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.
Detail of a photo of Frank Anthony (front left) on Robben Island with Walter Sisulu (front right).
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The activist and writer has been erased from South Africa’s history - but new academic work seeks to restore his voice.
The late South African mining tycoon, Harry Oppenheimer.
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer in his Johannesburg office. (Photo by William Campbell/Sygma via Getty Images
Regarding himself heir to Cecil Rhodes, Oppenheimer deplored the threat to civilisation represented by ‘primitive tribesmen’.
Chris Hani (R) after being elected secretary general of the South African Communist Party in December 1991. To his left is the former secretary general Jo Slovo.
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The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
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Some media and politicians have been comparing the First Nations Voice to Parliament to apartheid. However, ensuring First Nations peoples have their views heard by parliament is not the same thing.
Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at home in 1990.
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Jonny Steinberg talks about his intimate double biography of the famous South African leaders.
An illustration of an antique photograph of the British Empire’s mission work among the Zulu people of then-Natal province.
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Missionaries and African translators working on local versions of the Bible divided South Africa’s ethnic groups by language.
The late Sathima Bea Benjamin, jazz singer and composer, has a track on As-Shams Archive Volume 1.
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The legendary As-Shams jazz label has released the first of several compilation albums recovered from its archive.
A holocaust survivor who also witnessed apartheid, Ruth Weiss will receive national honours.
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Weiss witnessed atrocities in Germany and South Africa and railed against them, becoming a towering figure as a writer and poet.
29 years of democracy has left its mark.
Rather battered and frayed South African flag billowing in the wind against a cloud-strewn sky.
A threshold has been crossed, with a pessimistic outlook becoming more dominant than an optimistic one.
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Most farmworkers were not even aware that the farm they worked on was Fairtrade certified.
Begging is a strategy often used by homeless people.
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Food insecurity remains a major health problem. And poorer households are disproportionately affected.
Palestinians carry the body of a man who was killed during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin in March 2023.
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Israelis are justifiably opposing reforms to the country’s judicial system that would erode their human rights. But what about the human rights of Palestinians?
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Fifty years ago the council was created to fight for marginalised communities to participate fairly in sports. Their dream remains unfulfilled.
Noni Jabavu at her London office, 12th September 1961.
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These columns demonstrate that Noni Jabavu’s concerns from 1970s are still relevant today.