matriarch of South African literature, the book is a reflection on her writing journey.
Lilian Ngoyi, one of the leaders of the 1956 women’s march against apartheid, is immortalised on an abandoned building.
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The sites provide a rare tangible record of the international solidarity that existed during the Cold War.
Some 1971 tour players, from left, Hira Dhiraj, Hoosen Bobat, a Dutch friend, Jasmat Dhiraj, Charmaine Williams and Oscar Woodman. Williams toured at her own expense.
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A new book delves into the issues faced by a 1971 international tennis tour, and calls for injustice to be recognised.
There are more black African academic staff at South African universities than before.
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Despite some positive shifts, the staffing situation at public higher education institutions remains polarised in terms of race and gender.
A still from the documentary about growing up in South Africa.
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Opening the Encounters documentary festival in South Africa, the film has received international praise.